| A | B |
| Any employee who wants to use ___ would simply ignore a piece of spinach on the boss's front tooth. | discretion |
| A weak voice is a serious __ to a stage actor's or actress's career. | detriment |
| Playing blocks and puzzles makes children more __ with their hands. | dexterous |
| My roommate used to be __, but since he was mugged, he's begun to avoid people. | gregarious |
| Lonnie is so __ about filling out his tax return that he even reported the $12.50 he was paid for jury duty. | scrupulous |
| Jasmine wants to practice her vocabulary skills, so she's not just being __ when she uses long words. | ostentatious |
| Do you think a spectator sport gives the fans __ triumphs and defeats, or real ones? | vicarious |
| The __ order in which to answer test questions is from easiest to most difficult, so that you can write the answers you know before time runs out. | optimum |
| Wandering through the bee-filled fields of red and yellow flowers was an amazing __ experience, one that appealed to the eyes, ears, and nose. | sensory |
| The performer Oscar Levant had a tendency to cause disasters. He once made the __ comment, "In my hands, Jell-O is a deadly weapon." | facetious |