| A | B |
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| cascade | The ________ of events that led up to his firing were widely known. |
| quibbled | The men ______ over the importance of the teamÕs quarterback. |
| witty | She kept the crowd in stitches with her _____ remarks. |
| embers | The glowing ____________ of the fire were hypnotic. |
| glared | He _________ angrily at the loitering students. |
| glare | The ________ of the stage lights hurt his eyes. |
| quagmire | He'd have never volunteered to clean the basement had he known what a _______ it was. |
| subdued | She ________ her fears on the plane. |
| crafty | The sly, _____ fox got the chicken. |
| ruse | His _____ was effective; he got away without drawing attention to himself. |
| gaunt | The picky eater returned from summer camp looking bony and _____. |
| residue | The spray left as cloudy __________ on the mirror. |
| hustled | The teachers _______ the kids out of the building during the fire drill |
| rotund | His _______ baritone voice made him a wonderful perfect opera star. |
| rotund | The ______ secretary had trouble making up the stairs. |
| precipice | He stood on the edge of the _______. |
| loitering | __________ is prohibited in the malls. |
| sheered | The ship _______ off in another direction. |
| sheers | The ______ in the kitchen let in the morning light. |
| sheer | All agreed that climbing the mountain during the storm was _______ madness |
| glimmered | The light of the full moon _______ on the lake. |
| glimmer | He held on to a small, faint _________ of hope. |
| jeered | The crowd ______ when the arrogant player struck out |
| furtive | They cast ______ glances at eachother. |
| vagrants | The law prohibited _________ from loitering in front of the store. |
| filched | The hungry vagrants _________ loaves of bread from the bakery |
| toxic | The ______ sludge from the factory polluted the river. |
| jest | The harmless teasing was all in ______. |
