The teacher believed that Mary’s behavior was ____ due to the fact that she showed a constant bad attitude during class.

Mary was scared by the ____ figure standing at the end of the street for hours.

Hard to manage; not easily treated

Harmless

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The rescuers were ____ in their all-night efforts to reach the trapped miners.

Mary found golf so ____ that she fell asleep while watching the sport on the television.

Lacking in self-control

To make oneself acceptable

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Mary worked at a food bank during Thanksgiving in order to give meals to ____ families.

Mary was distinguished as an ____ because her plans to overthrow the throne were displayed in the public newspaper.

One who rises in revolt

Poverty-stricken

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Mary attempted to ____ herself with her teacher by helping out after class.

Mary thought that her child was ____ because he always ate the food in the fridge.

Lacking interest or spirit

Tireless

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The reporter’s question seemed ____, yet Mary was chary of giving out any information.

The horse is too ____ to be ridden by a beginner.

So mysterious that it cannot be understood

Too firmly fixed to be reformed or changed

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