Fill in the blanks:

1. A _______ can be found on a tree in a thicket of small trees or a _______.

2. The monk saying his prayers in the _______ didn’t have a hair on his head. He was _______.

3. The leprechaun delivered his _______ praising gold in an Irish _______.

4. The weather this month was not very _______; many days were almost like spring.

5. The homeless ________ often demonstrated _______ behavior; stealing and vandalizing.

6. There were flora and fauna in the _______ that was not _______ to the area. It was usually found elsewhere.

7. The painting was not the original, just a very good _______.

8. The sea was so _______, the sailors were _______(d) in layers of coats.

9. There is no ______ or guessing here. I have a clear _______ of the event. I remember it well.

10. As far as cleanliness goes, he was the _______. He _______(d) ten times a day.

11. The judge granted the ______ fogy a $100 _______ in recompense for his suffering.

12. The _______ paraded down the street so often, they _______(d) the blacktop

13. All the items on the menu were _______. They had to be ordered separately.

14. The explorers _______(d) through the uncultivated _______ with machetes and axes. 15. The window was so grimy, I could not imagine it _______.

ANSWERS

1.      A bough can be found on a tree in a thicket of small trees or a copse.

2.      The monk saying his prayers in the adytum didn’t have a hair on his head.  He was calvous.

3.      The leprechaun delivered his canticle praising gold in an Irish brogue.

4.      The weather this month was not very hiemal; many days were almost like spring.

5.      The homeless gangrel often demonstrated felonius behavior; stealing and vandalizing.

6.      There were flora and fauna in the boscage that was not adventive to the area.  It was usually found elsewhere.

7.      The painting was not the original, just a very good ectype.

8.      The sea was so procellous, the sailors were swaddle(d) in layers of coats.

9.      There is no ______ or guessing here. I have a clear _______ of the event. I remember it well.

10.   As far as cleanliness goes, he was the veriest.  He lave(d) ten times a day.

11.   The judge granted the fusty fogy a $100 solatium in recompense for his suffering.

12.   The cortege paraded down the street so often, they abrade(d) the blacktop.

13.   All the items on the menu were a la carte.  They had to be ordered separately.

14.   The explorers cleave(d) through the uncultivated weald with machetes and axes.

15.   The window was so grimy, I could not imagine it lucent.