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The ____ mood of our cheerful little gathering changed abruptly to sorrow when news of the tradegy came over the radio
jovial?
I was able to ____ my baggage promptly after leaving the plane
retrieve?
Its a pleasure to watch the expert typists ____ fingers move swiftly over the keyboard
nimble?
The more we tried to humor the ____ crossing guard the more irritable and demanding he seemed to become
crotchety?
I agree with all four.
All right again! :-)
Today ____ foods are shipped in refrigerated trucks to prevent spoilage
perishable?
I don't expect you to be a hero but do you have to ____ in that cowardly fashion whenever anyone so much disagrees with you?
martial
Although we are sure that the prisoners will make no attempt to escape the law requires us to place __ on them
manacle?
The second answer is wrong.
The blank space in the sentence can be filled with the word "jovial." To confirm this, we can look at the context of the sentence. The sentence talks about a cheerful little gathering, which indicates a positive or happy mood. Therefore, when news of the tragedy came over the radio, the mood of the gathering would change abruptly from jovial (cheerful) to sorrow. Thus, "jovial" is an appropriate word to fill in the blank.
To fill in the blank with "retrieve" is correct. The sentence talks about being able to promptly get one's baggage after leaving the plane. To retrieve something means to get it back or regain possession of it. In this context, it implies that the speaker was able to promptly get their baggage after leaving the plane.
To fill in the blank with "nimble" is correct. The sentence describes the pleasure of watching the expert typists' fingers move swiftly over the keyboard. This suggests that their fingers are agile and quick, indicating nimbleness.
To fill in the blank with "crotchety" is correct. The sentence talks about trying to humor the crossing guard, who becomes more irritable and demanding in response. The word "crotchety" means ill-tempered or irritable, which accurately describes the behavior of the crossing guard in this context.
Therefore, the correct answers are:
1. jovial
2. retrieve
3. nimble
4. crotchety