The funds projected for next year's budget are so___________________that the library will barely be able to maintain its regular hours. (A.) generous (B.) meager (C.) expansive (D.) extravagent

The athlete was so______by the heat that he could barely walk. (A.) annoyed (B.) strengthened (C.) pleased (D.) exhausted

Newcaslte in norther England is an important source of coal, so "carrying coals to Newcastle" means doing something _____.(A.) appropriate (B.) normal (C.) unnecessary (D.) dirty

Certain types of spiders are poisonous, while others are relatiely_____. (A.) social (B.) adventurous (C.) harmeless (D.) engergetic

As a strict vegetarian, she_____meat, eggs, and dairy products. (A.) sells (B.) ignores (C.) avoids (D.) grades

Because of ________in the temperature of the region, it is difficult to know whether to dress for hot weather or cold. (A.) Rainfalls (B.) changes (C.) heat waves (D.) cold snaps

The new senator was________, soe he only proposed legislation that stood a reasonable chance of passing. (A.) confident (B.) realistic (C.) ambitious (D.) inexperienced

Despite a stern and forbidding demeanor in class, the professor was_________to students who approached him in his office. (A.) insensitive (B.) inhospitable (C.) remote (D.) recpetive

The utter failure in which the project ended is evidence of the ______of the people who planned it. (A.) lack of ability (B.) strength of character (C.) careful planning (D.) wild imagniation

She was_________, living by herself and avoiding other people. (A.) an adventurer (B.) a socialite (C.) a hermit (D.)