Cutting the cake before everyone arrived was a bit _______.
premature
The _______ gave a beautiful speech at the wedding reception.
Maid of Honor
The doctor used _______ to check the wound for infection.
probe
It’s _______ that the person who hates running won the marathon.
ironic
His _______ from his new job was enough to pay all his bills.
income
His _______ for power made him take risks to become the boss.
lust
The noise of the thunder _______ him in the middle of the night.
awakened
The school carefully managed its _______ budget to avoid overspending.
fiscal
I bought a new phone and got $20 _______ as a reward.
cashback
The country faced an economic _______ when many people lost their jobs.
crisis
Scientists are _______ the ocean to learn about unknown species.
probing