Adverb Expressions
Fill in with: far-reaching, far-fetched, nerve-wracking, well-earned, action-packed, all-out, close-knit, last-minute:
1. In the case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the body’s immune system launches an ................ attack on its joints.
2. Those were happy, ............... days.
3. One of the greatest charms of agrarian life, its ................... community, is disappearing.
4. The horn was often used as a signaling instrument because it could produce a .................., hollow sound of two or three tones.
5. The people of Cambodia are known for being warm, friendly, and ..............
6. He realized that he needed to make an ................. effort to overcome his drinking problem.
7. Medical appointments and hospital stays can be ................
8. How ................... was the issue?
9. In contrast, La Niña (Spanish for “the little girl”) is a periodic cooling of water temperatures off the western coast of South America. La Niña too has ............... effects on the weather.
10. After months of violent uprisings, in May 1979 the FSLN launched an ................... offensive to overthrow the government.
11. Some have to cross crocodile-infested rivers, while others have to put up with the .................. traffic of large cities.
12. ................ history.
13. She worked in a .................. community and had a bond with her patients.
14. Reflecting on its ................. effects will increase our desire to share in this never-to-be-repeated work.
15. At times, it was ................, especially when two buses going in opposite directions crossed a rickety bridge at the same time, passing so close that there was hardly room for a piece of tissue paper between them.
16. Often, .................. cancellations of rental agreements mean that convention organizers have only a few days to make alternate arrangements for thousands of delegates.
17. TV - a thief of time? Those words may have sounded .................... at the time, but they do not today.
18. Nevertheless, opposers used the incident to launch an .................. attack.
19. Consequently, a ..................... arrangement was made for the brothers to get together in a private cottage.
20. The discovery of diamonds and gold in the latter part of that century had a ................ effect.
21. The preceding scenarios are imaginary, but they are hardly ................
22. Geoff, 17, is finished with his chores, and he’s finally ready for some .................time to relax!
23. The Concorde, which had neither rival nor successor, will spend its .................retirement in the world’s aviation museums.
24. In February 1998, government soldiers and troops from the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) launched an ............... offensive to evict the rebel forces from Freetown.
25. His ................. historical accounts cover some 330 years and include the exploits of Israel’s Judges.
26. Reminiscing about how she kept a ................family, Gloria says: “The secret was doing things together.
27. Clearly, harmful gossip has ..................negative effects.
28. It is not ................... to compare DNA to a compact disc or to a book.
29. Within two ..................months, the entire wall was repaired!
