A, elaborate
 f. Indifferent
 b. emerge
 g. indulgent
 c. exotic
 h. liberal
 d. frugal
 1. mediocre
 e. impulsive
 j. notable
 medio.core
 1. Although my father didn't do badly in school, he wasn't a great student. So
 he's proof it's possible to have a successful career despite ___ grades.
 2. Overly __ parents, who let young children do whatever they please, will
 end up with problem teenagers.
 3. The puppy _(e)d from her bath much cleaner than when she entered it,
 but we doubted that she'd stay clean for long.
 4. Greg is such a skilled public speaker that we all expect him to become a
 politician one day.
 5. The boss gave such bonuses that Gail was able to buy a new sofa with
 the money.
 6. Ella embroidered a(n) __design on the back of her sweatshirt. She used
 four colors in a complicated pattern of swirls and flowers.
 7. People walked past the bleeding, moaning man without even pausing; they
 were __ to his need for help.
 8. "Gowns are so expensive," Mimi said, "that I've decided to be
 and rent
 a wedding dress instead of buying one."
 9. Bruce, as as ever, suddenly changed his mind about going to a
 restaurant and announced, "Let's have a picnic."
 10. A Native American rain dance may seem to many people in the United
 States, but it is actually more native to this country than square-dancing.