They say to fill in the blank with "your own word" before you hunt through the answer choices, but which word makes a good "your own word?"  This is my trick for picking a word to help you sift through the answer choices.

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The banjo player's music was _____ and _______; every piece was taken from another artist and gracelessly played as well.


After his wild success in the stock market, Zhabadoohicky Jr. became nasty, treating even his dog in a ________ manner.

The mayor was accused of ________ during the election and his name came to mean communism.

The prose of Jack Kerouac is _________, free of tricks or craftiness.

Iggy Pop wore clothes so _______ that they were virtually blinding.

Although easily enraged by our wild ways, our Aunt Berit could be _______ by the sight of our sweet faces.

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