From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. paean, delete, oust, mendicant, cache, oscillate, palpable. In the late afternoon, Marvin opened the bottom drawer of his desk to reveal a[n] _____ of snack cakes and little bags of potato chips. He helped himself to a cream-filled cupcake as he perused old e-mail messages and _____ any old ones that were just taking up space on the computer's hard drive. A heavy fan _____ in the corner of the office, causing self-adhesive notes and thumb-tacked comic strips to flap around in the breeze every few seconds. Next to the fan was a tied trash bag full of empty aluminum soda cans for Joe, a[n] _____ who lived in the alley behind the magazine publisher. Joe, who chose the streets over shelters, inspired many people at the office, and he had no idea that Marvin's next article was going to be a[n] _____ to the homeless who have learned to sustain themselves despite their austere living conditions.

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. paean, aphorism, impermeable, affliction, palpable, lax, daub. Justin began to have second thoughts about his summer job when the temperature rose to ninety degrees. For the third day in a row, he stood on a flimsy ladder and _____ maroon paint onto the side of Mrs. Bailey's house. He wore no gloves today; yesterday, he discovered that the cheap cotton painter's gloves were not _____ when he removed them and found his hands stained maroon. To make matters worse, Mrs. Bailey frequently came outside to ensure that Justin hadn't become _____ on the job. The old _____, "time flies when you're having fun," couldn't have been more applicable to Justin, because each ten-hour day of painting felt like an eternity. If hard work builds character, thought Justin, then he should have a[n] _____ amount of character after this job.

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. admonish, affliction, lax, imperturbable, delete, obeisance, oust. Everyone knew that Kiplar was an outsider when he failed to give _____ to the passing Queen. One of the royal escorts immediately spotted Kiplar and walked over to _____ him for his failure to show respect. "What is this _____ of yours that prevents you from taking a knee upon sight of our queen? Shall we _____ you from your sleepy village and see how you fare in a dungeon?" The guard's threat did not faze the _____ man. Kiplar, still standing, simply smiled.

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used.

$$\begin{array}{llll}\text { paean } & \text { delete } & \text { oust } & \text { mendicant } \\ \text { cache } & \text { oscillate } & \text { palpable } & \end{array}$$

In the late afternoon, Marvin opened the bottom drawer of his desk to reveal a[n] .... of snack cakes and little bags of potato chips. He helped himself to a cream-filled cupcake as he perused old e-mail messages and ..... any old ones that were just taking up space on the computer's hard drive. A heavy fan .... in the corner of the office, causing self-adhesive notes and thumb-tacked comic strips to flap around in the breeze every few seconds. Next to the fan was a tied trash bag full of empty aluminum soda cans for Joe, a[n] .... who lived in the alley behind the magazine publisher. Joe, who chose the streets over shelters, inspired many people at the office, and he had no idea that Marvin's next article was going to be a[n] .... to the homeless who have learned to sustain themselves despite their austere living conditions.

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used.

$$\begin{array}{llll}\text { paean } & \text { aphorism } & \text { impermeable } & \text { affliction } \\ \text { palpable } & \text { lax } & \text { daub } & \end{array}$$

Justin began to have second thoughts about his summer job when the temperature rose to ninety degrees. The high humidity was more than .... . For the third day in a row, he stood on a flimsy ladder and ..... maroon paint onto the side of Mrs. Bailey's house. He wore no gloves today; yesterday, he had discovered that the cheap cotton painter's gloves were not .... when he removed them and found his hands stained maroon. To make matters worse, Mrs. Bailey frequently came outside to ensure that Justin hadn't become .... on the job. The old .... "time flies when you're having fun," couldn't have been more applicable to Justin because each ten-hour day of painting felt like an eternity. If hard work builds character, thought Justin, then he should have a[n] .... amount of character after this job.

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. altercation, evince, lexicon, incarcerate, sanction, pertinent, ominous, implacable, audacity, galvanize. Eugene had worked at the genetics lab for six days when he witnessed the noisy _____ between Dr. Strangeon and his research assistant. "You know that I didn't give _____ to an early run of the cloning module! Now you've destroyed the entire lot!" Strangeon was definitely irate, and Eugene wished that he understood more of the laboratory _____ that the doctor spouted at his assistant. "How could you-you're not an intern anymore-how could you have the _____ to go off on your own and initiate a test run of a model that required eight years of research and over twelve million dollars to develop? Well?" The assistant could only mutter an answer. "I just thought-I-uh-I wanted to see if-" "What you want is not _____ here!" shouted the doctor. "You've only managed to _____ the fact that you're unfit to work in a laboratory! We should press charges and have the police _____ you! Now get out!" The problem, thought Eugene, probably involved whatever Dr. Strangeon stored behind the _____ pair of tall, armored doors with the retina-scanning lock mechanism. Dr. Strangeon and his assistant had been the only two people to enter that room during the week that Eugene had been employed at the lab.

A person who has lived a complex life and gathered wisdom might be described as _______.

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used.

talisman

patronizing

archaic

arrogate

abstemious

peremptory

scapegoat

Paranoid that someone would ______________ control of his latest project, Bob carried the scale model of the building with him all around the office as though it were some kind of ______________ that would protect him from any dragons hiding in the cubicles. Some of the employees giggled when Bob walked by, and others gave him ______________ looks, which made him feel like a fearful toddler carrying a security blanket. Mrs. Simmons, the manager, began to worry that perhaps Bob was stressed out, so she called a meeting with him. During the meeting, the manager reminded Bob that his ______________ use of vacation time was not healthy; he absolutely must get away from the office for a little while. Two weeks later, as Bob basked in the Caribbean sun, he wished that the boss would have prescribed this kind of ______________ vacation month earlier.

How was the relationship between a Frankish king and the pope beneficial to both?

Following is information from Jesper Company for its first month of business.

1. Identify the balances listed in the accounts payable subsidiary ledger.

2. Identify the Accounts Payable balance listed in the general ledger at month’s end.

Finer Company uses a sales journal, a purchases journal, a cash receipts journal, a cash disbursements journal, and a general journal. The following transactions occur in the month of May. May 2 Sold merchandise costing $\$ 300$ to $B$. Facer for $\$ 450$ cash, Invoice No. 5703. $~~~~~$ 5 Purchased $\$ 2,400$ of merchandise on credit from Marchant Corp. $~~~~~$ 7 Sold merchandise costing $\$ 800$ to J. Dryer for $\$ 1,250$, terms $2 / 10$, n/30, Invoice No. 5704 . $~~~~~$ 8 Borrowed $\$ 9,000$ cash by signing a note payable to the bank. $~~~~~$ 12 Sold merchandise costing $\$ 200$ to $R$. Lamb for $\$ 340$, terms n/30, Invoice No. 5705 . $~~~~~$ 16 Received $\$ 1,225$ cash from J. Dryer to pay for the purchase of May 7. $~~~~~$ 19 Sold used store equipment for $\$ 900$ cash to Golf, Inc. $~~~~~$ 25 Sold merchandise costing $\$ 500$ to $T$. Taylor for $\$ 750$, terms $n / 30$, Invoice No. 5706 .

Prepare headings for a sales journal like the one in Exhibit 7.5. Journalize the May transactions that should be recorded in this sales journal.

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