1.accessible(adj) :within reach

2.awe(noun) respect

3.cite(verb) to mention

4.compatible(adj) able to work together

5.exempt(adj) excused

6.prevail(verb) to win

7.propel(v) to move forward

8.rational(a) reasonable

9.retort(n) an answer

10. retrieve(v) to get back

10 words in context:

Before our child was born, we truly believed we would be (1)exempt from many of the restrictions of our friends who were parents. Being novices at parenthood, we were sure a baby and a nicely decorated home could be (2)compatible. We thought we could just explain to the baby in a calm,(3) rational manner that certain objects in the house were not to be touched. But now we are parents, and our illusions about babies are gone. Now we are in (4) awe of a tiny infant's amazing abilities. We've learned that when an adult and a baby disagree, the baby will almost always (5)prevail . We're learned, too, that a child who can't even crawl can somehow (6) propel her little body over to an object that attracts her. Each day brought another"accident,"for which,of course, we blamed our baby. It took us a while to admit defeat -- we could (7) cite examples of vases broken and books chewed into pulp. But we finally gave up and realized we had to stop turning our child into a scapegoat.It was up to us,not the baby, to avert daily destruction.We look at our formerly attractive house now and see that every surface which is (8)accessible to the baby has been cleared of everything but toys. so now,when our childless friends laugh at us as we (9)retrieve our belongings from the uppermost shelves of the house, this is our (10)retort:"We'll listen to you when you have a kid of your own."