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| When Angela's dog Skippy died, she felt as though she needed to be alone. She spent many days in ___ . | solitude (noun) |
| Rick Roberts went on an ____ with the National Geographic Association's Bear Study Group. They hoped to solve the problem of diminishing bear habitat in the Yukon territory. | expedition (noun) |
| My house is a ___ old farm house. It was built many years ago, and as time has passed, the owners have added on to it. Now, it spans over a wide area and has quite an unusual shape. | rambling (adj) |
| After Jimmy escaped from a twelve man ___ , he called over a teacher. A violent eruption broke out amongst the boys in tenth period PE class over a bad call on the pitch by Mr. Cas. | brawl (noun) |
| Although Lori has always wanted to explore Mt. Vesuvius, the ____ nature of an active volcano has convinced her to head for the beach instead. | forbidding (adj) |
| Salem has an aggressive nature. When he fights with me, my brother says it looks like a ___ that a soccer team would have after a devastating loss. | brawl (noun) |
| Lindsay and I enjoy the company of others; we hate the quiet of ____ . | solitude (noun) |
| Our new house spreads over a large area in an irregular pattern. We like it even though its ____ structure is different from any home we have ever lived in. | rambling (adj) |
| On the ___ through Mongolia to find ancient artifacts, the scientists ran into many mountains that threatened to block their way. | expedition (noun) |
| At the student-teacher conferences, Lindsay’s teachers were extremely complimentary. They said that she was doing a ___ job in all her academic subjects. | stupendous (adj) |
| The cliffs were so ___ that from the top looking down, they looked completely vertical. | sheer (adj) |
| People say that I am ___ because when I look at a glass, I think of it as half full and not half empty. | optimistic (adj) |
| The cowboy touched the __ of the horse with his spur, and the horse bucked in protest. | flank (noun) |
| One misstep could have lunged them to disaster since a light dusting of snow often hid unseen ___ . | crevasses (noun) |
| Diseases that in a developed country could have been easily treated ____ the children of Somalia and often placed them at death's door. | plagued (verb) |
| Ms. Rez was completely mortified, ___ when she bent over and heard her pants go "RRRiP" right down the middle seam. | humiliated (adj) |
| Filing papers all day at the office proved to be a ___ task, a boring job, and Janis was happy when the clock chimed 5:00 p.m. - quitting time. | tedious (adj) |
| Buggs Bunny often referred to Elmer Fudd as the ___ , the hunter . | nimrod (noun) |
| The men who were left behind on Elephant Island had to ___ months of cold, meager food rations, and the uncertainty of rescue. | endure (inf. functioning as a DO) |
| The two Antarctic ships planned on arriving during the ____ summer so that they would have time to establish bases before winter set in. | austral (adj) |
| The crew of the Aurora was responsible for laying ___ along Shackleton’s route from the Ross Sea base toward the South Pole. | provisions (noun) |
| It is common knowledge that ample amounts of Vitamin C ____ off the horrible disease of scurvy. | wards (verb) |
| Maybe we can ___ some spare parts from your old car for the go-cart. | salvage (verb) |
| At first I was terrified of driving in NYC, but I soon learned to ___ the big city finding even the most hard to find locations. | navigate (inf. functioning as the DO) |
| Mrs. LaCota warned the students about using ___ explanations that just seemed to go and on without purpose. | rambling (adj) |
| Mr. Perpich advised Brian to avoid long ___ (stringy) sentences and jargon in his writing. | rambling (adj) |
| The fight last night resembled a saloon ___ in the Wild West; chairs and fists were flying liberally and afterwards furniture littered the room. | brawl (noun) |
| I often sought time alone and loved the ___ of that room; it did much to enable me to discover what kind of person I was. | solitude (noun) |
| Could he really have seen a yeti (fair-haired, brunette or otherwise) on one such foraging ___? | expedition (noun) |
| On the left ___, Gregory advanced to attack the infantry in the center of the Royalist line. | flank (noun) |
| Although the computer generated an unrealistic fist fight, a__ , on the football pitch, the special effects in general for the video game FIFA 2009 are awesome. | brawl (noun) |
| After the busy trails toward Everest, all the group enjoyed the total___ of the stunning valley. | solitude (noun) |
| The Nahua Indians have long lived on the ___ of the volcano. | flanks (noun) |
| The pit bull gave a ___ growl, and the thief decided against entering the house. | forbidding (adj) |
| Be sure to set camp away from tiny cracks, those possibly hiding the mouths of large ___. | crevasses (noun) |
| This is the most ambitious, and possibly the most exciting, trekking ___ we have yet devised. | expedition (noun) |
| Nightmares of evil monsters ___ her nearly every night, forcing her to climb into her sister's bed for comfort. | plagued (verb) |
| With regard to equipment, a climber may require a pulley in the event he needs to be rescued from a ___ . | crevasse (n) |
| No one enjoys being in a state of ___ , absolute embarrassment, in front of his friends. | humiliation (noun) |
| Pandora then opened the box from which all the ills that ___ (afflicted) mankind were released. | plague (verb) |
| The ___ of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor led the US into the second World War. | humiliation (noun) |
| They are extremely talented musically, but their songs are somewhat dodgy and get ___ (awefully boring) after a while. | tedious (adj) |
| Atticus was a mighty ___ , one who never came home empty-handed from a hunting expedition. | nimrod (noun) |
| Sometimes experiencing defeat and ___ (embarrassment) will lead people to a better future and a brighter day. | humiliation (noun) |
| Proving that the signed baseball is an authentic Mickey Mantle ball will be a ___ process, but the effort could be worth it. Such a ball will be worth thousands of dollars. | tedious (adj) |
| This ___ (completely amazing) achievement ought to fill British hearts with pride and most foreign ones with admiration and gratitude. | stupendous (adj) |
| The special rubber fan belts will enhance performance in the old VW Super Beetle and boost its ____. | endurance (noun) |
| The ___ summer spans from beginning of December to late February; Antarctic visitors enjoy temperatures in the low thirties on sunny days. | austral (adj) |
| This new Nat Geo series boasts more amazing tales of human ___ than you'll witness in a lifetime. | endurance (noun) |
| It would be a ___ task for the principal to get the building completed by September. | stupendous (adj) |
| In days long ago, people __ off vampire attacks by wearing garlic and crucifixes around their necks. | ward (verb) |
| By ___ luck, Stevie reached the top of the rope and climbed onto the rock ledge to safety. | sheer (adj) |
| The Habitat for Humanity group ___ materials from a local demolition project to use for their next community-built residence. | salvaged (verb) |
| Dad stocked the car with camping __ and encouraged us to find the sports equipment that we would need for the weekend. | provisions (noun) |
| Ninety miles of cable have been ___ from the wreck. | salvaged (verb) |
| Ivy ___ off the flu by washing her hands, taking Vitamin C, and getting plenty of sleep. | wards (verb) |
| Which ___ should I put aside for the lake house kitchen? | provisions (noun) |
| Sometimes ___ (complete) will power has to make that old wheelbarrow roll the way you want. | sheer (adj) |
| There is a kind of boundless __ in the Murphy family about their future; this positive attitude will help them to endure great hardships. | optimism (noun) |
| If you can't ___ a canal without hitting the side you shouldn't be in a boat at all. | navigate (verb) |
| With all the ___ of youth, the children believed that they would have an early dismissal despite just a light dusting of snow. | optimism (noun) |
| On average the seas around South Georgia Island can only be safely ___ 200 days a year. | navigated (verb) |
| Tony Hawk completed ___ feats at the Ultimate Skate Competition; he completed a 1440 spin and finished it off with a two-minute wheelie. Awesome! | stupendous (adj) |
| The wolf scratched his head in dismay for once again his plan to have the roadrunner slip off the ___ cliff was foiled. | sheer (adj) |
| Chicken pox spread through the Happy Hour Nursery School and __ the children with oozing and painful sores. -Class of '09 | plagued (v) |
| Robert Scott became increasingly jealous of my leadership abilities; when I peered over the ___, I knew that he was thinking of pushing me in. - Class of '09 | crevasse (n) |
| The devil spawn from Satan's Lane _____ the community with their destructive behavior and negative attitude toward adults and authority.- Class of '09 | plagued (v) |
| Ernest Shackleton peered over the __ in horror as his expedition's provisions tumbled into the abyss. - Class of '09 | crevasse (n) |
| Ms. Razmataz threw up her hands in exasperation for the cranky Shop Rite customers and ___ tasks made her job a living nightmare. - Class of '09 | tedious (adj) |
| Tony Trentus performs __ feats on his souped up skateboard whenever the girls just happen to be "strolling by the skate park." - Class of '09 | stupendous (adj) |
| On the Kenyan savannah in the early hours of dawn, I saw a magnificent lioness pounce upon a baby elephant and tear at its ______ . -Class of '09 | flank (n) |
| Those painful and oozing sores have ____ my hamster since Paul the monkey in cage #4 attacked him over a cheesy dispute. - Class of '09 | plagued (v) |
| Tearing the black and white Jersey cow's __ was nearly the last act of the cheetah's life; the cow kicked the cheetah in the head and sent it sailing into a nearby mud hole. Moo! - Class of '09 | flank (n) |
