| A | B |
| Stock prices VARY day to day. | fluctuate |
| During the long winters the ARCTIC PLAIN is barren and cold. | tundra |
| The FIRE spread quickly, but thankfully, no one was hurt. | conflagration |
| I enjoy readinf the newspaper because I find it THOUGHT-PROVOKING. | stimulating |
| Her mother always said, FOLLOW your dreams." | Pursue |
| He LIT the campfire with a match. | ignited |
| "We will do whatever is necessary to CORRECT the situation." | rectify |
| The researchers SCRUTINIZED the results of the study prior to making any announcements regarding its outcome. | perused |
| She was an UNRELENTING protester against animal testing and didn't end her boycott until the company agreed to release its monkeys. | indefatigable |
| When he does his homework, he likes to ISOLATE himself. | seclude |
| She had made her dream come true; her name was in lights on the theatre CANOPY. | marquee |
| It isn't always making choices and sometimes I AM UNCERTAIN. | vacillate |
| I'm not sure those dance lessons are helping him out very much; he still looks AWKWARD when he does his routine. | ungainly |
| I find it EXASPERATING when people jostle me to get into the subway. | frustrating |
| As a result of his LESS-THAN-ACTIVE lifestyle, he was 50 pounds overweight. | sedentary |
| This summer she has a job in a factory, putting popsicle sticks in molds all day, and she said the REPETITION is going to drive her crazy. | monotony |
| A native of southern California, he finds Massachusetts COLD. | frigid |
| The best CURE for the flue is to drink lots of fluid and to get some rest. | remedy |
| He HESITATED before asking her out on a date. | wavered |
| The community group was the result of a COMBNATION of different factions from throughout the area. | union |
| When manufacturing consumer goods, it is important to have a measure of STANDARDIZATION to ensure that each item produced is the same. | uniformity |
| Despite the OVERABUNDANCE of TV channels, I can never find anything to watch. | profusion |
| My dad says, "Of course you can't find anything good on, TV is LACKING of anything intellectually stimulating." | devoid |
| Our parents bought our house based on its BEING CLOSE to a good SCHOOL. | proximity |
| He was traumatized at the circus when he was a kid, so he now lives in CONTINUAL fear of little dogs riding bicycles. | perpetual |
| After the hurricane severely damaged the house, we needed to LEVEL it and build a new one. | raze |
| The defendant's lawyer stated, "Given the facts of the case, it is UNQUESTIONABLE that my client is innocent." | indisputable |
| The special-interest group worked to SPREAD rumors about the competing candidate. | propagate |
| The sponge won't hold any more liquid-it's SOAKED | saturated |
| We went to an interesting restaurant last night where the cuisine was a BLEND of Cuban and Chinese foods. | fusion |
| Four-foot-three inches tall and 90 pounds, he had no DELUSIONS that he was going to win a round against the boxin'g champ. | illusions |
| My visit to the day spa was REVITALIZING. | invigorating |
| My friend said that bungee jumping in New Zealand was THRILLING, although I'm not sure that I'd want to try it. | exhilarating |
| The crazy king issued a PROCLAMATION stating that all of the country's citizens were required to wear their socks on the outside of their shoes. | decree |
| If you look closely at your arm, you can see the HOLES in your skin. | follicles |