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| Despite his ninety years, Walter was the picture of __; he ran five miles a day, did his own yard work, and still had the energy to cook, clean, and play with his grandchildren.[energy/vivacity] | vitality (n) |
| After an entire night of listening to her baby scream, Carrie took him to the pediatrician; little Tommy was diagnosed with an ___ infection of the inner ear.[severe] | acute (adj) |
| In the late nineties, school officials were concerned about the ___ in the hallways at BMS and started to make plans for the beautiful new addition that we now know as the eighth grade wing. | congestion (n) |
| William was an ___ young man, preferring to spend the long summer afternoons swinging on the hammock while his brothers and sisters worked hard around the farm. [lazy] | indolent (adj) |
| Karen was afraid to ___ the subject about a retirement home with her parents; they were stubbornly independent. [mention] | broach (inf) |
| There was not an ___ of truth to the story that Annie told; she was determined to cover up the truth, for she knew that her parents would be disappointed if they heard the real story. [speck] | iota (n) |
| Fletcher was ___ with a mysterious disease that, miraculously, his own body was able to vanquish after three years of battle.[burdened] | afflicted (adj) |
| Cesar __ applied the training techniques that he had learned from his grandfather and ultimately was able to get the badly behaved pit bull under control.[inflexibly] | inexorably (adv) |
| Shirley was a ___ child who could sing and dance with poise and hold the attention of an audience at five-years-old.[bright/talented] | precocious (adj) |
| The years of poverty and sadness left her a ____ old woman, one that was unpleasant in appearance as well as personality.[dry/shriveled] | desiccated (adj) |
| Lauren, the ___ of the class of 2008 from BHS, was headed to Rutgers University in the fall on a full academic scholarship. | valedictorian (n) |
| Sophie enjoyed the __ attentions of the cadets; they opened doors for her, pulled out her chair, and stood when she got up from her seat. | chivalrous (adj) |
| Ms. Smithers advised __ to her students who headed to an end-of-year pizza and pool party given by the wildest girl in the class. | temperance (n) |
| Jean and Lou were __ about moving out of their big house; they were close to one hundred and could no longer keep up with the maintenance, yet they insisted on staying.[stubborn] | obstinate (adj) |
| Our principal, Ms. McClaren, was an overbearing and inflexible taskmaster; secretly, the students, staff, and parents all thought she was more of a __ than an educational leader.[oppressor] | tyrant (n) |
| My grandfather did not enjoy his life as a ___ and pushed hard for his son, my father, to get an education so that he would have a better life. | hireling (n) |
| Lori was an ___ secretary; she typed just forty words a minute, made numerous mistakes in filing and in typing, and could not master the telephone system.[unskilled/bungling] | incompetent (adj) |
| Now that the warm weather has arrived, some of our female students will be tempted to wear ___ apparel as a way to stay cool.[inappropriate openness] | immodest (adj) |
| Francis dismissed her ideas as ___, but Anna saw the value in them and pushed for the team to reconsider.[silly/inconsequential] | frivolous (adj) |
| Allan had completely ___ ideas about how to solve our country's involvement in Iraq, and because of this, our national security department was keeping a close watch on him.[extreme] | radical (adj) |
| Against his better judgment, my dad gave his __ to alllow me to drive his new convertible to the beach on Saturday. Don't worry Dad.[permission] | consent (n) |
| Frankie ___ around the parking lot in a new Hot Wheels Super Coupe while his mother chased after him threatening to take the car away for good.[sway/swerved] | careened (v) |
| Van, physically, was a ___ boy, but there was nothing small about his personality.[tiny] | diminutive (adj) |
| Finding five hundred dollars stuffed into an old sock of my granny's was a ____; she probably put it there for a "rainy day" and then forgot all about it.[blessing/benefit] | boon (n) |
| In order to settle the argument once and for all times, Maime Till-Mobley gave the permission to ___ her son's body to prove through DNA testing that the body was indeed Emmett's.[exhume] | disinter (inf) |
| I have a strong __ to snakes; when I go to the zoo, I bypass the areas that have snakes on display.[dislike] | aversion (n) |
| Sarah was the ___ hostess; she welcomed everyone warmly and saw to their needs throughout their stay.[accomplished] | consummate (adj) |
| With great ____, I stepped into the water skis and waved to the driver; it had been twenty years since I last skied, and I was a little apprehensive.[apprehension] | trepidation (n) |
| After many late nights studying at the library, Suzy felt certain that the honor of being ___ was within her grasp. | valedictorian (n) |
| Sharon was unhappy with her status as a ___ ; scrubbing the boys' toilets in the dormitories was a job that she really despised. | hireling (n) |
| Although Brenda and Betty did not have their father's ____, they went to the unchaperoned party and were nabbed by their father on the way in the door at midnight. | consent (n) |
| Chuck Norris' ___ is legendary; he can run around the world so quickly that he can catch up with himself and punch himself in the back of the head. [vivacity] | vitality (n) |
| Chuck Norris has an __ sense of control; there is no control button on his computer because he is always in control.[sharp/keen] | acute (adj) |
| The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had a case of acute nasal ___ , which left them immobilized for the attack on Chuck Norris. | congestion (n) |
| Chuck Norris __ the subject of a raise in salary, but when his boss turned down the idea, Chuck delivered his famous round house and took the extra money by force.[raise] | broached (v) |
| Molly ___ badgered her parents for an updated cell phone, but they only would answer, "We'll think about it." [relentlessly] | inexorably (adv) |
| I walked hesitatingly close to Paul and ____ the most important question of my life. "Paul, " I questioned, "do you love me?" [raised] | broached (v) |
| Despite Mom's instructions to leave me a generous helping of chips, Carl took most for himself, barely leaving me with an ____ . [crumb/speck] | iota (n) |
| My older sister Tabatha worked hard for the past four years, and the principal awarded this by choosing her as the class ______ . | valedictorian (n) |
| It was easy to detect Kate's __ nature; where others were volunteering and lending a hand, she "kicked back" and played video games. [lethargic] | indolent (adj) |
| ____ and in need of tissues, Marybeth made her mother drive her to the doctor's office on Mulberry Street. | congested (adj) |
| Super Duck finally found the cave where the main ingredient for the cure to Grandpa's______ harvested, but when he went to grab a handful, Salem pounced on his head and knocked him to the floor. [burden] | affliction (n) |
| There was not an ___ of truth to Super Duck's tale about vanquishing the Cyclops single-handedly. | iota (n) |
| Although Salem the cat packs some extra pounds, he shows a strange sort of ___ when he stalks a mouse. [vigor] | vitality (n) |
| Godzilla was the __ of Tokyo; he destroyed everything in his path, and no one could stop him. [oppressor] | tyrant (n) |
| When Gerry graduated from DARE, he swore to practice ___, but to his science teacher's dismay, he fell into some bad habits during his college years. [self-control] | temperance (n) |
| The gangster walrus leader, Jerome, gave his ___; the other gangster walruses were then able to smuggle sardines out of his territory. | consent (n) |
| The principal at St. Kevin's school acts like a __; he gives the students four hours of HW every night and only allows them "mystery meat" for lunch. [dictator] | tyrant (n) |
| The customers exclaimed over the starfish display, but to me, they looked to be a ___ mess of dead fish. [shriveled and dried up] | desiccated (adj) |
| Doc, a usually spirited Arabian, was growing more and more___ as he reached his twenty-first year. [slothful] | indolent (adj) |
| Aaron acted like a ___ during the group project meetings; he issued orders in a rude voice and refused to accept suggestions. [dictator] | tyrant (n) |
| Ryan ___ the subject of a raise in his allowance at a terrible time; his father had lost his job last month and was having difficulty paying the bills. | broached (v) |
| My puppy Sasha can be quite ___; she never follows my commands and challenges my authority around her food and toys. [headstrong] | obstinate (adj) |
| After many difficult classes, I am proud to say that all my hard work has paid off and that I will be graduating as the class ___ . | valedictorian (n) |
| Meg broke up with Mark. His ___ behavior really started to wear on her. Every time she complimented him, he said, "I know; I know." | immodest (adj) |
| Lane's ___was legendary; she spent the entire summer lying on the couch watching Spongebob reruns and eating potato chips. [lethargy] | indolence (n) |
| Timmy, the sixth grade __, demanded that everyone in Ms. Rez's 9/10 literacy class dance the Macarena for eight minutes every day. [despot] | tyrant (n) |
| Jean made a __ purchase of overly priced, excessively shiny, and fabulously flimsy heels; they were built to last for about a day on the hot pavement of NYC. | frivolous (adj) |
| Barbara needed her mother's ___ to attend the school field trip to NYC; if she did not obtain her mother's signature, she would be left back at school while the other students were on Broadway. | consent (n) |
| The puppy squalled ___; he was not used to being left in a crate and protested for an hour before he finally fell asleep. [relentlessly] | inexorably (adv) |
| The exasperated teacher pondered the situation; if Jimmy would invest just an ___ of effort, he could probably pull himself out of the failing category. | iota (n) |
| Jamie was ___ about her teacher's accusation of cheating; she insisted that she had not been cheating and gathered friends about her to support her case. [pigheaded] | obstinate (adj) |
| Although Mr. Haneg considered the hours that Gemmie spent on her hair as a __ waste of time, she argued that it was, in fact, necessary for her middle school survival. [silly/inconsequential] | frivolous (adj) |
| Bobby did not exhibit ___ when he accepted an offer to "join the party" the night before his chemistry final. [restraint] | temperance (n) |
| Maria sat crying piteously in her alcove sanctuary after her boss called her ___ and dismissed her from her duties. [inept/bungling] | incompetent (adj) |
| Grandma Lu was shocked at the ___ attire of the young men who were in the hotel lobby; in her day, men would never have worn a "muscle shirt" in public. | immodest (adj) |
| Billy's natural ___ served him well during race day; despite falling, he managed to finish first in all his heats. [vigor] | vitality (n) |
| Dougie's dad, a typical weekend warrior, pushed himself too hard in Saturday's pick-up soccer game and earned himself an ___ injury to the left foot and ankle. | acute (adj) |
| The grave robber __ an old body, never expecting that it would be the body of a prince. He was about to get rich quick. | disintered (v) |
| The boys displayed sluggish behavior on the tennis courts, and Mr. Jenkins soon realized that he would have to introduce another sport since they had such an ___ to tennis. [loathing] | aversion (n) |
| Jenna, with great ___, broached the question of going to sleep-away camp this summer with her three best friends. [apprehension] | trepidation (n) |
| I was shocked to see Bobby's ___ behavior; I had the impression that he was an extremely rude boy who did not know the meaning of courtesy. [gallant] | chivalrous (adj) |
| Rosa was ___ ; at the age of seven, she could play the same songs as the lead saxophone played in high school jazz band. | precocious (adj) |
| The driver claimed that he was practicing ___, but he was having trouble standing up straight and smelt strongly of alcohol. | temperance (n) |
| Jonah taught me the most ___ moves, consisting of jump and flip sequences, for my next skateboarding competition. | radical (adj) |
| I awkwardly __ the subject of euthanizing our dog Maggie with my parents; they wanted to keep her alive, but I knew it was time to say goodbye. | broached (v) |
| Authorities gave permission to __ the body of dear Aunt Agnes; suspicion surrounded her death for years, and now experts hoped to shed light on her death through advanced testing techniques that were not available at the time of her death. | disinter (v) |
| Fran's ___ left her in a horrifying state; no doctor was able to cure her. [misfortune] | affliction (n) |
| The __ basset hound rolled over and went back to sleep after the three cottontails hopped over his snout. [lethargic] | indolent (adj) |
| A very __ donkey balked about carrying our luggage to the hotel room; no number of whacks on the hind end would convince it to move faster. [stubborn] | obstinate (adj) |
| Tony Stark, a __ child, constructed an engine for his father's race car at the age of six; Mercedes Benz had its eye on him for a future hire. | precocious (adj) |
| The __ in Jimmy's nose tipped off his mom that he was suffering from an acute sinus infection. | congestion (n) |
