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| The mountain climbers had a narrow escape when the _____ swept over tem | avalanche |
| The chicago airport ad to close for two day because of the ____ | Blizzard |
| I ____ my friend to a game of chess | challenged |
| Swimming lessons at the YMCA helped me to ___my fear of the water. | conquer |
| The _____ had filled withsoil in which a clusster of small red flowers ws growing. | crevice |
| It would be ______ to go sailing during a gale | foolhardy |
| In the nineteenth century, the hope of owning land of their own ---- many people to travel west to ohio and Indiana | lured |
| They used the trailer as a _____ while their house was being rebuilt | makeshift |
| Pat and Jean are ______ and so, of course, they believed the plane would not leave without us. | optimists |
| Athough I missed the last meeting, I attended the two ____ ones | previous |
| Our ______ to seattle takes us through Denver | route |
| It took us three hours to climb to the _____ of Mount Washington | summit |
| When I said I was sure we would be rescued soon, my friends's _____ reply was, "How!" | terse |
| Heavy fighting _____ the UN's attempts to deliver food | thwarted |
| The black _--- lins inthis painting are what one notices first. | vertical |
| I accepted the ____ to run in the marathon | challenge |
| Our company had an _____ of orders after we used a television ad for our new game | avalanche |
| Hannibl's army ____ part of Spanin in 219 B.C. | conquered |
| The ____ of the sea led us to take up sailing | lure |
| We use the sofa as a _____ bed when we have overnight guests | makeshift |
| This trail ____ even the best skiers | challenges |
| The patients; ______ helped them recover more quickly from their illnesses | optimism |
| Magali has over a hundred customers on her newspaper _____ | route |
| The ____ of African heads of state will take place in Nairobi in llate June | summit |
| In spite of the injuries to our best player, I am _____ about our chances of winning the big game | optimistic |
| Very few scientists ____ the idea that a large meteorite killed off the last of the dinosaurs sixty-five million years ago | challenge |
| The Norman _____ of England tool place in 1066 | Conquest |
| Living out of our backpacks for a week on the mountain ws a real _____ | challenge |
