| A | B |
|---|
| Instead of waiting for the storm to _ I ran through the rain to the car and got really wet. | abate |
| The_ I gave my mom was enough to get her to loan me her credit card to go shopping. | adulation |
| My views on running are _, but my sister loves running. | anathema |
| The _ management of the company made the business very profitable | astute |
| The man’s _ was to become the boss and get all of the company’s wealth. | avarice |
| The _ boy did not even try to avoid the punishment that he knew coming. | culpable |
| The _ person was always up late at night because she never would do her work until the last minute. | dilatory |
| The _man was accused of committing the crime because he was so conspicuous. | egregious |
| The president would not _ in order that there would be no confusion. | equivocate |
| 10) Summer always seems to be an _ time and winter seems to last forever. | evanescent |
| My niece, being_ always takes a long time trying to decide which kind of candy she wants. | irresolute |
| The _ day was not happily welcomed after five sunny days. | nebulous |
| 13) It was easy to realize that the cashier was a _ because of all the mistakes she made. | novice |
| 14) Many people in Africa live in _ and don’t have money for a house. | penury |
| 1It is _ to always be talking about your new car. | pretentious |
| 16) The long story was _ into a short summary | recapitulated |
| 17) Doctors often have to_ their patients | resuscitate |
| 18) My room is sometimes_ because there are clothes everywhere. | slovenly |
| 19) Following a _ , may turn out to be disappointing if it is false. | supposition |
| 20) Everyone felt _ after driving in the car for five hours. | torpid |
