| A | B |
|---|
| unrelenting | This spring the rain was --- and there was a lot of flooding. |
| formidable | Taking Calculus I was a -- challenge since he did not have good math skills. |
| amiable | I hope your teachers are ---, friendly people. |
| desolate | The children were -- when their dog was hit by a car. |
| oppressive | The heat and humidity in New Orleans are ---. |
| indigent | Many --- people live in shelters. |
| appalling | The conditions in the prison were ---, and officials were called in to take over. |
| copious | His paper had a --- number of errors. It was dreadful. |
| dispute | The boys were in a -- over who should be the shortstop on the team. |
| devout | The --- workers made time to pray five times a day. |
| succumb | Don't --- to the temptation to slack off on your work! |
| disparaging | I frequently make -- comments about other people's grammatical errors on the internet. |
| ruffians | A group of --- tore through the neighborhood, dumping over trash cans. |
| coup de grace | The entrance of the Russians into Berlin was the --- for Hitler's regime. |
| edict | The teacher issued an -- that no late work would be accepted. |
| vanquish | The North thought they would -- the South in a number of weeks. |
| lax | Security was --, and we saw many people with potential weapons at the concert. |
| condone | I cannot -- cheating. If I see it, I will try to stop it. |
| incite | Hate speech can -- violence. |
| qualms | He didn't have any--- about taking the difficult math classes that year. |
| rudiments | You need to learn the --- of grammar to write clearly. |
| importuning | The dogs were -- me to give them some of my lunch. |
| reparations | President Truman did not want Germany to make -- after WWII. |
| chicanery | Was there --- during the last presidential election? |
| laden | The stocking was --- with toys and candy. |
| menial | I don't mind some -- chores, but I really hate to dust. |
| benevolent | If you are kind and generous, you are ---. |
| endeavor | We will -- to finish all of our work early today. |
| sedentary | Office workers are usually -- -all day. |
| scrupulous | You should be --- in keeping your financial records in good order. |
