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| affection (n) | a fond or tender feeling |
| affection | Hugging is one way to show ________. |
| affectionate (adj) | gentle and loving |
| affectionate | My cousin took my hand and gave it an ____________ squeeze. |
| appeal (v) | to make an earnest request; to ask |
| appealed | Three students ________ for more time to finish the work. |
| appeal (n) | the power to attract or be of interest |
| appeal | Neither the liver and onions nor the meatloaf had much ______. |
| clasp (v) | to grasp or hold tightly |
| clasped | The dancers _______ hands and circled the maypole. |
| clasp (n) | a strong grasp or hold |
| clasp | The nurse gently removed the doll from the toddler's _____. |
| conspicuous (adj) | easily or plainly seen |
| conspicuous | His great height made him ___________ in any crowd. |
| contribute (v) | to give along with others who are giving |
| contributed | I ___________ a spinach salad to the pot-luck supper. |
| contributes | Exercise ___________ greatly to good health. |
| contribution (n) | that which is given |
| contribution | The museum sent a thank-you note for the fifty-dollar ____________. |
| contributor (n) | one who gives |
| Contributors | ____________ to the new theater received free tickets for opening night. |
| declare (v) | to make known; to state openly |
| declared | "I will not seek reelection," she ________. |
| declaration (n) | a public statement |
| declaration | The ___________ read by the mayor stated that November was bicycle safety month. |
| eloquent (adj) | skilled at speaking or writing; having power to move people |
| eloquent | Anne Frank's ________ diary often moves readers to tears. |
| eloquence (n) | skill at speaking or writing; the power to move people |
| eloquence | Dr. Martin Luther King's _________ made him the obvious choice to lead the 1960s civil rights movement. |
| exhibit (v) | to show in public |
| exhibited | Local artists _________ their paintings at the library. |
| exhibit (n) | an item or collection of items in a public show |
| exhibit | The most interesting _______ in the museum was the dinosaur skeleton. |
| exhibition (n) | a large-scale public show |
| exhibition | Tickets for the __________ of early automobiles go on sale next week. |
| ferry (n) | a boat that carries people and goods back and forth across a stretch of water |
| ferry | The _____ will go out of service when the new bridge opens. |
| ferry (v) | to move people or goods by boat across a stretch of water |
| ferried | The boat owner who _______ us across the lake would not accept any payment. |
| immigrant (n) | a person who comes into a country to live there |
| immigrants | Many Polish __________ settled in Chicago. |
| lofty (adj) | very tall or high |
| Lofty | _____ elm trees provided welcome shade on many American streets. |
| pedestal (n) | a base or support upon which something stands |
| pedestal | After communism collapsed in Russia, hardly a statue of Stalin was left standing on its ________. |
| persecute (v) | to treat cruelly or harshly because of political, religious, or other differences. |
| persecuted | The Kurds of northern Iraq were __________ by the Iraqi rulers for wanting their own state. |
| persecution (n) | the state or condition of being persecuted |
| persecution | Hitler's ___________ of the Jews led to the murder of millions of innocent people. |
| poverty (adj) | the state of being poor |
| poverty | The food stamp program was started to help feed American families living in _______. |
| unveil (v) | to remove a covering from |
| unveiled | The president of the American Red Cross ________ the portrait of its founder, Clara Barton. |
