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- "adaptation"
- "a change"
- "The chameleon's ability to change "
- "colors is an example of adaptation"
- "to a different environment."
- "This play is an __________ of a"
- "novel which was written years ago."
- ""
- "aptitude"
- "an ability"
- "Tracy Austin has a special aptitude"
- "for playing tennis."
- ""
- "Mary has an extraordinary ________ "
- "for writing and should consider"
- "becoming an author."
- "contraption"
- "a gadget"
- "Many people regarded Thomas Edison's"
- "light bulb as just another contraption."
- ""
- "The inventor designed a ___________"
- "which could peel and core apples at"
- "the same time."
- "convulsions"
- "violent muscle spasms"
- "The sick child's body was shaken by"
- "violent convulsions. "
- ""
- "The ___________ were a symptom"
- "of the food poisoning. "
- ""
- "decagon"
- "a ten-sided figure"
- "The geometry professor instructed"
- "each of his students to draw a"
- "decagon."
- "The ten-sided building is a very"
- "interesting architectural example"
- "of a _______."
- "fiancee"
- "an engaged woman"
- "The young man broke his engagement"
- "with his fiancee."
- ""
- "His beautiful _______ was making"
- "lavish plans for their June wedding."
- ""
- "gabardine"
- "a kind of cloth"
- "* wore clothes made of "
- "the finest wool gabardine."
- ""
- "Military uniforms are usually made"
- "of cotton _________."
- ""
- "gale"
- "a strong wind"
- "The tree was uprooted by the fifty"
- "mile an hour gale."
- ""
- "The boat's tough sails were whipped"
- "into tatters by the ____. "
- ""
- "hoodoo"
- "bad luck"
- "The black cat which crossed our path"
- "was a sign of hoodoo."
- ""
- "The witch doctor said he would put"
- "a spell of ______ on me unless I"
- "behaved."
- "hypocrite"
- "one who pretends virtue"
- "I am always true to my word; I am "
- "not a hypocrite."
- ""
- "That man is a _________ because he"
- "never practices what he preaches."
- ""
- "illusion"
- "a false idea"
- "The young man clung to the illusion"
- "that he would discover the fountain"
- "of youth."
- "The little girl has the ________"
- "that there is a tooth fairy who"
- "leaves money under her pillow."
- "indictment"
- "a legal accusation"
- "The grand jury handed down an "
- "indictment against the young man."
- ""
- "The boy faces __________ for auto"
- "theft because he went joy riding"
- "in a neighbor's car."
- "memento"
- "a souvenir"
- "Diane brought home a beautiful hand"
- "embroidered dress as a memento of"
- "her trip to Mexico."
- "He gave her a charm as a _______"
- "of their long friendship."
- ""
- "morale"
- "a mental attitude"
- "Bob Hope gives performances to U.S."
- "troops all over the world to help"
- "boost their morale."
- "The boss decided to give all of his"
- "employees a raise to keep their"
- "______ high."
- "obituary"
- "a death notice"
- "* was happy that the paper "
- "did not contain an obituary of any"
- "family members."
- "I plan to write my own ________"
- "before I die."
- ""
- "passion"
- "a strong feeling"
- "Mitch was madly in love and slightly"
- "puzzled because he had never before"
- "experienced this passion."
- "The audience was moved by the _______"
- "of the highly emotional speech."
- ""
- "plane"
- "a flat surface"
- "Olympic regulations specify that the"
- "100-meter dash must be run on a smooth"
- "plane."
- "The ocean is very calm and looks"
- "like a vast blue _____."
- ""
- "realm"
- "a kingdom"
- "The king traveled throughout his"
- "realm to survey the condition of"
- "his people."
- "A person's home is his own private"
- "_____."
- ""
- "surplus"
- "an extra quantity"
- "The farmers report that there will"
- "be a surplus of avocados this season."
- ""
- "The United States sells some of its"
- "wheat _______ to Russia."
- ""
- "tariff"
- "a tax on imports"
- "The French government imposed a heavy"
- "tariff on all American imported goods."
- ""
- "American automobile makers encouraged"
- "the President to put a ______ on"
- "all foreign cars sold in the U.S."
- "tributary"
- "an emptying stream"
- "The tributary which runs across"
- "our property feeds into the"
- "Mississippi river."
- "That stream is a _________ which"
- "feeds the large river."
- ""
- "utility"
- "usefulness"
- "What is the utility of a gadget"
- "which makes twenty different types"
- "of coffee?"
- "Typing is a talent of amazing _______"
- "because once you know how to do it,"
- "you will be able to find a job."
- "vagabond"
- "a wanderer"
- "The little girl felt like a vagabond"
- "because her family was always moving"
- "from place to place."
- "Tom is unable to settle down; he"
- "wanders around the country from job"
- "to job; he is a true ________."
- "wretch"
- "a bad person"
- "That woman must be a real wretch;"
- "she is always screeching at her"
- "children."
- "That man is a ______; he left the"
- "restaurant without paying his bill"
- "or leaving a tip."
- "zoology"
- "the study of animals"
- "I plan to study zoology in college"
- "and become a veterinarian."
- ""
- "I want to take a course in _______"
- "so that I will be better able to"
- "understand the nature of animals."
- rinarian."
- ""
- "I want to take a course in _______"
- "so that I wi