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- "abstinence"
- "refraining from indulgence"
- "The doctor recommended abstinence"
- "from all fatty foods."
- ""
- "After 20 years of chain smoking,"
- "her decision to quit and maintain"
- "complete __________ is remarkable."
- "antipodes"
- "direct opposites"
- "The North Pole and the South Pole"
- "are antipodes."
- ""
- "Heaven and hell are _________."
- ""
- ""
- "buffoon"
- "a clown"
- "* enjoys joking around "
- "and would do an excellent job"
- "playing the role of a buffoon."
- "The teacher told Mike he was the class"
- "_______ because he was always making"
- "jokes and upsetting the classroom."
- "caries"
- "bone and tissue decay"
- "If you don't brush your teeth you"
- "will develop dental caries."
- ""
- "The dentist told me that I should"
- "floss my teeth regularly to prevent"
- "dental ______."
- "conifer"
- "a tree that bears cones"
- "My favorite conifer is the pine tree."
- ""
- ""
- "The forest floor was covered with"
- "cones which fell from the huge"
- "_______ growing in its center."
- "delta"
- "a deposit of earth and sand"
- "The Mississippi River delta has very"
- "rich and fertile soil."
- ""
- "The _____ at the mouth of the Egyptian"
- "Nile is a piece of prized land that"
- "has been fought over for centuries."
- "dregs"
- "the remains"
- "After the maid poured the tea, she"
- "rinsed the dregs out of the tea pot."
- ""
- "After Charles successfully isolated"
- "the pure form of the chemical, he"
- "washed the _____ from his test tube."
- "elocution"
- "the art of public speaking"
- "The presidential candidate practiced"
- "his elocution before making his"
- "campaign speeches."
- "Many actors and actresses go to"
- "dramatic arts schools to perfect"
- "their _________."
- "ennui"
- "boredom"
- "His ennui was due to the fact that"
- "he could discover nothing that"
- "interested him."
- "As his millions increased, Ron's"
- "_____ also grew, for nothing his"
- "money could buy excited him anymore."
- "factotum"
- "a handyman"
- "* hired a factotum to"
- "do the many odd jobs around the"
- "house."
- "The house was in a state of disrepair"
- "so the new owners decided to hire a"
- "________ to help them fix things."
- "farrier"
- "a blacksmith who shoes horses"
- "The farrier makes a special trip to"
- "our stables every year to shoe the"
- "horses."
- "I took my favorite horse, Misty, to"
- "a _______ because one of her shoes"
- "was missing."
- "grotto"
- "a cave"
- "The runaway slaves made a shelter"
- "for themselves in a hidden grotto."
- ""
- "The porpoise swam into an underwater"
- "______ to hide himself from the "
- "prowling shark."
- "idolatry"
- "idol worship"
- "The African tribesmen practice"
- "idolatry by worshipping several"
- "ancient rocks as gods."
- "Some American teenagers practice"
- "________ in their worship of"
- "certain rock stars."
- "lineament"
- "outline of a facial feature"
- "The lineament of *'s nose"
- "was altered by plastic surgery."
- ""
- "Susie had obviously inherited the"
- "_________ of her mother's slightly"
- "protruding chin."
- "malingerer"
- "one who avoids work"
- "The little boy was a malingerer who"
- "pretended to be sick so that he"
- "would not have to work in the fields."
- "The teacher finally lost his patience"
- "with the student and accused her of"
- "being a __________."
- "ordnance"
- "military arms"
- "The general ordered the soldiers to"
- "use their heaviest ordnance."
- ""
- "The soldiers lost the battle because"
- "their limited ________ could not"
- "match that of the enemy."
- "plaudit"
- "an expression of approval"
- "*'s review of the play"
- "contains an enthusiastic plaudit of "
- "the star's fine acting talent."
- "The teacher's evaluation was a"
- "flattering _______ of my term paper."
- ""
- "portcullis"
- "a strong gate of iron"
- "When we arrived at the ancient castle"
- "our guide raised the portcullis so"
- "that we could enter the grounds."
- "After I exited from the mansion,"
- "I heard the __________ clang down"
- "behind me."
- "restitution"
- "reimbursement; restoration"
- "After the war, the president"
- "provided for the restitution of"
- "captured land to the losing side."
- "The insurance company did not"
- "provide ___________ for her stolen"
- "ring."
- "sanctum"
- "a sacred place"
- "Bethlehem, the city where Jesus was"
- "born, is regarded as a holy sanctum"
- "by Christians."
- "The inside of a church or temple is"
- "a _______ where proper rules of"
- "behavior should be observed."
- "sepulcher"
- "a grave; a vault"
- "Danny was afraid to enter the"
- "cemetery and see the sepulcher "
- "of his grandmother."
- "Every year we go to my uncle's"
- "_________ and place flowers at"
- "his tomb."
- "triad"
- "a group of three"
- "The triad of young, attractive women"
- "was approached by three friendly,"
- "handsome gentlemen."
- "The Axis powers of World War II"
- "consisted of the _____ of Germany,"
- "Italy, and Japan."
- "vigilante"
- "a self-appointed law enforcer"
- "The vigilante, although he had no"
- "legal right, was determined to"
- "capture and imprison the criminal."
- "The _________ caught the man who"
- "had just robbed the bank and turned"
- "him over to the police."
- "wraith"
- "a ghost"
- "The young woman swore that she had"
- "seen the wraith of her deceased"
- "grandfather."
- "The deserted mansion is said to be"
- "haunted by a lonely ______ who"
- "appears at midnight."
- "yokel"
- "a country fellow"
- "The country yokel obviously did not"
- "know proper table manners because he"
- "ate with his fingers."
- "The crowded, noisy, big city"
- "frightened the _____ who had just"
- "arrived on a bus."
- ecause he"
- "ate with his fingers."
- "The crowded, noisy, big ci