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  1. "accomplish"
  2. "to finish"
  3. "I hope to accomplish all my work by"
  4. "the end of next week."
  5. ""
  6. "You will not __________ anything"
  7. "unless you set your mind to it."
  8. ""
  9. "amuse"
  10. "to make smile"
  11. "* can amuse us for"
  12. "hours by telling good stories."
  13. ""
  14. "I will _____ you by telling a very"
  15. "funny joke I just heard."
  16. ""
  17. "bleach"
  18. "to make whiter"
  19. "I had to bleach my pants to get all"
  20. "of the dirt out of them."
  21. ""
  22. "The sun can ______ brown hair until"
  23. "it becomes blond."
  24. ""
  25. "combine"
  26. "to join together"
  27. "The mad scientist planned to combine"
  28. "the chemicals to create an explosion."
  29. ""
  30. "You must _______ all the ingredients"
  31. "carefully to make a moist cake."
  32. ""
  33. "complicate"
  34. "to make more difficult"
  35. "You will complicate matters if you"
  36. "try to solve the problem that way."
  37. ""
  38. "By taking on so many projects, you"
  39. "will only __________ your life."
  40. ""
  41. "compress"
  42. "to squeeze together"
  43. "You can compress the cotton balls "
  44. "and fit more into each box."
  45. ""
  46. "I will glue and then tightly"
  47. "________ the two pieces of wood in"
  48. "order to join them together."
  49. "consult"
  50. "to ask advice"
  51. "You might want to consult your"
  52. "teacher about where to find a"
  53. "good tutor."
  54. "I always _______ my father and get"
  55. "his advice before I write a paper."
  56. ""
  57. "defend"
  58. "to guard against attack"
  59. "The cavalry was trained to defend"
  60. "the fort against attack.   "
  61. ""
  62. "The hen tried to ______ herself"
  63. "by pecking the farmer's hand."
  64. ""
  65. "discourage"
  66. "to lessen hope"
  67. "She tried to discourage him against"
  68. "climbing over the rocks."
  69. ""
  70. "Tim would never __________ the boy"
  71. "from trying his hardest."
  72. ""
  73. "dramatize"
  74. "to act out"
  75. "* will dramatize several of "
  76. "Shakespeare's comedies."
  77. ""
  78. "These three actors are so talented"
  79. "that they can _________ any scene."
  80. ""
  81. "equip"
  82. "to supply"
  83. "I will equip you with a new set of"
  84. "luggage for your journey."
  85. ""
  86. "You need to _____ yourself with a"
  87. "strong rope, special shoes and spikes"
  88. "before you go rock climbing."
  89. "escort"
  90. "to go along with"
  91. "Ron will escort me to the party."
  92. ""
  93. ""
  94. "My father likes me to ______ him on"
  95. "his walks; he says that he gets"
  96. "lonely walking by himself."
  97. "expand"
  98. "to make larger"
  99. "The balloon will expand if you blow"
  100. "air into it."
  101. ""
  102. "Metal will ______ when it is warm "
  103. "and contract when it is cool."
  104. ""
  105. "identify"
  106. "to recognize"
  107. "Would you be able to identify him"
  108. "in a large crowd?"
  109. ""
  110. "His bright green pants and bright"
  111. "pink shirt will make him easy to"
  112. "________."
  113. "navigate"
  114. "to guide a ship"
  115. "The man told us that he would teach"
  116. "us how to navigate a sailboat."
  117. ""
  118. "Nancy did not ________ the boat very"
  119. "well; we capsized in the bay."
  120. ""
  121. "notice"
  122. "to see"
  123. "`Please notice the fine details of"
  124. "this sculpture,` said the guide."
  125. ""
  126. "Did you ______ the beautiful deep"
  127. "blue color of her eyes?"
  128. ""
  129. "paralyze"
  130. "to make powerless"
  131. "That highway accident will paralyze"
  132. "traffic for hours."
  133. ""
  134. "The sea anemone's sting can ________"
  135. "small fish making them unable to"
  136. "move."
  137. "pledge"
  138. "to promise"
  139. "Every morning school children pledge"
  140. "allegiance to the flag."
  141. ""
  142. "The bridegroom will ______ to love,"
  143. "honor and cherish his wife."
  144. ""
  145. "postpone"
  146. "to put off until later"
  147. "Since there is a test tomorrow,"
  148. "* will have to  "
  149. "postpone going to the movies."
  150. "You must try not to ________ your"
  151. "work because you might run out of"
  152. "time."
  153. "quiver"
  154. "to shake"
  155. "His voice tends to quiver and quake"
  156. "when he becomes nervous."
  157. ""
  158. "Julie's knees began to ______"
  159. "when she gave her speech."
  160. ""
  161. "recall"
  162. "to remember"
  163. "Marci has an excellent memory and"
  164. "can always recall everything she"
  165. "reads."
  166. "I don't ______ his name, but I do"
  167. "remember meeting him."
  168. ""
  169. "reexamine"
  170. "to test again"
  171. "The doctor will reexamine you to"
  172. "make sure everything is all right."
  173. ""
  174. "The teacher is going to _________"
  175. "my paper for additional mistakes."
  176. ""
  177. "simplify"
  178. "to make easier"
  179. "The math teacher showed his students"
  180. "how to simplify the problem."
  181. ""
  182. "The professor had to ________ his"
  183. "vocabulary so that the kindergartener"
  184. "could understand him."
  185. "transfer"
  186. "to change over"
  187. "My parents have decided to transfer"
  188. "me to a different school. "
  189. ""
  190. "Dan wants to ________ jobs and move"
  191. "from Los Angeles to San Francisco."
  192. ""
  193. "vanish"
  194. "to disappear"
  195. "The magician claims that he will"
  196. "vanish right before our eyes."
  197. ""
  198. "Supposedly, ghosts can appear and"
  199. "then ______ whenever they please."
  200. ""
  201. t he will"
  202. "vanish right before our eyes."
  203. ""
  204. "Supposedly, ghosts can appear an