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  1. "abhor"
  2. "to detest"
  3. "I abhor violence in any form."
  4. ""
  5. ""
  6. "I _____ scary films because they"
  7. "give me nightmares."
  8. ""
  9. "acclimate"
  10. "to become accustomed"
  11. "If you move to Denver, your body"
  12. "will acclimate itself to the higher"
  13. "altitude."
  14. "Six months after moving to Phoenix,"
  15. "Rex was able to _________ to the heat."
  16. ""
  17. "articulate"
  18. "to speak distinctly"
  19. "Please articulate clearly so that"
  20. "everyone can understand you."
  21. ""
  22. "A good speaker will __________ well"
  23. "so that everyone can understand."
  24. ""
  25. "avert"
  26. "to turn aside; to prevent "
  27. "If you see that horror movie, you"
  28. "may have to avert your eyes during"
  29. "the worst moments."
  30. "John, a good driver, was able to"
  31. "_____ the automobile accident."
  32. ""
  33. "capsize"
  34. "to overturn"
  35. "If you stand up in a canoe, you may"
  36. "cause it to capsize."
  37. ""
  38. "The high seas caused the dinghy"
  39. "to _______."
  40. ""
  41. "concentrate"
  42. "to bring together; to intensify"
  43. "If we all concentrate our efforts on"
  44. "this project, we can complete it"
  45. "within a week."
  46. "The population in Japan tends to"
  47. "___________ around Tokyo."
  48. ""
  49. "contradict"
  50. "to assert the opposite "
  51. "Please don't contradict what I just"
  52. "said; you know that it is true."
  53. ""
  54. "Molly did not bother to __________"
  55. "the bully's statements, although she"
  56. "knew they were false."
  57. "crescendo"
  58. "to increase in loudness"
  59. "Please crescendo on the last line"
  60. "of the song."
  61. ""
  62. "The crowd's cheering will _________"
  63. "if the Dodgers come back in the"
  64. "bottom of the ninth."
  65. "devise"
  66. "to invent"
  67. "* tried to devise a type"
  68. "of grass that would never need"
  69. "mowing."
  70. "Eric will ______ a strategy that can"
  71. "win."
  72. ""
  73. "dissuade"
  74. "to persuade not to do"
  75. "Perhaps * can dissuade  "
  76. "them from their dangerous plan."
  77. ""
  78. "We must try to ________ the star"
  79. "player from quitting the team."
  80. ""
  81. "emancipate"
  82. "to free"
  83. "During his term as President, "
  84. "Abraham Lincoln acted to emancipate"
  85. "the slaves."
  86. "Machines such as the dishwasher and"
  87. "microwave oven helped to __________"
  88. "women from housework."
  89. "enliven"
  90. "to make cheerful"
  91. "* will tell a few jokes "
  92. "and this will enliven the party."
  93. ""
  94. "Music always works to _______ a dull"
  95. "evening."
  96. ""
  97. "excavate"
  98. "to dig out"
  99. "An archaeologist must excavate the"
  100. "remains of former civilizations."
  101. ""
  102. "Because the bone was buried deep,"
  103. "it took an hour for the dog to"
  104. "________ it."
  105. "gesticulate"
  106. "to make gestures"
  107. "Do you gesticulate when you talk?"
  108. ""
  109. ""
  110. "Bill is a very animated actor; he"
  111. "tends to ___________ a lot."
  112. ""
  113. "harass"
  114. "to torment"
  115. "Don't harass your little brother"
  116. "while he is trying to do his"
  117. "homework."
  118. "Older brothers sometimes ______"
  119. "their younger sisters by pinching"
  120. "and punching."
  121. "infuriate"
  122. "to make angry"
  123. "One way to infuriate Robert is to"
  124. "totally ignore him."
  125. ""
  126. "Older sisters often _________"
  127. "everyone in the family by using the"
  128. "bathroom for an hour each morning."
  129. "mystify"
  130. "to bewilder"
  131. "His strange behavior seems to"
  132. "mystify all his friends."
  133. ""
  134. "Spirits and wizards _______ me."
  135. ""
  136. ""
  137. "procrastinate"
  138. "to put off; to delay"
  139. "People who procrastinate too much"
  140. "never get the job done."
  141. ""
  142. "The project is due in a week, so I"
  143. "had better not _____________."
  144. ""
  145. "reimburse"
  146. "to pay back"
  147. "If you will buy all the supplies for"
  148. "the project, the club will reimburse"
  149. "you."
  150. "Buy that ball, and I will _________"
  151. "you tomorrow."
  152. ""
  153. "replenish"
  154. "to resupply"
  155. "We must replenish our firewood"
  156. "before winter comes."
  157. ""
  158. "We had to _________ our food supplies"
  159. "after George and his friends raided"
  160. "our cupboard."
  161. "ruffle"
  162. "to annoy"
  163. "The teacher was quite calm, and it"
  164. "was difficult to ruffle her."
  165. ""
  166. "Max, our puppy, does his best but"
  167. "simply can not ______ Fred, our cool"
  168. "cat."
  169. "sanction"
  170. "to authorize"
  171. "The Olympic committee must vote to"
  172. "sanction new sports for the"
  173. "competition."
  174. "The government will not ________"
  175. "the building of bombs by private "
  176. "organizations."
  177. "sojourn"
  178. "to visit briefly"
  179. "We will sojourn in Italy this summer."
  180. ""
  181. ""
  182. "They will _______ in four countries"
  183. "during August."
  184. ""
  185. "survey"
  186. "to examine"
  187. "The government will survey the land"
  188. "before it is offered for sale."
  189. ""
  190. "The newspaper will ______ the members"
  191. "of the  committee to determine their "
  192. "feelings."
  193. "yield"
  194. "to surrender"
  195. "I think I will yield to temptation"
  196. "and eat another donut."
  197. ""
  198. "The car on the left should _____ the"
  199. "right of way to the car on the right."
  200. ""
  201. emptation"
  202. "and eat another donut."
  203. ""
  204. "The car on the left should _____