English Vocab Day 6 (25-27) Fill in the blank
brink
"My nerves are on the __________!" shouted Mom, after our rock band rehearsed in the basement all night.
hampered
A thunderstorm _______ our plans of going to the beach.
inured
After thirty days at sea, Bob was ______ to life in a life raft.
deterred
Bryan's broken leg ___________ him from playing softball.
nurture
Mother birds ______ their young.
obtrusive
Ross's _______ parents forced him to attend the same college as they had.
obtrude
Tanya hoped her parents wouldn't __________ upon her wedding plans.
quietude
The ________ of the substitute teacher took the whole class by surprise.
propinquity
The ___________ of Leonardo di Vinci and Michelangelo is remarkable; the two great artists lived at the same time, at the same place.
portend
The dog let out a howl of dire ______.
canopy
The hurricane blew the _______ off the garage.
inured
The prisoner became _____ to his new life in prison.
garnered
Throughout her lifetime, Bernice _______ enough antique furniture to fill five houses.
obtrusive
Tina's __________ personality made it hard for her to make friends.
canopy
We sat quietly under the forest __________ and listened to all the beautiful bird calls.
seethed
When he learned that his kingdom had been conquered, the king _______ with anger.
gravity
Young children don't understand the ________ of playing with matches.
cupidity
A good politician must have little _______ but an abundance of caring for his constituents.
dire
After the girls' wallets were stolen on vacation, they were in _____ straits; they had no money, no shelter, and not even a quarter to call home.
quietude
After the long illness, he had finally found _____ in death.
canopy
At the beach, Karen likes to sit under a __________ to protect her delicate skin from the sun.
kindle
Because Christine once had feelings for him, Joe thought sending flowers might again her ________ affections.
plucky
Because Roger has such a _______ attitude, we asked him to be the captain of our sky diving team.
propinquity
Because of the ________ of our neighbor's yard, we sometimes hear things we shouldn't.
perpendicular
Because the wall was not ______________, it gradually succumbed to gravity and fell over.
propinquity
Because they were in classes together everyday, a relationship developed based on ____________.
addicted
Betty has become so _______ to soap operas she talks of nothing else.
extruded
Black oil _______________ from the engine block.
accrued
Bryan's unpaid parking tickets _________ to the point they would have paid for his college tuition.
accrued
By the time he was eighteen he had ______ a good knowledge of computer skills.
dire
Category 4 Hurricane Charley struck Punta Gorda, Florida on August 13th, 2004 with ______ results; most buildings were flattened.
exemplary
Charlie has always been an __________ student.
hierarchy
Chief Sitting Bull was at the top of the tribe's ____________.
animosity
Displaying ___________ for his neighbor, Roger built a fence between their houses.
nurturing
During her first year of college, Elizabeth often called her mother for some ______ words.
hierarchy
Ed was very low on the company's ____________; he only delivered the mail and emptied trash.
depravity
Ed's mother attributed his __________ to violent movies and video games.
exalted
Elizabeth felt _____ when she scored 1600 on her SAT.
quietude
Gene and Chris chose their property for the air of ______ and peace that pervaded the area.
brink
Grandpa Ed was on the _______ of death when the paramedics arrived and saved his life.
plucky
He fought his disease in a ____________ way which we all admired.
pluckiness
Her ____________ made her a perfect candidate for the debate team.
addict
His friends worried constantly about him because he was a drug ___________.
hampered
His small stature _____ Dan's chances of making the football team.
seethe
I could see my father start to ______ as he read the phone bill.
patrimony
Ill-will in the family was a result of arguing over _____________.
portentous
In ancient times a comet in the sky was considered a ________ event.
hierarchy
In the 1700s one's rank in the __________ of noble birth often determined his wealth.
gastronomy
In the United States, the winter holidays are the time we practice _________.
heartening
It was ______ to receive so many cards from my friends when I was in the hospital.
bolster
Jane knew she had to _______ the support of the underclassmen if she hoped to win the election.
dire
Jeff's ______ predictions about a stock market crash unfortunately came true, and now everyone in his family is broke.
patrimony
Jonathan squandered his ___________ and died penniless.
garnering
Jonathan was guilty of ______ illegal information on the internet.
nurtured
Laura ______ the abandoned puppy and kept him as her own.
garner
Maria worked to _______ all the information she could before she started writing her report.
depravity
Muhammad Ali was famous in the ring for his _________________ toward opposing boxers.
patrimony
My mother says my overly large nose is a result of ________ since her family all have small noses.
addicted
My mother's only regret was that she allowed herself to become _________ to nicotine.
hamper
Not routinely changing the car's oil will ______ its performance.
deter
Nothing could ______ John from his ambition to be a doctor.
brink
On the ______ of disaster, Mike finally regained control of the skidding car.
gastronomy
One can learn a great deal about a country by studying its __________.
heartened
Our coach gave a speech that________ made us confident we would win the game.
exalt
Our society tends to ______ actors and sport stars rather than teachers and professors.
extrusion
Plastic bags are usually manufactured by large _______ machines.
deter
Rachel didn't let her handicap ______ her from competing in the triathlon.
bolster
Since Jackie's surgery, she has had to use a back _______ when she sits.
cupidity
The ______ of the Roman upper-class led to the demise of the Roman Empire.
gravity
The ______ of the situation multiplied when Frank made the hole in the boat bigger while trying to patch it.
seething
The class watched the ________ teacher take a deep breath before she reprimanded the student.
bolster
The coach saw it was time to ______ his team, so he gave them a pep talk.
heartening
The family received some _______ words from the priest.
gastronomic
The feast was a ________ delight with every gourmet dish imaginable.
kindled
The fire ______ when he squirted on some lighter fluid.
exalted
The fireman was _______ by the press for saving the child from a burning building.
portended
The king believed that his dreams __________ some great event, so he went to his sages so they could interpret their meaning.
exemplary
The littlest ballerina was cited as being an ________ student.
perpendicular
The pole is ________ to the ground.
depraved
The principal could not believe Jason was capable of such ___________ activities.
accrued
The stock dividends ________ so rapidly that we were soon able to buy a new car.
inure
The substitute teacher was unable to _____ himself to some of the students.
perpendicularly
The tall mast of the sailing ship was built _________ to the deck.
cupidity
The thief's ________was exceeded only by his ignorance.
animosity
The two sisters had a deep-seated _______ toward each other.
exemplars
Too many teenage girls view fashion models as _______ for their own body image.
extrudes
Toothpaste ________ from the tube when you squeeze it.
kindle
We attempted to _______ a fire with candy wrappers, but apparently we should have used sticks.
gravity
We didn't realize the of ______Steven's drug addiction until it was too late.
animosity
Whenever the two rival teams encounter each other, they show their ______ by mocking the other's mascot.