Basecamp Vocab A Set 5 Example Sentences

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bane

Advanced physics is the ___ of many students' academic lives.

abort

After they ran out of food, the men, attempting to jump rope around the world, had to ___ and go home.

acute

Arnold could not walk because the pain in his foot was so ___

assail

At dawn, the war planes ___ the boats in the harbor.

cultivate

At the library, she ___ her interest in spy novels.

concise

Gordon did not like to waste time, and his instructions to Brenda were nothing if not ___

agriculture

It was a huge step in the progress of civilization when tribes left hunting and gathering and began to develop more sustainable methods of obtaining food, such as ___

compress

Lynn ___ her lips into a frown.

bourgeois

Many businessmen receive criticism for their ___ approach to life.

anonymous

Mary received a love poem from an ___ admirer.

ambivalent

My feelings about Calvin are ___ because on one hand he is a loyal friend, but on the other, he is a cruel and vicious thief.

blandish

Rachel's assistant tried to ___ her into accepting the deal.

dubious

Suspicious that he was only trying to get a raise, she found his praise ___

boisterous

The candidate won the vote after giving several ___ speeches on television.

buttress

The column ___ the roof above the statue.

ecstatic

The couple was ___ when they learned that they had won the lottery.

calamity

The earthquake in San Francisco was a ___ worse than any other natural disaster in history.

corrosive

The effect of the chemical was highly ___

abate

The rain poured down for a while, then ___.

denounce

The senator ___ her opponent as a greedy politician.

abide

Though he did not agree with the decision, Chuck decided to ___ by it.

discern

Though he hid his emotions, she ___ from his body language that he was angry.

analogous

Though they are unrelated genetically, the bone structure of whales and fish is quite ___

aerial

We watched as the fighter planes conducted ___ maneuvers.

dissuade

Worried that he would catch a cold, she tried to ___ him from going out on winter nights.


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