Basecamp Vocab A Set 5 Example Sentences
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.