504 words 1-5 with sentences

corpse

As the closet was opened, the------- fell out, frightening the janitor out of one year's growth.

vapor

--------rose out of the valve on top of the steam engine.

Unaccustomed

--------to being kept waiting, the angry woman marched out of the store.

annual

1. The March of Dimes makes its -----appeal in the early spring.

typical

A ------day in Florida is full of sunshine and warm breezes.

wholesale

A sharp rise in------ prices is bound to affect the prices in our neighborhood stores.

numb

After standing guard duty for four hours, I became completely ___ _

oath

Although he took an------ on the Bible, Sal lied to the jury.

data

As I looked at all the ____ the salesman showed me, I knew that I was getting more and more mixed up.

bachelor

Because he was a -------, the movie actor was invited to many parties.

qualify

Betty could not-------- for the Miss Teenage America Contest because she was twenty years old.

tradition

Christmas trees are a popular----- for many people.

circulate

Copies of some magazines are so scarce,* the librarian won't allow them to ___ _

essential

Everyone agrees that friendship is----- for all of us.

expensive

Government experts told us to buy chicken without realizing how------- it had become.

topic

He had to do research on the----- of biology for a school report.

evade

He tried to----- questions he didn't know how to answer.

probe

Historians will ------the causes of the war in Iraq.

gallant

I enjoyed reading the story of the------- man who put his cloak over a mud puddle so that the queen would not dirty her feet.

eliminate

I heard a doctor on a television show say that if we-------- one slice of bread each day, we'll lose weight.

rural

I left the city for a peaceful----- farm.

tact

I used----- when I told my fat uncle that his extra weight made him look better.

explore

I want to------- all the cities I haven't visited.

wager

I won the------ that my bachelor* friend would be married by June.

reform

If Gene doesn't -----, he will get into serious trouble.

humid

If we have one more hot,----- day, you will be able to persuade* me to move to Alaska.

visible

In the cemetery the corpse* was----- in the bright moonlight.

vanish

In the show the magician waved his wand to make a lady ___ _

frigid

In-------- weather I always wear three or four sweaters.

inhibit

It is said that many ghosts------- the old Butler house.

peril

Kit Carson's keen* eyesight protected him from the --------in the forest.

devise

Let's------ a plan for doing away with homework.

burden

Making a living for his family was too much of a ___ _

jealous

My aunt was so----- of our new couch that she bought one just like it.

blend

Oil paints----- easily to form thousands of different shades.

campus

Professor Dixon liked the atmosphere of the university ___ _

predict

Since he has passed all his subjects, I'll------ that he will graduate.

shriek

Since the shack was vacant,* we did not expect to hear the terrible ____ which came from it.

descend

Sooner or later the elevator will -----and we'll be able to go up.

minimum

The ------passing mark in most schools is 65%.

enormous

The basketball player was----- ; he could practically drop the ball through the hoop.

keen

The blade was so-------- that I cut myself in four places while shaving.

scarce

The buffalo, which once roamed the plains, is quite ---------today.

dismal

The chances of my winning the election were so ____ that I decided to quit before the votes were counted.

abandon

The driver was forced to------ his car when two of the tires became flat.

assemble

The guests began to---- for Thanksgiving dinner.

dense

The hair on his head was so ----, a special pair of scissors was used to thin it.

hardship

The loss of Claudia's eyesight was a------ which she learned to live with.

talent

The producer always had her eye out for young ___ _

villain

The----- in the movie was played by an actor who was able to look mean.

majority

The------ of people wanted him to be president.

theory

What----- can you suggest to explain the frequent changes in women's clothing?

vacant

When the guard saw that the cot was----- , he realized that the prisoner had left the jail.

debate

Whether or not eighteen-year-olds should be allowed to vote was in ____ for a long time.

recline

While escaping from the bank, the robbers forced the teller to------- on the floor of their car.

utilize

Why don't you------ all the space on that page?

sinister

With a------- smile, the gangster invited Martha into his Cadillac.

tempt

With the promise of a raise in pay, my boss tried to ____ me to stay on in the job.

conceal

You cannot------- the truth when you are questioned by the keen* lawyer.

persuade

Your gifts do not tempt* me and will not----- me to change my mind.