Champions A Set 5 Example Sentences
pungent
A ___ sauce of pineapple and ginger were served over the pork.
bulwark
A wall of sandbags acted as a(n) ___ against the rising floodwaters.
annul
After seeing its unforeseen and catastrophic effects, Congress sought to ___ the law.
belabor
Although I didn't want to ___ the point, I was compelled to remind my husband once again that the electric bill was 17 days overdue.
ulterior
Although I tried to pose my question as innocently as possible, my mother knew I had a(n) ___ motive.
obscure
Because he was standing in the shadows, his features were ___.
condolence
Brian lamely offered his ___ on the loss of his sister's roommate's cat.
egalitarian
Despite democratic countries' ___ political ideals, wide gaps between rich and poor are commonplace.
incumbent
George Washington was the first ___ of the U.S. Presidency.
punitive
If a student is caught smoking in the boys' room, the ___ result is immediate expulsion from school.
tome
In college, I used to carry around an anatomy book that was the heaviest ___ in my bag.
collate
It took only a few minutes to print the documents but nearly an hour to ___ them.
martial
Karate and judo are two ___ arts that have become popular around the world.
fluctuate
My vocab quiz score ___ between 90 and 100, but I pass every quiz.
syntax
Ordinary English ___ is subject-verb-object, but it's quite possible to invert the subject and the verb.
asunder
The Civil War threatened to tear the US ___ and to this day some people in both the North and the South wish it had been successful.
loquacious
The ___ teenagers filled the locker room with their nonstop talk.
bogus
The art historian discovered a(n) ___ Rembrandt hanging in the museum.
exuberant
The citizens were ___ when their nation's soccer team scored a final goal and won the World Cup.
lackluster
The oboe soloist was not pleased with her ___ performance and promised to practice more so she could do better next time.
stance
The proper ___ for this exercise is feet apart with knees slightly bent.
abate
The rain poured down for a while, then ___.
nebulous
The transition between governments meant that who was actually in charge was a(n) ___ matter.
xenophobe
Though Larry claimed not to be a(n) ___ I noticed he took great pains to avoid eating any kind of "ethnic" food.
arcane
To most people, the science of quantum physics is an extremely ___ subject that is beyond their grasp.