Champions A Set 5 Example Sentences

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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.


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