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.