English vocab 6-13 sentences

For her mothers birthday Belinda bought a copy of Romeo and Juliet that has a gilded cover because her mother is such a ______, and Belinda knew she would appreciate the beautiful detail on the books cover.

Bibliophile

The starving man's _________ appearance frightened the woman who saw him walking down the road.

Cadaverous

In order to _____ the child's desire to play woth matches, his mother took him to the burn unit of the hospital so that he could see patients who had suffered burn injuries.

Daunt

_________ among government officials ultimately caused the party in office to lose its credibility.

Decadence

The driver's _____ disregard for the red light caused him to crash into two cars that were passing through the intersection.

flagrant

When mom turned her back, I ____ a cookie.

flinched

If a city experiences a severe _____ in population, it may not be comsidered as a potential site for the olympics.

flux

A ______ began at the ball game after the fans of one team began to jeer at the fans of the other.

fracas

My attempt to walk my dog in the rain without him splashing me when we walked back inside was ______; he shook and shook as we walked back onto the porch after the walk.

futile

Wen the basketball game announcer accidentally switched the names of two of the starting players, his ______ was highlighted in the next day's sports section of the local newspaper.

gaffe

The old man walks with a labored _____ because he has rheumatoid arthritis.

gait

When the beautiful model tripped on the runaway, everyone in the audience gas and then sat there _____ as she staggered to the back of the stage and her torn gown and with one high heel on her foot and one in her hand.

gaping

The singer ____ the words to the song because she got nervous.

garbled

Following 30 days of severe illness Crystal's face was pale and _____

gaunt

God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit were present at the ____ of the universe.

genesis

You could tell by the ____ look on her face that Stella was frightened by the diagnosis the doctor had given her.

ghastly

"______ your loins," called out the office manager to warn everyone in the office to prepare for the unkind president's arrival.

gird

Judge Eustice is still _____ all of the information about the case before hearing it next Tuesday.

gleaning

The ______ substance was unidentifiable, but reminded the observers od wet play dough.

glutinous

If the ____ fills up to early, the farmers will have to rent a storage space for their wheat.

granary

The _______ sneaked into the presidential palace at night and kidnapped both the president and his wife and family in an effort to make change to the country's laws.

guerillas

The ____ Brad always used on his peers to get what he wanted didn't work quite so well his teacher when he left the water running in the bathroom, which eventually caused a _____ in the hallway.

guile; deluge

A coastal ____ occurred when flooding from the hurricane took their lives of two thirds of the population.

holocaust

During the ______, Jonathan Edwards warned the congregation that God's wrath would consume them if they did not repent.

homily

Though the woman lives in a _____, no one would ever knownby looking at the clothing that she wears to work.

hovel

Alice acted as though she didn't know what it meant to be ______ when she left her dog outside in the pouring rain all afternoon long while she sat on her couch and watch Netflix.

humane

As the group of friends _______ more and more alcohol, their designated drivers began to grow more and more concerned for their health and safety.

imbided

All of the Marines are ___ with a strong sense of duty and patriotism before they are sent into combat.

imbued

Unlike most teenagers, Hannah keeps a ________ bedroom. Her mom never has to tell her to clean up or to make her bed.

immaculate

You will _____ the healing of your broken foot if you neglect to use your crutches.

impede

The young man was placed in jail overnight for acting in a ________ manner toward the police man who simply needed to ask him some questions.

impertinent

It is company policy for ___ employees to stay at home until they are feeling totally well again.

indisposed

After the earthquake shook the building practically to the ground, the people trapped inside could find no means of ______.

Egress

Edgar Allen Poe' _____ story about burying a man alive is one that will send chills up and down the readers spine.

Gothic

__________ people seldom worry about what other people think or their appearance.

Narcissistic

A ____ of delight swept over the face of old Mrs. Harlington's ____ when he found out that he'd be inheriting Mullins of dollars in cash and property.

Pall; beneficiary

A homeless person living in ____ would appreciate a home-cooked meal or a warm place to sleep at night.

Penury

The flag lowered to half mast serve as a ________ reminder that tragedy had stricken the country.

Stark

The prisessional ballerina danced every single role in "The Nutcracker" during her _____.

Tenure

Dan tried to ______ all evidence that he had been snooping around in his sisters room.

eradicate

Jason thought the purchase was a great idea for his company, but his _____ thought otherwise, so they are waiting for something better.

affiliate

You will be ____ when you see the number of homes that were flattened by the tsunami.

aghast

It is usually best to confront a person who has wronged you rather than _______ to the things he or she has done during your conversations with other people.

allude

The Rolex watch the Prince Charming wore in the production of " Sleeping Beauty" was a ____

anachronism

The _______ animals in the cartoon seem to speak with more _____ than any real person I've ever met.

anthropomorphic; aplomb

I'm afraid that my tendency to worry about every little thing may someday prove to be the______ of my existence.

bane

Being in an environment that is too loud can_____ a splitting headache.

beget

Jamil_____ his older brothers independence. He can't wait for the day when he, too, his old enough to make his own decisions.

begrudged

The children's neighbor ______ them for throwing a baseball through his kitchen window.

berated

Some of the games at the carnival are designed to ______ people by overcharging them to see every day items that were advertised as one of the one-of-a-kind.

bilk

Steven took a _____ approach to telling Millie that he liked her.

blatant

Charley had a hard time stufuling her ______ after her crush, Daniel, asked her to be his date to the dance.

exuberance

Heidi ______ and excuse for not showing up to cheer practice.

fabricated

The run-down exterior of the building was simply a _____ for the gorgeously decorated interior.

facade

Though all people are certainly _______, my friend Herman seems to do everything perfectly the first time.

fallible

When the excited fans began to ____ over Selena, people were being pushed closer and closer to the stage, essentially crushing them.

fawn

When God asked who had eaten from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, Adam and Eve ________ innocence.

feigned

Because Helen didn't clean the wound she received when she fell off her bike, it began to_____, and she had to go to the doctor to have them drain the pus out of it so that it would help heal properly

fester

Anna Frank waited until she heard the ____ of the guards' footsteps slow down enough to indicate that they were about to take a break. Then the surreptitiously slipped to the wall to talk to her friend on the other side.

cadence

The ______ that was spread about Greta throughout the school caused her to be alienated by nearly everyone.

calumny

The eighteen-wheeler began to ____ on the interstate, eventually causing a wreck, which wreaked ___ for every driver trying to get anywhere by that route.

careen; havoc

It bothers me to stand in line behind a person who_______ about the service or the products in the store. I figure, if they don't like to store, they can stop elsewhere.

carps

The little boy's thighs _____ after walking around all day in his wet swim trunks.

chafe

The _____ sailor often found himself in the brig* for fighting his crew mates.

choleric

The two cops ____ Mathew's laptop in order to retrieve any information that might lead to Mathew's arrest.

commandeered

The hall monitor told my friends and me to stop _____ in the hallway and move along to class.

dawdling

The young man stood up at the patriotic celebration to proudly ____ a poem he had written about his beloved country.

declaim

When the stove he bought in 1984 stopped working, Ronarldo tried to contact the company in order to find out if his warranty was still good, but the company was _____

defunct

The hurtful words that were published about the movie director in all the important magazines, coupled with his questionable lifestyle led to his eventual ______.

demise

The opposing candidates have done a good job of remaining kind to one another during the campaign in order to avoid______ each other.

denigrating

The police chased the car 300 miles before they were finally able to get the driver to _____.

desist

The Alaskan bobsledder couldn't help but feel a pang of loneliness as he and his pack sledded across the ______ landscape.

desolate

The Russian ____'s cruel actions toward his people were frowned upon by orher work leaders.

despot

Parents who ____ too heavily on their childern may wind up seeing their children grow into adults who cant handle life's tough situations.

dote

The comedian used every trick he knew of to ____ a laugh from his audience.

educe

Such a ____ sound was emitted by the crackly old speakers at the run-down highs school that the students shivered everytime an announcement was made.

eerie

Being convicted of a crime he did not commit and suffering 13 underdeserve years in prison was a ______ Edmond Danted was not willing to forgive.

effrontery

My ____ Aunt hugs me over and over every time she comes to visit. It used to bother me, but now I realize it's just her personality.

effusive

The wife of the newly-elected mayor was having trouble adjusting to the fact that she is now comsidered one of Miami's ______ citiizens.

elite

The main regretted his choice to embezzled money from his employer because his wife and children became______ in the case before it was all said and done.

embroiled

As an _____ of the Organization, Philip must make sure that the organization is always presented in a good light.

emissary

The gauge on the dashboard _____ A red light when the gas is getting low.

emits

The ______ Stanley felt for the man who killed his father kept forgiving him.

enmity

Beth and Ruth were ____ spirits from the moment they met and found out that they have so many things in common.

kindred

When George stepped on a rusty nail and _______ his foot, the doctor who looked it over make sure that he'd had a recent tetanus shot to ward against infection.

lacerated

Matilda refuses to think of herself as a ____ to her boss, despite the fact that all she really does for him is get his coffee, take phone messages, and run photocopies.

lackey

Romeo______ The fact that he will no longer be able to be with Juliet because he has been exiled from Verona.

laments

The architect ______ her blueprints before entering the filthy worksite.

laminated

The late night show includes ______ that were meant to satirize the lives of politicians.

lampoons

The Hunter assume the shot he fired into the dears flank would be______, but the animal ran away and could not be found again.

lethal

The ______ goals of the campaign CEO put the employees under quite a bit of stress because I work so hard to reach these goals, even though they continue to seem untainable.

lofty

Not everyone at the meeting was a diplomat. Some were _____ whose input on the issue of border control was requested by the other members of the council.

mandarins

Some of the countries citizens see the elected president as a mere _______ who serves the members of the legislative assembly.

minion

We drove our trucks as deep into the woods as we could until the _____ prevented us from traveling any further except my foot.

mire

Even a _____ of shade would be welcomed by the poor farmers who have been ______ in the sun all day.

modicum; languish

The ____ actions of the drugs lords has been on the news for the past six months.

nefarious

God's _____, Satan, will eventually reside in the Lake of Fire.

nemesis

Every ____ spends plenty of time on the bench, observing how the game is played.

neophyte

Roger's decision to hire his granddaughter over thirty other very highly-qualified candidates was a clear case of ____

nepotism

In an effort to ______ everyone in the audience, Selena sang a beautiful slow songs and kindly asked them to back away from the stage.

pacify

Lord Capulet is a _____ whose daughter will make rich any man she chooses to marry.

patrician

Paul arrived home an hour past curfew, overcome with the desire to ______ when his parents confronted him about it where he had been.

prevaricated

The images drawn on the wall of the cave dated back to ____ times.

primeval

After galloping for over two hours, the horse ___ enormous amounts of water from the troughs when it was returned to the stable.

quaffed

Larry had no______ about copying his homework from George.

qualms

Benvolio decided to ______ Romeo about the causes of his depression.

query

The ______ outside the stores on Black Friday are exciting to some people, but I prefer staying at home to facing the madding crowds.

queues

Though she had every intention of cooking the chicken the day she bought it, Mary's week turn very busy, and by the time she thought about cooking it on Friday, it was _____ .

rancid

The game show contestant's partner ____ to his aid when he did not know the answer to the 5th question.

sallied

People who work in the health _______ must be extremely careful during the winter in order to prevent getting the flu.

sector

When writing a persuasive speech, be sure to __________ the claims that you make by providing plenty of evidence.

substantiate

The teacher work hard to stop the student for making _____ remarks that were eating into precious class time.

undue