English Vocabulary 100 - Sentences Flashcards
Remittance - Noun
Complete the booking and order forms and send them together with your remittance.
Complete the booking and order forms and send them together with your {…}.
Wheelhouse - Noun - Phrase
I may be an author, but poetry is outside my wheelhouse.
I may be an author, but poetry is outside my {…}.
Wheelhouse - Noun
A 12-foot wave collided with the boat, breaking over the wheelhouse and washing the helmsman.
A 12-foot wave collided with the boat, breaking over the {…} and washing the helmsman.
Point person - Noun
“Jane will be our point person for the new product launch, so all questions and concerns should be directed to her.”
Jane will be our {…} for the new product launch, so all questions and concerns should be directed to her.
Beset (with) - Verb
Her father gifted her a gold bracelet beset with jewels.
Her father gifted her a gold bracelet {…} with jewels.
Beset (with) - Verb
Cross-cultural collaboration will greatly alleviate the problems which have beset the geological history of the region.
Cross-cultural collaboration will greatly alleviate the problems which have {…} the geological history of the region.
Beset (with) - Verb
A sylvan town beset with high mountains.
A sylvan town {…} with high mountains.
(In) Contradistinction - Noun
In contradistinction to national or familial organizations, admission to the group was voluntary and open to any who proved their merit.
In {…} to national or familial organizations, admission to the group was voluntary and open to any who proved their merit.
Disparate - Adj
The North and South Korean border is among the most socioeconomically disparate intersections in the world in terms of prosperity, politics, and social structure.
The North and South Korean border is among the most socioeconomically {…} intersections in the world in terms of prosperity, politics, and social structure.
Disparate - Adj
The company leadership board was decidedly disparate - no two members from the same social or economic background.
The company leadership board was decidedly {…} - no two members from the same social or economic background.
Pourquoi story - Noun
According to an African Pourquoi story, long ago, leopards were plain and solid brown, but deer could easily see him. He asked a human to help, so the man dipped his fingers into black ink and painted spots all over the Leopard’s fur, allowing him to blend into the shadows and become a powerful hunter.
According to an African {…}, long ago, leopards were plain and solid brown, but deer could easily see him. He asked a human to help, so the man dipped his fingers into black ink and painted spots all over the Leopard’s fur, allowing him to blend into the shadows and become a powerful hunter.
Risible - Adj
The selfie stick has been framed by my peers as a risible technology of which ownership is akin to the forfeiture of good taste.
The selfie stick has been framed by my peers as a {…} technology of which ownership is akin to the forfeiture of good taste.
Mainstay - Noun
Sandwich bread is a mainstay in most home kitchens - what would our school lunches have been without sliced bread?
Sandwich bread is a {…} in most home kitchens - what would our school lunches have been without sliced bread?
Stays - Noun
Rigging - Noun
Concomitant - Adj
The main threat is an increase in the misuse of drugs, and the concomitant social and health problems that can result.
The main threat is an increase in the misuse of drugs, and the {…} social and health problems that can result.
Paroxysm - Noun
Her apparent recovery was followed by violent paroxysms of severe cough.
Her apparent recovery was followed by violent {…} of severe cough.
Paroxysm - Noun
Accordingly, the next step in the evaluation of paroxysms of crying or laughing is the generation of a differential diagnosis inclusive of mood disorders.
Accordingly, the next step in the evaluation of {…} of crying or laughing is the generation of a differential diagnosis inclusive of mood disorders.
Cobalamin (individual) - Noun
Cobalamin is needed for healthy skin, hair, eyes, and liver as well as to help the nervous system function properly.
{…} is needed for healthy skin, hair, eyes, and liver as well as to help the nervous system function properly.
Cobalamin (group) - Noun
Because vitamin B12 contains the mineral cobalt, compounds with vitamin B12 activity are collectively called cobalamins.
Because vitamin B12 contains the mineral cobalt, compounds with vitamin B12 activity are collectively called {…}.
Beleaguered - Adj
The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.
The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the {…} doctors working in the refugee camps.
Beleaguered - Adj
The occupants of the beleaguered city had no means of escape.
The occupants of the {…} city had no means of escape.
Anathema - Noun
The use of threatened or endangered species purely for entertainment should be an anathema to serious conservationists.
The use of threatened or endangered species purely for entertainment should be an {…} to serious conservationists.
Anathema - Noun
Neither shalt thou bring anything of the idol into thy house, lest thou become an anathema like it.
Neither shalt thou bring anything of the idol into thy house, lest thou become an {…} like it.
Semaphore - Noun
When a semaphore is used, the arm means red when horizontal and white when in an inclined position.
When a {…} is used, the arm means red when horizontal and white when in an inclined position.
Lorem ipsum - Noun
Gambol - Verb
Chimps suddenly emerged from the woods, gamboling across the grassy lawn and clambering into the adjoining buildings.
Chimps suddenly emerged from the woods, {…} across the grassy lawn and clambering into the adjoining buildings.
Phalanx - Noun
Carouse - Verb
He’s heir to a shaky throne, but instead of showing leadership qualities he’s carousing with drunkards and thieves.
He’s heir to a shaky throne, but instead of showing leadership qualities he’s {…} with drunkards and thieves.
Requisite - Adj
I don’t think forgoing a family is requisite for a woman’s career success.
I don’t think forgoing a family is {…} for a woman’s career success.
Coup de grâce - Noun
Noon turns towards me, and raises a triumphant finger towards me as she delivers the coup de grâce.
Noon turns towards me, and raises a triumphant finger towards me as she delivers the {…}.
Coup de grâce - Noun
Jane’s affair was the coup de grâce to her disintegrating marriage.
Jane’s affair was the {…} to her disintegrating marriage.
Terra incognita - Noun
Further, death is terra incognita — what happens to men after their death is something only guessed at.
Further, death is {…} — what happens to men after their death is something only guessed at.
Cadaveric - Adj
However, recognition of the ethical use of cadaveric organs and the definition of death are not the same throughout all societies.
However, recognition of the ethical use of {…} organs and the definition of death are not the same throughout all societies.
Narcolepsy - Noun
For example, patients with narcolepsy find that planned short naps are crucial to managing their sleepiness every day.
For example, patients with {…} find that planned short naps are crucial to managing their sleepiness every day.
Pasteboard - Noun
Crenulated - Adj
Desert mallow is a favorite evergreen shrublet with fuzzy, crenulated leaves and cupped flowers in shades of brilliant orange to watermelon red.
Desert mallow is a favorite evergreen shrublet with fuzzy, {…} leaves and cupped flowers in shades of brilliant orange to watermelon red.
Crenellations - Noun
Apotheosis - Noun
The city is in many ways a cultural feast, the very apotheosis of cross-cultural interaction.
The city is in many ways a cultural feast, the very {…} of cross-cultural interaction.
Cornerstone - Noun
Keystone - Noun
Capstone - Noun
Astrakhan hat - Noun
Karakul hat - Noun
Knights of Templar - Noun
Gibbet - Noun
Trilithon - Noun
Leveret - Noun
