WW 13 Sentences Flashcards

0
Q

The horse’s ______ changes as it goes from walk to trot.

A

Gait

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1
Q

Whales were once land animals but

_______ well to life in the ocean.

A

Adapted

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2
Q

Pinocchio’s _________ nose grew even longer every time he told s lie.

A

Prominent

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3
Q

Unless we are frugal, we will _______ our savings by the end of the month.

A

Deplete

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4
Q

The ______ of the saguaro cactus is the desert of southwest Arizona.

A

Habitat

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5
Q

A long drought, as well as heat, can ______ grass.

A

Sear

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6
Q

Tube lights are more _______ than light bulbs.

A

Efficient

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7
Q

The orange tree couldn’t survive the ______ of a Canadian winter.

A

Rigors

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8
Q

It took two weeks to _____ our way over the mountains pass.

A

Wend

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9
Q

The store manager _______ at me when I toppled the stack of books.

A

Glared

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10
Q

The coming of the railroad made the stagecoach an _________ way to travel.

A

Outmoded

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11
Q

A large truck _________ sets and costumes for the company touring the play.

A

Transports

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12
Q

Water ________ thirst better than a sweetened soda drink.

A

Quenches

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13
Q

The audience was ________ to everything except the actor’s inspired performance.

A

Oblivious

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14
Q

Although overcome with _______, the runner persevered to the finish line.

A

Fatigue

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15
Q

The students _______ a coat hanger for use as a radio antenna.

A

Adapted

16
Q

The police chief enforced the law with ________.

A

Rigor

17
Q

The bright sun ________ off the icy snowbanks, making it difficult to see.

A

Glared

18
Q

Cooks ______ steak to help retain the juices.

A

Sear

19
Q

The company will arrange for ______ of the goods by rail.

A

Transport

19
Q

The _______ from oncoming cars is diminished if drivers dim their headlights.

A

Glare

20
Q

The team was put through a ________ exercise program that included a daily 8 mile ride.

A

Rigorous

21
Q

These tunes sank into ________ after the new Broadway show closed.

A

Oblivion

22
Q

_________ to a full school day takes a wild for some first-graders.

A

Adaptation

23
Q

Since my illness, even like work _______ me.

A

Fatigues

24
Q

Mount Rushmore is a _______ feature of the Black Hills in South Dakota.

A

Prominent

25
Q

This ________ 30 day course of study has been speaking Italian effortlessly.

A

Rigorous

26
Q

I ignored my adversary’s _______ which interpreted as an attempt to
scare me.

A

Glare

27
Q

What are _________ a thirst better than a sweetened soda drink.

A

Quenches

28
Q

There was no shade from the ________ summer sun in the open fields.

A

Glaring

29
Q

My Fair Lady is an _________ of the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw.

A

Adaptation

30
Q

The major detected a ________ error in the figures.

A

Glaring

31
Q

The accident victim asked a _________ lawyer for advice.

A

Prominent