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v. to share a border with; to touch edges with
Ex. The US _____both Mexico and Canada. |
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v. to declare, assert,or affirm with confidence
Ex. The witness refused to _____ that he was with the defeindant on the night of the murder. |
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n. 1. a successful, unexpected action or strategy;2. an overthorow or upset
Ex. The students tried to stage a ____, but their attempts to take over the class ended unsuccessfully. |
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n. 1. something puzzling; an unanswered question; 2. the vital point of a question, argument, or situation
Ex. The _____ of the problem was that there was no way to know who was telling the truth, so we couldn't resolve the conflict. |
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n. a portion or allotment; v. to hand out or distribute
Ex. It's sometimes hard to _____ out sympathy to people who constantly put themselves in bad situations. |
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n. someone who is easily fooled or deceived; v. to deceive, fool or trick
Ex. The con-artist convinced the old man that he was from the insturance company and _____ him into giving away his entire life's savings. |
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adj. watchful; showing caution and carefulness to avoid danger
Ex. When someone offers you something that seeems too good to be true, be ____ of the fact that it could be a sham to dupe you into giving someone money. |
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n. the smallest part of particle imaginable
Ex. While Jennifer is usually a very understanding person, her class frustrated he so much that, by the end of the day, she didn't have a ____ of patience left. |
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n. trick, strategy, or skill; v. to entice or lure
Ex. Tamara used her feminine _____ to convince the cop not to give her a ticket after he pulled her over for speeding and for running a stop sign.
Ex. ____ E. Coyote tried over and over again to outsmart the Road Runner, but he was never able to live up to his name. |
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v. 1. to strip off the skin of; 2. to criticize or scold harshly
Ex. My mother will ____ m if she finds out that I stole Dad's credit card and sneaked out of the house to go on a shopping spree. |
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n. a taunting or sarcastic comment; v. to taint or to mock
Ex. I tried not to let his _____ bother me, but eventually his comments just became too rude for me to ignore. |
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n. 1. wet, spongy earth, like a bog or swanp 2. a difficult situation (as if one were trapped in the mud of a swamp) v. to involve or entangle, to cause to become stuck in mire
Ex. Julie wanted to go to the party, but she was so _____ down with work that there was no way that she could leave her desk. |
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adj. 1. growing excessively 2. offensively gross; foul; rancid 3. overt, conspicious n. a person's standing, degree, or position
v. 1. to arrange in lines; to determine the position of 2. to have a psition in relation to others
Ex. I opened the bottle only to find that the milk had gone ____.
Sarah _______ the boys in order of intelligence.
Lucy _____ sixth in her class. |
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n. a group of people all following a particular doctrine
Ex. Tony joined a new ____ whose religious beliefs and practices were considered questionable. |
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adj. pretended; feigned; fake; n. an imitation; something giving a different outward appearance; v. to intentionally give a false impression
Ex. I wanted to believe the salesman's promises, but his claims wer all a ____. |
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