adj. CLEAR

It was very _____ to me that Charley was not going to stay in his crib no matter how many times we told him.

adj. SEEMING OR APPEARING TO BE

The _______ reason for the bad grade is that he did not read the directions beforehand.

v. TO FORBID, ESPECIALLY BY PASSING A LAW OR MAKING A RULE

The City of Houston has ______ smoking in all restaurants in the city.

n. A LAW OR RULE THAT FORBIDS SOMETHING

The Federal Government has placed a ______ on all hand guns in federal buildings.

CONCENTRATE

v. TO FOCUS ALL ONE'S THOUGHTS OR EFFORTS ON

It is hard for me to _____ with all the music playing in the other room.

v. TO BRING OR COME TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE

The best shops in the town are all _____ in one area of the city called the Galleria.

n. GIVING TOTAL ATTENTION TO SOMETHING

Doing a front flip on a balance beam requires a great deal of athletic ability and mental ______.

adj. OF INCREASED STRENGTH OF THICKNESS

Sometimes my mom makes Gatorade that is too _____ which makes it way too strong for me to enjoy the taste.

v. TO BE ABOUT; TO INTEREST

Everyone should be ______ about safety in their neighborhoods and city.

v. TO TROUBLE OR WORRY

My parents were very ____ when they noticed that my grades in school were slipping.

n. SOMETHING THAT INVOLVES A PERSON OR PEOPLE

Affordablr health care is a major ______ for all Americans.

n. A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

My dad's job is in the sportsindustry with a financial _____.

v. TO THINK ABOUT CAREFULLY

Before graduating from high school a student must _____ where he might want to attend college.

v. TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT

I wish Mom and Dad would _____ my wishes when determining what I will do with my Saturday afternoons.

v. TO BELIEVE

I ______ believing in Jesus to be the most important decision a person can make.

v. TO COMPARE IN ORDER TO SHOW THE DIFFERENCES

My dad asked me to compare and _____ the two bikes to determine which would be best for me.

v. TO SHOW DIFFERENCES WHEN COMPARED

The two colors look similar when far apart but actually ______ quite a bit when you put them next to each other.

n. A DIFFERENCE

The new biks is a nice _____ to the old one he was riding.

adj. EASILY BROKEN OR DAMAGED

Please be careful with those plates, Corbin, they are very _____.

n. SOMETHING THAT IS LIKELY TO DO HARM OR IS REGARDED AS DANGEROUS

Fleas ae a _____ to all dogs who wish to leave in peace without having to scratch all the time.

v. TO BE A DANGER TO; TO PUT AT RISK

Every spring and summer the risk of a hurricane _____ all the states lining the Gulf of Mexico.

v. TO SWOOP DOWN ON AND SEIZE

Tigger loves to ______ on Pooh.

adj. QUICK WITHOUT TOO MUCH TIME PASSING

I returned the phone call ______ because I knew what she had to tell me was important.

v. TO CAUSE TO ACT

To see so many orphaned children in Russia, ______ me to join our church's mission trip to visit them.

adj. OF A TIME JUST BEFORE THE PRESENT

In _____ years, I have noticed that the more I practice the better I get at playing basketball.

n. SOMETHING THAT STANDS FOR SOMETHING ELSE

The dove with an olive branch in its mouth is known to the a ______ for peace to the entire world.

n. THE CLAW OF A BIRD, USUALLY ONE THAT KILLS ANIMALS FOR FOOD

You could see the sharp _____ of the hawk spreading out as he came in to get the squirrel.

n. SOMETHING AS A PRIZE OR AWARD GIVEN TO SHOW SUCCESS IN AN ACTIVITY

Cara did not received her _____ for the year since she quit playing soccer mid-way through the season.

adj. SPREAD OR STRETCHED OUT OVER A LARGE AREA

The _______ arms of Jesus hanging on the cross is a very sad thing to see.

adj. HAPPENING OR FOUND OVER A LARGE AREA

The rain and flooding was ______ in the city of Houston and across the state of Texas.