civilian - Answer Eight of the passengers were soldiers and one was a marine; the
rest were civilians.
complicated - Answer if some of the requirements for graduation seem complicated,
see your guidance counsellor. He
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civilian - Answer Eight of the passengers were soldiers and one was a marine; the
rest were civilians.
complicated - Answer if some of the requirements for graduation seem complicated,
see your guidance counsellor. He will be glad to explain them to you.
concur - Answer Good sportsmanship requires you to accept the umpire's decision
even if you do not concur with it.
confirm - Answer My physician thought I had broken my wrist, and an X-ray later
confirmed his opinion.
digress - Answer At the point of his talk, the speaker digressed to tell us of his
incident in his childhood, but then he got right back to his topic.
condiment - Answer There is a shelf in our kitchen for pepper, salt, mustard, catsup
and other condiments.
devour - Answer The hikers were so hungry that they devoured the hamburgers as
fast as they were served.
edible - Answer Never eat wild mushrooms, even though they look edible. They may
be poisonous.
glutton - Answer I had a second helping and I would have the third except that I
didn't want to be considered as a glutton.
luscious - Answer he watermelon were very luscious. Everyone wanted another slice
palatable - Answer The main dish had little flavor, but I made it palatable by adding
condiments.
slake - Answer On a sultry afternoon, you can see a long line of people at the
drinking fountain, waiting to slake their thirst.
succulent - Answer The stake will be dry if you leave it in the oven longer. Take it out
now if you want it to be succulent.
voracious - Answer Chester would not be overweight if he were not a voracious
eater.
chronic - Answer Carl's sore arm is not a new development, but the return of a
chronic ailment.
Rhoda is a chronic complainer. She is always dissatisfied.concurrent - Answer When a strike is settled, there will probably be an increase in
wages and a concurrent increase in prices.
dawdle - Answer My sister dawdles over dishes. Mother gets them done without
wasting time.
imminent - Answer By the sudden darkening of the skies and a thunder in the
distance, we could tell that the rain was imminent.
incipient - Answer Certain serious diseases can be successfully treated if detected in
incipient stages.
intermittent: - Answer There were intervals when the sun broke through the clouds ,
because the showers were intermittent.
perennial - Answer Don't think that war only plagued in our times. It has been a
perennial curse of man.
Some grasses last only a year. Others are perennial.
procrastinate - Answer Most of the picnickers took cover when rain seemed
imminent. The few procrastinated got drenched.
protract - Answer We had planned to stay for only lunch but, at the host's insistence,
we protracted our visit until after dinner.
sporadic - Answer Though polio has been practically wiped out, there have been
some sporadic cases of the disease.
denizen - Answer On the safari, the hunters stalked lions, tigers and other ferocious
denizens of the jungle.
Domicile - Answer The announcement read:" The Coppers have moved, and they
invite you to visit them at their new domicile, 22 Apple Street.
inmate - Answer When the warder took charge, the prison had fewer than 100
inmates.
migrate - Answer Because they were persecuted in England,the Puritans migrated to
Holland.
In winter, many European birds migrate to the British Isles in search of a more
temperature climate.
native - Answer The entire Russo family are natives of New Jersey except their
grandparents, who were born in Italy.
Tobacco, tomatoes, and potatoes are native American plants that were introduced
into European by explorers returning from the New World.
Nomad - Answer Nomads have no fixed homes, but move from region to region to
secure their food supply.Nomadic - Answer Would you like to give up your permanent residence for the
nomadic adventures of trailer living.
Sojourn - Answer On his trip home, Gerald will stop in St. Louis for two -day sojourn
with relatives.
Economize - Answer Housewives can economize by buying their milk in gallon
containers.
Frugal - Answer The old man had nothing to eat but bread and cheese; yet he
offered to share this frugal meal with his visitor.
The allowance of $5 a week for lunches and fares is not much, but you can get by on
it if you are frugal.
Impoverish - Answer The increase in dues is only 10 cents, it won't impoverish any
member
indigence - Answer By hand work, countless thousands of Americans have raised
themselves from indigence to wealth.
Affluent - Answer the new wing to the hospital was made possible by a gift of
$500.000 from an affluent contributor.
Avarice - Answer People who suffer avarice spend less and save much more than
they should.
covet - Answer Cory coveted his neighborhood's farm but couldn't get her to sell it.
dowry - Answer With his wife's dowry, the young attorney was able to open a law
office.
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