Vocabulary Puzzles The Fun Way to Ace Standardized Tests

Part 2 


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DEFINITION
SAMPLE SENTENCE
_____ throw overboard to improve 
A.) After the earthquake, they sifted 
stability
through the DEBRIS looking for what-
ever belongings they could find.
_____ ring
B.) The flags were BILLOWING as the
storm approached.
_____ spotlessly clean
C.) The pope has always been a 
VENERATED religious leader.
_____ spectacular windfall
D.) The church bells PEALed to announce
the start of the service.
_____ temporary inactivity or 
E.) He always started his speeches by telling 
suspension
TRITE old jokes.
_____ temporary craze; fad
F.) Their boat was in danger of sinking in
the storm so they had to JETTISON
some supplies.
_____ revered; esteemed
G.) She liked the hotel because the room
was IMMACULATE when she arrived.
_____ ruins; rubble
H.) His unexpected inheritance was a
BONANZA that enabled him to buy a
mansion.
_____ stale; lacking freshness or 
I.) They held the decision in ABEYANCE 
originality
until they had more information.
_____ puffing up, as by the 
J.) Miniskirts were the VOGUE in the 
action of the wind
sixties.
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DEFINITION
SAMPLE SENTENCE
_____ stubborn; unyielding
A.) She was arrested for trying to use
COUNTERFEIT bills at the 
supermarket.
_____ withered; shriveled
B.) How to master Rubik’s Cube was a
KNOTTY problem that none of us
could solve.
_____ display boldly or defiantly
C.) The bank teller ABSCONDed with the
money.
_____ fragrant
D.) The dog would COWER in the corner
whenever her owner scolded her.
_____ intricate maze
E.) The bakery was REDOLENT with
pleasant aromas.
_____ help; aid
F.) We tried to convince him not to buy the
unreliable used car, but he was too
OBDURATE to listen.
_____ leave secretly; so as to avoid 
G.) The Wicked Witch of the West was a 
capture
WIZENED old woman.
_____ not genuine; forged
H.) The LABYRINTH of streets in the
town made it hard to find one’s way
around.
_____ crouch in fear
I.) The city mayor asked the governor for
SUCCOR after the hurricane hit.
_____ difficult; involved
J.) She FLAUNTed her wealth by wearing
dazzling, expensive jewelry.
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