(verb) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

(verb) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

(verb) to include or contain; to be made up of

(adj.) skillful, nimble

(adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

(adj.) definite, clearly stated

(verb) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

(adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate

(adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

(adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date

(adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

(adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

(noun) a high peak or point

(adj., part.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned

(adj.) growing without check, running wild

(noun) comfort, relief; (verb) to comfort, console

(adj.) dignified, majestic

(adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

(verb) to stop by force, put down

(adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption

I ____________ my umbrella repeatedly in a vain effort to hail a cab.

Some people fled their homes so suddenly that they arrived at the refugee camp absolutely _____________.

The more _______________ your directions are, the easier it will be for all of us to find our way to the campsite.

We must do everything we can to ____________ racism from American society.

The short stories of O. Henry are famous for their __________ endings.

The ____________ sound of distant thunder warned us of the storm's approach.

Some crimes are spontaneous acts of passion; others are quite _____________.

All kinds of odd rumors run ____________ during a political campaign.

Totalitarian governments usually take strong measures to ___________ free speech.

The presence of even one ______________ official may jeopardize the integrity of an entire organization.

Management was not willing to _______________ to labor�s initial demands, thus increasing the likelihood of a long and bitter strike.

Classical symphonies usually ______________ three or four movements of varying musical form, tempo, and character.

The ____________ fingers of Spanish seamstresses produced some of the finest, most delicate lace ever seen.

Why do my relatives always seem to turn up at the most ______________ time imaginable?

Houses that have been closed up for a very long time often have an unpleasantly __________________ smell about them.

The manager of the store warned the entire sales force not to be too _____________ when helping customers.

Some pop musicians reach the ________________ of their careers comparatively early in life.

Many world leaders seek ______________ from the cares of state in the pages of great literature.

The ____________ procession slowly wound its way from the palace to the cathedral.

Have you read Robert Frost�s famous poem about swinging on the _____________ branches of a birch tree?