(v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

(v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better

(v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly

(n.) great confusion, disorder

(adj.) roomy, spacious

(adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

(verb) to see clearly, recognize

(adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

(v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to

(verb) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

(noun) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

(verb) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

(noun) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox

(adj.) deserving blame or punishment

(adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased

(adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

(adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention

(adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

(verb) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

If you are not doing well in a particular subject, you may want to ____________ your way of studying it.

Blidning snowstorms ____________ the barren landmass of Antarctica for months on end.

No one would expect a tiny studio apartment to have particularly ______________ closets.

The paintings of animals and human hands in Spains's Altamira caves are among the oldest _____________ specimens of Stone Age art.

The suspects never stood trial because there was no solid evidence to ___________ them in the daring series of robberies.

When it came to drilling troops, the Revolutionary War general Baron Fiedrich von Steuben was something of a ____________.

Vaccinations can do much to ___________ the dangers of childhood illnesses.

Stalin eliminated many potential rivals by accusing them of all sorts of ____________ acts that they did not commit.

Many laws prohibit the types of ____________ working conditions found in sweatshops.

Letters and diary entries may reveal a person's lifelong struggle to gain some control over ___________ emotions.

Pacifists are people who ____________ violence in all of its forms.

A great many people lost their fortunes and even their lives in the ______________ brought on by the French Revolution.

Sulfuric acid is one of the most __________ substances known to chemistry.

It is a jury's job to ______________ the truth by carefully evaluating all the evidence presented at trial.

Jewels and other objects once __________ with Egypt's pharaohs can now be seen in numerous museums all over the world.

Many a writer has been labeled a ___________ for refusing to conform to society's conventions.

The atmosphere in the locker room of the losing team could best be described as _________.

Relief agencies regularly make __________ appeals for aid for victims of war, terrorism, and natural disasters.

The task of summarizing the ____________ reports issued by government agencies may fall to members of a legislator's staff.

The senator agreed to _____________ opposition to the proposed bill if some of its more controversial provisions were substantially modified.