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- "administer"
- "to manage"
- "Part of a teacher's responsibility"
- "is to administer her classroom well."
- ""
- "It is difficult for parents to "
- "__________ both the affairs of a"
- "household and an office."
- "disable"
- "to make useless"
- "That injury may disable the athlete"
- "for the rest of the season."
- ""
- "The skier fell and twisted her leg;"
- "the injury will _______ her for"
- "months."
- "endorse"
- "to sign the back of a check"
- "The bank teller reminded me"
- "to endorse the back of the check."
- ""
- "You must _______ that check"
- "yourself; it is illegal for"
- "any one else to do it for you."
- "engulf"
- "to swallow up"
- "The tidal wave threatened to engulf"
- "the entire beach community."
- ""
- "The surfer looked up just as a six"
- "foot wave was about to ______ him."
- ""
- "execute"
- "to carry out"
- "* was appointed to execute "
- "the duties of the absent officer."
- ""
- "He will _______ all of his"
- "responsibilities quite efficiently."
- ""
- "falter"
- "to hesitate"
- "The little boy did not falter when"
- "answering the difficult questions."
- ""
- "The debate coach advised us not to"
- "______ when making a response, or"
- "we would lose points."
- "flounder"
- "to struggle awkwardly"
- "The inexperienced dancer tried not"
- "to flounder through the intricate "
- "steps of the new dance."
- "The horses had to ________ through"
- "the slippery, muddy stream."
- ""
- "imperil"
- "to put in danger"
- "A gas leak could imperil the entire"
- "neighborhood."
- ""
- "The women were instructed to be"
- "careful not to _______ themselves"
- "by walking alone at night."
- "intensify"
- "to make stronger"
- "The rock musician turned on another"
- "amplifier to intensify the sound."
- ""
- "The painter added a darker shade of"
- "purple to _________ the color of"
- "the violets in her painting."
- "monopolize"
- "to control exclusively"
- "I believe it is unfair for one"
- "company to destroy all competition"
- "and monopolize an industry."
- "In a democracy no one man is able"
- "to __________ governmental power."
- ""
- "mutilate"
- "to disfigure"
- "Please be careful not to mutilate"
- "that paper; it has many important"
- "numbers written on it."
- "If that boy parks his car in the"
- "front yard, he will ________ the "
- "lawn."
- "offend"
- "to hurt the feelings of"
- "You will not offend me by telling"
- "the truth."
- ""
- "She always tried not to ______"
- "people; she disliked hurting other"
- "peoples' feelings."
- "originate"
- "to cause to be"
- "*'s brilliant first novel"
- "could originate a new style of"
- "writing."
- "The invention of an inexpensive"
- "space shuttle could _________ space"
- "travel for the common man."
- "petrify"
- "to turn into stone"
- "Trees will petrify into smooth,"
- "beautiful rocks under certain"
- "conditions."
- "The bird seemed to _______ as the"
- "snake drew nearer."
- ""
- "progress"
- "to go ahead"
- "It is your turn to roll the dice"
- "and progress the correct number of"
- "spaces."
- "After high school many people plan"
- "to ________ to college."
- ""
- "purify"
- "to make clean"
- "In most Latin American countries you"
- "must purify the water before you"
- "drink it."
- "My father will ______ the dirty pool"
- "water before we go swimming."
- ""
- "ramble"
- "to wander"
- "The puppy loved to ramble around"
- "the neighborhood and explore."
- ""
- "The young travelers planned to"
- "______ from one country to another."
- ""
- "rustle"
- "to make a whispering sound"
- "In the Civil War era, women wore"
- "petticoats under their dresses"
- "which would rustle when they moved."
- "I love to hear the leaves ______"
- "when the soft breezes blow. "
- ""
- "smolder"
- "to burn slowly"
- "* left the coals to "
- "smolder and burn themselves out "
- "in the fireplace."
- "The campfire was not completely"
- "extinguished so the wood continued"
- "to _______."
- "supplement"
- "to add to"
- "Looking up and learning new words"
- "will greatly supplement your"
- "vocabulary."
- "I started taking vitamins to"
- "__________ my inadequate diet."
- ""
- "sympathize"
- "to share another's feeling"
- "He could not sympathize with me"
- "because he could not understand my"
- "feelings."
- "Marcia could always __________ with"
- "her friend because they shared the"
- "same feelings."
- "testify"
- "to give evidence"
- "The fifth amendment states that no"
- "person must testify against himself."
- ""
- "Criminals who _______ against other"
- "criminals are sometimes partially"
- "excused for their wrong-doing."
- "venture"
- "to dare"
- "Would you venture to do something"
- "as daring as sky diving?"
- ""
- "Mike is the brave, courageous type"
- "who would _______ his life to save"
- "the boy."
- "veto"
- "to reject"
- "Congress believes that the President"
- "will veto the new law."
- ""
- "The bill was altered so that the"
- "Senate would not ____ it again."
- ""
- "warrant"
- "to justify"
- "Nothing could warrant such rudeness."
- ""
- ""
- "His remark did not _______ such an"
- "angry response."
- ""
- t"
- "to justify"
- "Nothing could warrant such rudeness."
- ""
- ""
- "His remark did not _______ such an"
- "angry response."