The innuendo spread on Snapchat helped __________ the fight on the bus the next morning.

The candidate gave exciting, _________ speeches to his supporters, but had no solid ideas about what to do once he was actually in office.

The countries that now comprise modern Europe began to form about a _____________ ago in medieval times.

The new kid tried to _______ himself with the most popular clique in school so that he could sit at their lunch table.

They have a great deal to say on the subject, but unfortunately most of it is meaningless ______.

"If you think my training rules are too _____ and confining," the coach said, "then you probably shouldn't be a candidate for the team."

We looked up hungrily as the delightful odor of broiled steak and fried onions _______(ed) the room.

I refuse to accept the idea that conditions in this slum have deteriorated so far that nothing can be done to _____ them.

This old necklace has little _____ value, but it means a great deal to me because it belonged to my mother.

Synonym:

babble, gibberish, hogwash

Synonyms:

important; innate; inner

Synonym:

model, archetype, example

Synonym:

cozy up to, brownnose, flatter

Synonyms:

arcane, obscure, unearthly

Antonyms:

worsen, aggravate, exacerbate

Antonyms:

dehydrate, nonporous, inpenetrable

Antonyms:

awkwardness, confusion, embarrassment

Antonyms:

research, investigate, calculate