(v): to refuse to use, buy, or sell. –(n): An organized refusal to do business with a person or group.

(adj): 1. Requiring great strength or exertion. 2. Of great strength, courage, or size

(adj): Excessively or foolishly sentimental

(n): 1. An unbranded animal. 2. A person who thinks and acts independently of others in his or her group

(n): A wise and trusted advisor or teacher

(v): 1. To hypnotize. 2. To spellbind; fascinate

(n): 1. Something that causes one’s defeat or failure. 2. One that punishes wrongdoing.

(adj): Exhibiting ruthless disregard for individual differences

(adj): Extravagantly chivalrous or too romantically idealistic

My neighbor, Ned, is my greatest _________. Every year he beats me in the annual gardening contest without even trying. Stupid Ned.

What makes my neighbor, Ned, extra annoying is that he is also in way better shape than me. He has a ___________ form and I once saw him pick up his sofa with one hand to move it.

When I babysit the neighborhood kids it is absolute __________: toys everywhere, kids screaming, and broken vases. But when NED babysits they are all perfect angels.

I wish I had a cool, older person to act like my guide and teach me how to do things. But instead, my so-called "__________" is a guy named Ned.

I told my mom I would _____________ the block party and refuse to show if that jerk, Ned, was invited.

When I'm feeling especially ____________, I flip through my middle-school yearbook and reminisce about when Ned was my best friend.

Sometimes it's kind of hard to hate Ned. He's a friendly guy who gets along with everyone no matter what. He's the opposite of ______________ when it comes to making friends.

Everyone in town loves Ned, even my own mother! I'm a bit of a ______________, because I don't like him one bit.

It's a little ___________ing to see my neighbor mow his lawn. He goes in perfectly straight lines up and down the yard and never misses a spot.

I always argue about the ending of the ______________ movie, Titanic, with my neighbor, Ned. He thinks it's romantic and sweet that Jack gives Rose the door to save her life, but I think it's stupid because there is clearly enough space for both of them.