(v.) to store up, save; (n.) a hidden store or supply

n. - probability, the chance of something happening

v. - to give into or yield to someone else's wishes or desires; to be in accordance with; to agree

adj. - without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise

n. - a breach or wide opening; a significant separation

adj. - actually; in fact; true in reality

She wants to go to counseling with her estranged husband to try to bridge the ___ between them.

After what felt like weeks of my repeated begging for a car, my parents finally _____ to my requests and bought me an old clunker.

Many of us later regret the ____ attitudes and opinions that we had when we were young and thought we knew everything.

The ____ of a war between the two countries became stronger when the northern ambassador was accused of being a spy.

Many people who lived through the Great Depression ___ their money in fear of another stock market crash.

English is a complicated language because it is filled with idioms and sayings not meant to be interpreted ____.

v. - to give urgent advice, recommendations, or warnings

Lobbyists make a living based on their ability to _____ others to do things they otherwise would not do.

n. - an act or instance of lengthening, stretching out, or

enlarging

Being so similar in appearance and demeanor, the child was considered an ___ of her mother.

v. - to make a fault, offense, etc., appear less serious:

The woman’s troubled childhood wasn’t enough to ___ or excuse her of killing her husband.