cliff, headland

overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess

ravenous, rapacious

more than enough, large, spacious

distant, cold, standoffish

bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

displeased, grumpy, surly

tact and cleverness

an oversupply

to make use of

a sounding together

to look upon with scorn

to support, nourish, keep up

of or relating to a slave

to reduce to nothing

to make something appear smaller than it is

thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering

showing concern or care

to join at one end or next to

a fortress that overlooks and protects a city

an order having the force of law

a very close friend, pal, chum

to work with, work together

to grind or pound to a powder or dust

remembered an adage

the volatile situation

divergent paths

deserving of plaudits

precludes a response

reduces to rubble

relevant facts

out of my jurisdiction

a genial neighbor

a premonition of victory

a crucial juncture

inaudible retorts

peruse carefully

the relevant evidence

a rigid doctrine

a longtime recluse

minimize the severity

assert opposition

a menial position

a frugal meal

the skittish driving student

the enterprising businessperson

a comic book bonanza for collectors

from his perspective

wandering incognito

The bomb squad dismantled the old unexploded shell with ________ caution.

A dolphin can often ________ a school of fish by slashing through its midst with snapping teeth.

The audience booed so loudly, the speaker was forced to _________ behind the lectern in shame.

The movie hero threw the ___________ 20 feet high; it's pointed tips caught fast upon a wall, and he climbed the rope quickly to the roof.

She moved into her new house and, with _________ energy, unpacked 72 boxes and put everything away without stopping to rest even once.

After a marathon race exhaustion _____________ most runners to the point where they cannot stand.

Monica has practiced improving her memory; her mind has become amazingly ___________, and she no longer has to take as many notes in class.

The cleaning lady was clearly __________ when we asked her to clean the windows, because she had specifically told us she hated polishing glass.

Even after all this time, it still __________ me that my best friend won the starring role in the senior play after I had been told the part would definitely be mine.

The actor's fans __________ around the stage door, waiting for him to come out.

The speaker, who had lost his leg, said he began his safety campaign after he was _________ in a motorcycle accident three years ago.

My grandmother has enrolled in college and is ________ about earning a bachelor's degree; it has been her dream since she came to this country 40 years ago.

I don't think that to _________ him is a good way to deal with the problem; better to talk things over.

Stonehenge will continue to _________ visitors for countless centuries to come as they try to solve the mystery of its creation.

Real estate values are often determined by the ________ of properties to good schools.

The friction returned feeling to their fingers as they _______ their hands together rapidly.

New Orleans presents ____________ restaurants offering almost every imaginable cuisine.

"Now don't _________ on the gravy," said Grandpa as he held out his plate for a second helping of Thanksgiving turkey.

By hard work and repetition, she went from a hesitant, mumbling speaker to a(n) __________ orator.

When the strikers and their replacements met in the parking lot, the _________ could be heard hundreds of yards away.

The senator's ________ impression as he flew over the wildfires was that most of them were put out; later reports confirmed this.

He had serious _______ about piloting the small plane in the thick fog, but he had to deliver the medicine as quickly as possible.

The wildfires raced north as high winds scattered a _______ of fine ash over scorched homes and burned out acres.

People stood _________ as the ground opened and houses, roads and bridges crumpled before their eyes.

Many business schools have offered courses in _________ behavior after well-publicized scandals involving prominent business people.