Two robots that fight each other in a science fiction story could be called:

Another word for lengthen is:

Someone who is in a tirade is in the midst of a:

Animals that are inactive during the winter can be described as:

Another word for torment is:

From time to time, ridiculous lawsuits make the news. While most people find humor in the idea of a clearly absurd claim, such as a plaintiff trying to sue a weather forecaster for an erroneous prediction, there is a serious side to these legal matters.

A plaintiff is a person who:

One problem raised by such lawsuits is that they abase the legal system, creating the impression that courts are occupied with silly questions rather than with cases with serious consequences.

Abase is used to show that unfounded lawsuits do what to the legal system?

Another problem has to do with wasting public resources. When someone actuates a lawsuit that has no validity, the court's time and public's money are squandered if the case moves forward.

Another word for actuates might be:

Another problem has to do with wasting public resources. When someone actuates a lawsuit that has no validity, the court's time and public's money are squandered if the case moves forward. For this reason, the court sometimes orders the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorneys to bear the brunt of the expenses and pay for most, or perhaps even all, of the costs of the proceedings.

Brunt most nearly means tha same as:

Although Brooke felt bad, she had no choice but to _____ Travis' advances, and refused to go to Homecoming with him.

The prisoners used _____ to hide their tools for the big escape.

When Ed's deception was revealed during the trial, the jury became _____ about his innocence.

The naughty monkey acted as a(n) ____ when it stole all my hubcaps and ran off through the woods.

Ellen DeGeneres is known for her extreme _____, especially when she gives away thousands of dollars to those in need.

While the others were sorry for what they had done, the arrogant criminal stood there proud and _____ .

The freshman girls thought the freshmen boys were _____ and hoped to be asked out by an upper classman.

A film idol of the 1950s, Cary Grant was adored by a(n) _____ of fans.

We bought some stones from the local _____ .

In science class, we used a small pointed stick to ______ the organs of our frogs.