to assign

measure

brief and to the point

to make ineffective

to change your position in writing or speaking

a short, fun trip

flexible

sickeningly sentimental

of a slightly bad reputation, especially in an attractive manner.

Cara foolishly believed defaulting on her student loans would ___________________________ her obligation to pay them and allow her to spend her extra money on other things.

With his untidy hair and facial hair, the Duke was attractive in a(n) _____________________________ sort of way.

Smoking cigarettes will ___________________________ your overall level of health.

My unromantic boyfriend would never do anything as ___________________________________ as writing me a poem.

Her email was so _________________________________ I could only wonder if she was upset about something.

Every evening when Patrick gets home from work, he takes his German Shepherd out for a quick __________________________________ around the block.

Since more guests arrived than we expected, we had to _______________________________ out small portions of food.

The doctors tried to ______________________________________ the baby’s condition to parental negligence, but tests showed that he had a rare virus.

I couldn't trust Jeff after he started to ___________________________ about what actually happened the night before.

Although Lisa has a(n) ______________________________, athletic build, she is surprisingly clumsy.