Would it be be a bad pun if I were to say that our attempts to set yp an apple orchard have proved to be _______________ since a single apple hasn't grown!

(v.) To give or cause something unpleasant, impose

The two countries formed an __________ in order to help each other in the war.

(n). a clown; a coarse person

The snake bite had a(n) _____________ effect on the hiker who it bit. His whole leg started to swell and turn purple!

The frozen wastes of the Artic may seem _________ to human life, but in fact, thousands of people are able to survive there.

(adj.) arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement

Because the gas did not burn when we brought a flame to it, the experiment showed that carbon dioxide is not ______________.

It's hard not to be a little __________ when your favorite team is in the cellar two weeks before playoffs!