approach or admittance to places, persons, things

to get at, obtain

a lack of government and law; confusion

hard to do, requiring much effort

favorable; fortunate

to overcome with fear; intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

to free from tangles or complications

determined in advance by destiny or fortune

to mislead by trick, swindle

not having life; without energy or spirit

to burn to ashes

very brave, fearless, unshakable

theft

bending readily; easily influenced

overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

an original model on which later versions are patterned

to make right, correct

a temporary relief or delay; to grant postponement

to attack with words, call bad names

SYNONYMS: entry, admission

ANTONYMS: total exclusion

SYNONYMS: hard, difficult

ANTONYMS: easy, simple, effortless

SYNONYMS: dismay, scare

ANTONYMS: encourage, reassure

SYNONYMS: unravel, unwind, unscramble

ANTONYMS: ensnarl, snag

SYNONYMS: dead, spiritless

ANTONYMS: alive, living, energetic

SYNONYMS: daring, valiant

ANTONYMS: timid, cowardly

SYNONYMS: flexible, elastic

ANTONYMS: stiff, rigid, set in stone

SYNONYMS: example, sample

ANTONYMS: copy

SYNONYMS: set right

ANTONYMS: mess up, botch

SYNONYMS: abuse, vilify, reprimand

ANTONYMS: praise, acclaim, idolize

Since the boys could not pay for their meals, they decided to ____ before the waitress returned with their check.

As soon as the teacher stepped in the hall, the classroom descended into ____.

His brilliant acceptance speech was a(n) ____ start to his political career.

According to the psychic, Kate was ____ to marry a man of royal blood.

Stores ____ customers by increasing prices on items and then offering special discounts on the same products.

The thieves decided to ____ the building after leaving fingerprints on the wall.

After finding his computer was not where he left it, he accused his sister of ____.

The millionaire was a ____ man who believed he should never wait in line for anything.

Thomas is now on the ____ of bankruptcy and might have to sell the family home.

The rain is a welcome ____ to the staggering heat.