Hopefully, the medicine will ____ the bacteria causing my throat infection.

It is ____ I walk immediately after my knee surgery if I want to stimulate the blood flow in my leg.

Fortunately for battery manufacturers, the ice storm was a ____ for increased battery sales.

I will not ____ to the temptations offered by the donut shop.

If you continue to take a ____ approach when completing your tests, you will fail the class.

Because the ____ was willing to testify against his criminal cohorts, he received immunity from prosecution.

At every party, there is always one lady who has to ____ on about her cute kids.

Santa Claus never brings presents to ____ children.

Because of the ____ of so many refugees from the flooded areas, the town’s public shelters were filled to overflowing.

During the debate, the losing team failed to adequately ____ its opponent’s argument.

Hopefully the music retreat will allow me to find the ____ talents inside of me.

Using Google Docs will ____ collaborative efforts between students in different classes by allowing them to simultaneously type on one document.

When I wasn’t looking, the ____ monkey reached out of his cage and grabbed my box of popcorn.

The funny movie was exactly what I needed to improve my ____ mood.

In spite of the cold weather, we made a(n) ____ trip to the beach.

The ____ Hank received from the fire department is enough to make him stop burning leaves in the summer.

Because John needs more money and his current salary has been ____ for three years, he is looking for a new job.

Michelle has to work in ____ until she can earn enough money to replace the big-screened television she broke.

Because my privacy is important to me, I have ____ blinds on all my windows.

SYNONYMS: assertive, fighting

ANTONYMS: peaceful, compliant

SYNONYMS: decimate, wipe out

ANTONYMS: promote, encourage

SYNONYMS: outstanding, supreme

ANTONYMS: secondary, inferior

SYNONYMS: instigator, motivation

ANTONYMS: block, prevention

SYNONYMS: expire, give in

ANTONYMS: conquer, defend

SYNONYMS: chatter, gossip

ANTONYMS: quiet, silence

SYNONYMS: gloomy, surly, morbid

ANTONYMS: bright, cheerful

SYNONYMS: dull, blurred, impenetrable

ANTONYMS: clear, luminous, transparent

SYNONYMS: lifeless, inactive, still

ANTONYMS: fresh, energetic, moving

SYNONYMS: suppressed, dormant, lurking

ANTONYMS: evident, active, apparent

a person who take part in a crime

careless and hasty

beyond control; not able to be corrected

a large-scale departure or flight

to refute; offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion

to assist; to make easier

shameless, imprudent

based on whims without regard for fairness; unreasonable

find fault with or to scold

forced labor; slavery