Wordly Wise 3000 Book 4 Lesson 09 Words and Sentences
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 It is an ________ to be able to speak French when visiting Paris. | advantage |
| Martina __________ her position as camp leader by giving all the best jobs to her friends. | took advantage of |
| It ________ me to discover that my new friend and I were born on the same day in the same town. | astonished |
| The children watched in ________ as the magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat. | astonishment |
| Before giving me a library card, the librarian asked me to ________ my street address by showing a copy of my phone bill. | confirm |
| The members of Congress vote to ________ the appointment of Supreme Court judges. | confirm |
| Space travel in the very ________ future may involve journeys to the stars. | distant |
| Marco Polo's travels took him to many ________ lands. | distant |
| The ________ between Deneen's home and her school was exactly one mile. | distance |
| George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are two of the ________ of our nation. | founders |
| The ship struck a rock and ________ before a rescue team could reach it. | foundered |
| A single street ran through the ________, which had one church, a general store, and about a hundred houses. | hamlet |
| Graceland is visited by ________ of people from all over the world who come to see the house where Elvis Presley lived. | hosts |
| The guests said goodbye to their ________ and thanked him for a lovely New Year's Eve party. | host |
| If Ellen had any ________ about joining the group, she gave no sign of it. | misgivings |
| The sun ________ the fields and made the grass turn brown. | parched |
| We didn't take enough water with us, and we were ________ before we came to the end of our walk. | parched |
| All the hotels were full, and there seemed little ________ of our finding a place to spend the night. | prospect |
| The four men camped alongside the river told us they were ________ for gold. | prospecting |
| The ________ let out a whoop of joy when he saw some shiny yellow objects lying on the riverbank. | prospector |
| When gasoline is ________, the price goes up. | scarce |
| Due to the ________ of candles in the store when the hurricane struck, customers were allowed only two each. | scarcity |
| A ________ lawyer prepares her client to answer questions she knows the client will be asked in court. | shrewd |
| After her husband died, Mrs. Mazoor became the ________ owner of the toy store. | sole |
| Grilled ________ is a popular item on the seafood restaurant's menu. | sole |
| I cannot imagine the ________ suffered by a wild animal caught in a steel trap. | torment |
| The thought that she might have been the cause of the accident ________ the driver of the car. | tormented |
| A ________ home in this area has three bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, and one bathroom. | typical |
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