General Vocabulary 1 through 25

1. Net fishing is not practised on the islands of the Maldives because it is so ecologically _______________ to marine life.

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2. Anne _______________ the watermelon into balls and put them into a punch for the party.

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3. I planted 10 different _______________ of flowers in the garden, all mixed together to get a nice variety of colours and shapes.

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4. In Fiji, a commoner who shows great leadership qualities can be elevated to the _______________ of high chief.

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5. Make sure all the new stock is _______________ before being put on the shelves.

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6. The child was _______________ as he walked onto the stage to receive his award.

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7. There has been an accident, but there is no cause for _______________; no one has been injured.

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8. It took the scientists months to _______________ all the different bone fragments they found at the site.

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9. I have a bad cold. My head is aching, my nose is _______________, and I have a sore throat.

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10. The wind _______________ through the trees.

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11. The first time my son started reading the book, he got _______________.

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12. The little boy couldn't do up the _______________ on his winter jacket so the teacher helped him.

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13. She was _______________ to withdraw from the competition because of a back injury.

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14. A passenger had to take over the _______________ of the airplane after both pilots fell ill.

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15. The bullet hit him in the chest and _______________ out his back.

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16. Keith Folse notes that in many surveys, students _______________ vocabulary development second only to opportunities to speak in class as important for their language learning.

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17. We could hear the ghosts _______________ all about us as we walked through the graveyard.

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18. The boy was so cold that he was shivering _______________.

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19. She has been _______________ on drugs for years, and is in really bad shape.

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20. An _______________ number of teenagers are continuing to smoke cigarettes despite the government's attempts to discourage the habit.

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21. The party was really boring, so we made a quick _______________ and went to the pub.

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22. Be careful of that dog. I tried to pet him, and he _______________ at me.

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23. We got a couple of _______________ of almonds, some oatmeal and some sunflower seeds from the health food store to put in the cereal.

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24. In a department store _______________ from 1900, a piano cost $98.00.

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25. In May of 1994, the stolen painting "The Scream" by Edvard Munch was found _______________ in a hotel in Norway.

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