English Vocabulary Exam 6

Paper is easy to ( ) but hard to straighten back out.

“If you put one more book on that wobbly bookshelf,” the mother told her husband, “it will ( ) to the floor.”

Police were there to arrest the woman trying to ( ) drugs into the airport.

We installed a guard rail at the top of the steps to prevent the little boy from taking a ( ) down two flights of stairs.

A prison ( ) began in the cafeteria when two inmates got angry at each other.

I was looking forward to bushels of fresh, home-grown tomatoes, but a ( ) killed all my plants just before they became ripe.

The relocation of the car factory to our struggling town is an economic ( ).

Some dieters say they cannot help ( ) on chocolate

The trial judge was only interested in evidence that was ( ) and visible.

We do not expect my ( ) grandfather to live much longer.

The ( ) smell of the dead body sent me running from the house.

As evidenced by her excessive weight, Amber has a ( ) appetite.

Because Haley is a ( ) cleaner, every inch of her house is spotless.

The attorney’s ( ) ways earned him a reputation as a dishonest crook.

John was very ( ) and would lend a helping hand at any time for his community outreach program.

I am ( ) to learn that my sister is finally having a baby.

Before there were calculators, merchants would use an abacus to ( ) up debts owed.

When I am working in my home office, my kids often ( ) for my attention by screaming my name.

The groom watched in ( ) as his beautiful bride walked down the aisle.

Frank deals with the pain of his wife’s death by drinking himself into a ( ) every night.

Christina used her hunting ( ) to survive in the woods for a week.

Bill had been sober for ten years, but then he had a ( ) and started drinking again.

Even though Sarah has a/an ( ) to snakes, she is still brave enough to walk through the forest with us on our hiking trips.

Many suspects that the building of the chemical plant is going to be a ( ) to the town’s freshwater supply.

If I get one more speeding ticket, the driver’s bureau is going to ( ) my license.