eln2.txt

A good resume should list the applicant's full name and () at the very top of the first page. [residence, abode]

The Gettysburg () illustrates Lincoln's sense of responsibility for others.[speech, lecture, discouse]

Roosevelt () the job of president in 1901. [undertake, take on]

The criminal () the identity of a dead mechanic in an attempt to elude police. [put on, pretend, affect]

Roger always () the worst in people. [think, suppose, presume]

Mango trees grow rapidly and can () heights of up to 90 feet. [reach]

James () national fame as a leading spokesman for human rights. [achieve, accomplish]

Muhammad Ali () he was the greatest boxer to ever live. [brag, swagger]

All of the lifeboats were filled to maximum (). [volume, dimensions]

Jefferson had a great () for leadership. [ability, flair, talent]

After three months of heavy warfarem the French army finally () victory to the Spaniards. [yield, surrender, relinquish]

Daniel () to go to the movie theater with her. [refuse, reject, dismiss]

The singer's popularity has been (). [decrease, fall, fail, weaken]

Mary was () by most of her friends after she was found guilty in court.[abandon, forsake]

The moving men () the large cabinet so they could take it out the narrow door. [break apart, dismantle, take apart]

The interior designer () the furniture to create a more inviting atmosphere. [array, arrange, order]

Area residents can () their Christmas trees by dropping then off at the city's recycling center. [get rid of]

Water can () even the hardest rock into dust. [wear away]

Mr. Caldwell arrives () early at work to read the newspaper before the staff arrives. [reasonably, moderately, tolerably, pretty]

Judges are expected to conduct all cases (). [impartially]

The customer wanted () prints for her holiday photographs. [shiny, bright, glazed, lustrous]

Lawyers questioned the () for the judge's decision. [reasons, rationale, root, basis]

Clarity is a () of good writing. [feature, a distinguishing trait]

Julia spent all day shopping with her sisters for the () wedding dress.[perfect, model, exemplary]

The physicist developed an (), purely mathematical model of cosmic light projection. [abstract, theoretical, hypothetical]

The first people to () Cuba were the Ciboney, a friendly tribe related to the Arawak.[lie, occupy, dwell]

Brian deserves to get that promotion since he is a () worker. [diligent, industrious]

Although almost all the guests had left the party, Stephen () to talk to the host. [remain, stay, tarry]

Philip () over his work till late at night. [lag, procrastinate, loiter]

The reclusive celebrity () giving interviews and being photographed. [abhor, abominate, detest]

Many insects () twigs or leaves for protection. [copy, imitate, echo]

Some treatments that have worked in the rat () have also been successful in humans. [specimen, prototype, example, pattern]

John () the planets with his telescope. [watch, perceive, notice]

The Fosters () the tradition of a family get-together every last Saturday of the month. [conform, follow, comply]

Fish and plankton are () in the sea. [abundant, bountiful, rich]

Jessica was so () with her book that she lost track of time. [engrossed, absorbed]

Albert lost all of his () in the fire. [estate, havings, possession]

Prof.Kim was the first to explain to me the () of gas molecules. [character, charateristic, quality, feature]

Dercy had to see a therapist because he kept having () nightmares about drowning. [recurrent]

The problems of the educational system are deeply () in the lack of competent teachers. [ingrained, fixed, embedded]

The professor covered the subject () in class. [completely, perfectly, utterly, entirely]