up-to-date
Riat keeps up with fashion and buys the ____ styles, but her sister wears the same basic style, year after year.
What is "current"
100
dislike of
Luz had a strong _____ to the wallpaper her husband picked out for their living room. "It looks like a doctor's waiting room," she complained.
What is "objection"
100
happily excited
I am always ____ to read the latest story by my favorite mystery writer.
What is "eager"
100
to go out of sight
The magician made the rabbit _____ by slipping it under a sect door.
What is "vanish"
100
to keep up
When driving, it's important to _____ a safe distance between your car and the car ahead of you.
What is "maintain"
200
to group
The stamp collector _____ her stamps by stamps by countries-she put all the stamps from France together, all the stamps from Spain together, and so on.
What is "classify"
200
to begin
The ice-cream cone ______ at the 1904 Word's Fair in St. Louis An ice-cream seller ran out of cups, so he wrapped a waffle around the ice-cream and sold it that way.
What is "originate"
200
to live with unwillingly
We'll have to ____ a few more weeks of cod, gray winter before spring arrives.
What is "endure"
200
mixture
In the spring, the woods contain a _____ of wildflower, including bluebells, daffodils, and violets.
What is "variety"
200
lowest
The _____ number of people allowed for each bus tour is eight. If fewer people sign up, the trip will be canceled.
What is "minimum"
300
hard to understand
Because income tax forms are so ____ , may prop;e hire professionals to prepare their tax returns.
What is "complex"
300
to happen
A robby ______ at the restaurant just minutes after we left.
What is "occur"
300
to call out
When a cardinal landed on the bird feeder, the little girl _____ , "Look! A red blue jay!"
What is "exclaim"
300
general
On the essay test, give detailed answers, not vague ones.
What is "vague"
300
very uncomfortable
The Farrells were _____ on their camping trip because the green flies wouldn't stop biting them.
What is "miserable"
400
to say yes
Only applicants who _____ to a drug test were considered for the job.
What is "consent"
400
to punish
Whenever my parents heard I had been kept after school, they would _____ me again at home.
What is "penalize"
400
to start
The first lending library was _____ in Scotland in 1725.
What is "establish"
400
retelling
The play West Side is a modern musical ______ of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
What is "version"
400
to understand wrongly
It's clear that Jay ________ his wife's request. He brought her flowers for a vase instead of flour for a cake.
What is "misinterpret"
500
normal
In some town, it's _____ for the "welcome Wagon" to visit newcomers and tell them about the town.
What is "customary"
500
ability
My grandmother had the _____ to be a great teacher, but she couldn't afford to go to college.
What is "potential"
500
importance
In my Spanish class, too much _____ was given to reading and my enough to speaking.
What is "emphasis"
500
healthy
The city residents are planning a community garden where they can grow their own fresh, wholesome fruits and vegetables.
What is "wholesome"
500
to remember
Can you ______ much about being in first grade?