The first five
The second five
100

The man had a(n) _________ , so the police knew he couldn't have committed the crime. He was on vacation at the time.

alibi

100

The citizens were too  _________ to realize that raising taxes now would benefit them in the future.

narrow-minded

200

The ship was sinking. The captain, looking below, couldn't see the water in the darkness. Nevertheless, he took a breath and jumped into the  _________.

deep

200

I heard a  _________ outside so I went to the window. I saw four men in the street arguing.

commotion

300

The directions my friend gave us were  _________, so we were able to find his house easily.

straightforward

300

Brenda decided to move out of her apartment last night. She has had a myriad of problems, but yesterday, she found a mouse in her kitchen. That was the  _________.

last straw

400

Mick's interest in skateboarding began to . ______... as he got older and the activity became harder on his body.

disappear

400

After the merger, many employees feared their jobs would be made  _________.

unneeded

500

Lenka's trip to the U.S. happened to  _________ with the Thanksgiving weekend, so the airports were busy.

coincide

500

The lesson was not very  _________, so most of the students weren't paying attention.

interesting