Se, De, (from/away)
Abraham Lincoln is known as the great emancipator for his efforts to _____________ (do away with) slavery.
abolish
If you make a _____________ in your bank account, you put money down in it.
deposit
We call the morning hours _________ __________ (a.m.) because they are before the mid point of the day.
ante meridiem
If you feel extremely good you might be experiencing _____________.
Hint: This sometimes happens from falling in love or eating chocolate.
euphoria
Skunks _______ a terrible smell if they are frightened.
(produce from)
secrete
If you scrape your elbow, the wound is called an _____________ (skin scraped away).
abrasion
You don't want your physical condition to (go down) ____________, so you will have to keep doing your exercises.
decline
The insect has _____________ that help it feel and sense where it is going.
antenna
A _____________ is a good term in place of a bad one, like saying restroom or powder room instead of toilet.
euphemism
If you __________ a balloon, you release the air or helium from it.
deflate
If you ____________ someone you kidnap them. (Never do this).
abduct
If the subjects under a King or Queen think they are unfit to rule, they may have to __________ (put down or remove) them.
depose
You will need a ______________ before you can pick up the medicine you need.
prescription
Saying good things in a speech or story about someone at their funeral is called a ____________.
eulogy
If you _____________ (take water away from) fruit or vegetables you can store them for a longer time to use later.
dehydrate
If you ______________ from eating the last piece of chocolate cake, you hold yourself back from doing it!
abstain
Your crew can use these sledge hammers to _____________ (tear down) that old barn before we build the new one.
demolish
If you judge someone before you know much about them, what you think of them can be considered ______________.
prejudice
If a tumor is _____________, it is the good kind (not cancerous).
benign
During the Civil War, the confederate states tried to ___________ (go away) from our country.
If someone has an irritating personality, they can be called _____________ because they scrape away at your last nerve.
abrasive
My poor old dog had become _____________ by the time he was 14.
(broken down from old age)
decrepit
It is important for the lesson to _____________ (go or happen before) the homework in our class, so we understand what we are supposed to be doing!
precede
euthanasia