1.

The abhorrent individual was spurned by his fellow citizens because of his aberrantbehavior.

2.

With her speaking skills, she has the ability to fill the auditorium to its capacity.

3.

The minister adjured his wayward congregation to abjure the sins of the flesh.

4.

I would accept your excuse, except the part about losing the watch.

5.

The number of students who wanted access to the computer labs was in excess of two hundred.

6.

The government would often adopt policies that required people to adapt to a harsh regime.

7.

The trouble with many adolescents is that they never seem to grow out of adolescence.

8.

I need your advice. Please advise me on this.

9.

She was confused, displaying ambivalent feelings about the ambiguous situation they'd gotten into.

10. Sometimes it seems more shocking to be amoral than to be immoral .

11. After we have the jeweler appraise the diamond, we will apprise you of its value.
12. When they got the assent of the weather bureau, they allowed the enormous balloon to begin its ascent.
13. I am averse to traveling in such adverse weather conditions.
14. We need a lot of money. She will allot funds according to need.
15. Are you all ready already, or do we have to wait for you?
16. She would often allude to her childhood, when she would elude her brothers in a game of hide-and-seek.
17. In mock debates, we used to alternate sides, taking alternative positions.
18. Government agencies tried to alleviate the effects of the depression. They attempted toameliorate the jobseeking process.
19. With amiable people like the Durwitzes, it's not unusual to have an amicable divorce.
20. The amount of money you make in a year depends on the number of deals you close.
21. I am annoyed that my bad back seems to be aggravated by tension.
22. It's difficult to anticipate things that one doesn't expect.
23. She wanted a good lawyer, so I told her about my attorney.
24. I'll be back in a while. Can you wait awhile?
25. He told a funny anecdote about mixing up his soda with the snake-bite antidote.
26. The eager audience awaited the anxious, sweating performer.
27. She felt bad about his behaving badly at the conference.
28. She was afraid of him after seeing his bizarre behavior at the county's annual bazaar.
29. Besides my unphotogenic aunt and uncle, there were fourteen other people standingbeside the train station.
30. He has divided the money between Carlos and his daughter. He has divided the rest of his property among his
three brothers.
31. The economy seemed to slide backwards thanks to the backward government policies.
32. She brought with her all the Diwali gifts she had recently bought.
33. He will break the car brake if he keeps pushing on it like that.
34. The breech of the gun slammed into his shoulder as he fired into the breach of the wall.
35. Every breath counts, so breathe deeply now.
36. The entire bridal party took a long and pleasant walk along the bridle path.
37. We wore canvas shoes while we tried to canvass the entire neighborhood.
38. We went over to the capitol to see the legislators. The capital of India is New Delhi. The state is running out
of capital.

39. If a bride wants a diamond that weighs a carat, it will cost more than a carrot or a caret.
40. The Board of Education has censured the high-school principal because he tried tocensor the student
newspaper.
41. The Pilgrims acted with certitude on matters of faith; others required more certainty.
42. Some people thought he was sweet and childlike in his innocence, but I always thought he was boorish
and childish.
43. I chose the red balloon. Now you choose a balloon of another color.
44. The climactic moment of a lightning storm, nature's most dramatic climatic event, is a deafening roll of
thunder.
45. His clothes were made of cloths of many different colors.
46. We used a coarse sandpaper, of course.
47. She complimented her sister on the way her scarf complemented her blouse.
48. Connecticut comprises eight counties. The system is constituted of twelve separate campuses.
49. She was confident that her confidant had given her good information.
50. Confounded by the instructor's ambiguous instructions, the students' problems werecompounded by a lack of
time to do the exam.
51. The word guts denotes one's viscera, one's intestines, but it also connotesdetermination, fortitude, persistence,
and courage.
52. There was a terrible dinning noise coming from the dining room.
53. Since no one offered any dissent, we waited a decent interval and then began ourdescent to the lower floors.
54. She didn't seem conscious of the fact that her husband has no conscience.
55. Her family grew contemptuous of her contemptible behavior.
56. These continual changes in our weather seem to be related to our continuousemissions of carbon-monoxide
into the atmosphere.
57. My mother will convince him that she is right. She will persuade him to keep working.
58. She decided to seek the counsel of the Dorm Council.
59. It didn't seem credible that such a creditable person would say such a horrible thing.
60. At first there was only one criterion for becoming Chairperson, but then, suddenly, the Party imposed several
other criteria.
61. My favorite show, Seinfeld, is currently doing re-runs; the new episodes will beginpresently.
62. I kept a weekly diary during those years that I worked on the dairy farm.
63. If you wish to seem demure, you will have to demur less vociferously.
64. Any cool dessert would taste great out here in the sandy desert.
65. The prisoner tried to devise a clever device to help him escape.
66. She thought her dog would die after it drank that bowl of blue dye.
67. He went from a dilemma to a quandary.
68. The conductor seemed discomfited on the podium by the rude, discomfortingbehavior of the visiting
pianist.
69. They kept their love affair discreet by living discrete lives.
70. You will want a disinterested judge. An uninterested judge, however, is a liability.
71. When asked to disassemble his old jalopy, he agreed, seeming to dissemble.

72. What effect does this have on you? How does it affect you?
73. It was part of the government's economic strategy to direct the military to purchase the
most economical material available.
74. We should elect a president before he or she selects members of the cabinet.
75. How did the politicians plan to elicit these obviously illicit campaign funds without getting caught?
76. They were afraid that this eminent figure in world politics was in imminent danger of being killed.
77. She normally had great empathy for people she read about, but she had no sympathyfor these boat
people.
78. The enormousness of his task seemed overwhelming, and then he found he must slay a dragon known for
the enormity of his evildoings.
79. He wanted to carve an epigram that he had seen used as an epigraph for his grandfather's epitaph.
80. We would like to ensure good weather for our company picnic, but our insurance company
won't insure good weather with an inexpensive policy.
81. One sister liked bugs and studied entomology; the other liked words and went intoetymology.
82. He especially likes coffee ice-cream. Every week, his wife buys some specially for him.
83. We use our everyday dishes every day.
84. The choirboys exulted when they discovered they were to sing before such an exaltedaudience.
85. The general found it expedient to blame his lieutenants for the expeditious progress of the enemy.
86. The document now makes explicit what had been only implicit in the shifty eyes of the negotiator.
87. To what extent have they searched for the extant manuscripts of the Gettysburg Address?
88. An extemporaneous speech is not the same thing as an impromptu speech.
89. Nothing seemed to faze her as she went through the adolescent phase of her life.
90. He showed a flagrant disregard for public morals in his blatant errors of mismanagement.
91. The football players seemed to flout the referees and continued to brazenly flaunt their silly, arrogant
routine every time they scored.
92. She had a foreboding that she was about to meet up with her forbidding father.
93. It was a foregone conclusion that the team would forgo all post-season tournaments..
94. The missionaries founded a church in an area they found congenial to their beliefs.
95. I can run farther than you, but let's discuss that further after the race.
96. She has fewer complaints, but she has less energy.
97. Formerly, we met formally to discuss these matters.
98. The soldiers of the fourth regiment bravely went forth.
99. The prosecutor began to gibe the witness when the details of his story did not jibe with his previous
testimony.
100. The guerilla soldiers eventually got used to living among the gorillas in the jungle.
101. She's a good swimmer; she swims well.
102. The grizzled old hunter chewed on a gristly piece of meat and told a grisly tale of being mauled
by grizzly bears.
103. A portrait of the last criminal to be hanged in Arizona was hung on her bedroom wall.
104. They were certainly hardy lads and they worked up a hearty appetite on their twenty-mile hike.
105. Food can be called healthful if it helps us lead healthy lives.

106. The movie's heroine died of an overdose of heroin.

107. The publication of Morrison's first historical novel proved to be a historic event.
108. The trouble with the economy is that hordes of people are starting to hoard their money.
109. In less than an hour, the voters in our town are going to vote for us.
110. In preparing for his most spectacular illusion, the magician made an allusion to the magic of Houdini.
111. They have immigrated to this city from all over eastern Europe; later on, they may decide
to emigrate elsewhere.
112. His language implies a prejudice against Native Americans; you can infer that from certain passages in his
latest speech.
113. The incidence of incidents involving racist slurs has become intolerable.
114. This incipient revolution seems to be based on the most stupid and insipid causes.
115. He was incredulous that his brother could perform such incredible feats on the parallel bars.
116. The scientists produced an indeterminate study concerning the indeterminable number of stars in the
universe.
117. The witness was asked to indite the reasons he thought the grand jury should indict his boss for extortion.
118. The truck was mistakenly marked inflammable so the firefighters thought thenoninflammable material was
dangerously flammable.
119. The tyrant inflicted great hardship on the people. They felt afflicted with his harsh regime.
120. Her naive and ingenuous mother expressed amazement that her daughter could create such
an ingenious demonstration for the science fair.
121. The insidious nature of her argument suggests an invidious comparison.
122. There were, for instance, several instances in which the latch failed and the door floor open, just at the the
most dangerous instant.
123. In the intense heat, the team of scientists did an intensive study of the extensive crop damage.
124. The scientists were intensely focused on the problem. They studied it intently for months.
125. She made a laudatory speech concerning the students' laudable accomplishments.
126. As he led his soldiers into battle, his feet seemed made of lead.
127. The lightning striking all around them, the sailors proceeded in their task of lighteningthe cargo.
128. I am loath to associate with people who loathe me.
129. My shoes are so loose that I'm going to lose them.
130. I hope the bank can arrange a loan for me. If not, I hope my sister can lend me some money.
131. A luxuriant tropical garden was planted on the grounds of the most luxurious hotel in town.
132. It has been raining way too much and for too many days.
133. John and Mary thought that studying the martial arts, like judo, would improve theirmarital relationship.
134. He hardly deserves a medal, nor did he show true mettle when he tried to meddle in our affairs.
135. The moral of this story is that the morale of a military unit is extremely important.
136. In the moribund condition of her government, the empress gave way to morbidreflections on her death.
137. My great-great-grandfather, a naval officer in the Civil War, was killed when he was struck in the navel by a
cannonball.
138. He made an oral commitment to speak on the biological, aural aspects of listening. He has extraordinary
verbal skills.

139. A palette is that thumb-held device that painters use to mix their colors on. The palate is the roof of your
mouth or the sense of taste.
140. The two lawyers walked around the perimeter of the estate as they discussed theparameters of the case.
141. You must have patience in dealing with the patients in this clinic.
142. The period of peace between the two wars is an interesting piece of history.
143. They climbed to the mountain peak to take a peek at the sunrise. They left in a piquebecause other climbers
were already there.
144. The peasant was surprised when the king served him pheasant for dinner.
145. He peddled his baskets of flower petals as he pedaled his bike around town.
146. To carry out or prosecute one's legal responsibilities is a fine thing; to persecute a fellow citizen is not.
147. The personnel office had a great deal of personal information in its files.
148. He was poring over his books when he accidently poured coffee all over his papers.
149. The new lab seemed practical enough, but building it was hardly practicable in that tiny building.
150. In the 1950s, pro basketball was predominantly a game won predominately by teams on the east coast.
151. The high school principal said today that the principal problem with today's youth is their lack of moral
principles
152. The hyenas seem to pray over their prey before devouring it.
153. The lawyer's memory of precedents seemed to take precedence over his memory of other matters.
154. The premier of the new nation was thrilled when he was allowed to attend the film'spremiere.
155. We will now proceed to the part that should precede the ending.
156. Jeremiah would prophesy whenever he felt the people needed to hear a prophecy.
157. He collapsed forward, prostrate on the floor, when he heard that he had cancer of theprostate gland.
158. The troops moved purposefully toward their doom, relying on the false information their leaders
had purposely given them.
159. We'll have to be quite quiet. Quit making noise!
160. He threw his tennis racquet across the court and his fans started making a terrific racket.
161. During the reign of Charles I, it was against the law to use a leather rein during the rain.
162. Yesterday she read from the red book instead of the blue one.
163. These sociologists made a really important contribution to our understanding of somereal problems in
urban America.
164. He knew that he would grow to resent the public's interest in his recent escapades.
165. The actors bowed respectfully to the royal couple and then to the people in the audience and to their
friends backstage, respectively.
166. We wept with joy as we read the famous critic's review of our new musical revue.
167. He had no right to write a new rite for the church.
168. The attorney was reluctant to force her reticent witness to testify.
169. In his role as an absent-minded professor, Janina Delbartico called the roll of the wrong class.
170. The mayor's involvement in salacious behavior has certainly not been salutary for his health or the health of
the community.
171. We have seen the last scene of this play before.
172. He doesn't seem to have much sense since he fell on his head.

173. Her poetry is quite sensuous. In fact, some people find it quite sensual.
174. The moon shone brightly over the old theater where movies were shown nightly.
175. His explanations were simple but not to the point of being simplistic.
176. She chose this site because of its view. The sight of the old house brought tears to her eyes. She
would cite the passage from Genesis.
177. The old man would often complain about money and scrimp, but he would never skimpwhen it came to his
own clothing.
178. The stationery department, where they sell envelopes and writing paper, is in astationary place.
179. There is a town statute making it against the law for people of small stature to climb on the park's statue of
the mayor.
180. When you swallow, food goes to your stomach. He was punched in the abdomen.
181. Take that horrible thing away. Bring me some aspirin.
182. The highly touted critic would taunt his taut-lipped brother whenever he thought he hadtaught him a
lesson.
183. They're driving their new car over there this afternoon.
184. He threw a baseball right through the neighbor's front window. The neighbor made athorough report to
the police.
185. In two hours, it's going to be too hot to go to town.
186. They endured a torturous journey up the long and tortuous tributary of the Amazon.
187. That trooper was a real trouper.
188. The politician's speech managed to be both turgid and turbid at the same time.
189. It seemed so utterly unconscionable that the elderly couple should be robbed while they
were unconscious.
190. Although the former mayor's career was unexceptionable, his personality was so bland that he was
regarded as an unexceptional candidate for congress.
191. Is being venal listed among the venial sins?
192. His waist continued to grow and grow, but no food was allowed to waste in his house.
193. I used to wonder how he could just wander around the city like that.
194. I don't know whether we'll go or not. I think it depends on the weather.
195. She ate the whole donut, hole and all.