Vocabulary 2 Review - Sentences

My great grandmother's _______ face broke into a smile when I placed my newborn daughter in her arms.

After being stuck at work all day, I looked forward to escaping to the _________ fantasy game I played with friends.

The horror film, which showcased many gruesome scenes, was described by viewers as whimsical.

The model's face was once again wizened after receiving multiple botox injections.

The mother would abase her children every day with lots of love and laughter.

The zealot hated political or religious groups that were considered extremists.

Tony whet his steak knife so that it would be as dull as it possibly could be.

The farmer clipped the yoke to the horse's shoes to protect his feet from stone and debris.

Some classic novels are too ________ for beginning readers to understand because they contain archaic vocabulary.

Pioneers put their oxen's heads through the rings of the ____ with the attached straps stretched up to the wagon.

Shelley's angry comment was an _________ from her normally quiet demeanor.

When crushed and dried properly, grapes become wizened raisins.

It was an aberration when Ella's brother visited unannounced after years of not speaking to each other.

My stepmother is an evil woman who likes to _____ little children because she had a miserable childhood herself.

She took out her dagger and began to ____ its blade.

As I walked up my grandmother's steps, I realized the smell of her food alone was enough to _____ my appetite.

It is considered an aberration when a system maintains homeostasis.

I could not hold my tongue when the snobby customer in front of me tried to abase the worker by speaking down to her.

__________ and nationalism were the driving forces behind Hitler's motivation to commit genocide.

Amy was abject and full of hope after receiving some good news from her doctor.

The creatures of the Harry Potter world are whimsical, with their quirky and unconventional looks.

Because of Miranda's abject personality, she rarely smiles and dwells on the worst part of every situation.

The true king was forced to abdicate his throne when foreigners invaded his city.

Because the _______ was unhappy with the government's policies, he threatened a government official's life.

After placing the company in an ugly and impossible position, Gary was put in a permanent abeyance.

The man did not mumble, so it was abstruse to understand his story.

The inheritance will be placed in abeyance until after the murder trial is over.

The young prince became a king after his older brother decided to ________ the throne and retire.

Once you whet your appetite for traveling, you may never want to remain in one place for long ever again.

The commander announced he would abdicate his position when his errors caused many deaths.

When Jill traveled to Japan, she found communicating with locals to be abstruse because she didn't speak the language.

Hannah's xenophobia allowed her to embrace her friend's Hispanic culture and celebrate its traditions.

People call Peter a zealot because of the lengths he goes to in order to keep technology out of his home.

The farmer fastened the yoke to the his two draft horses so he could pull the cart to the market.

When Tom lost his job, he was ______ for weeks and would not leave his house or get out of bed.

The divorcing couple couldn't agree on a financial settlement so the judge put the case in _____ until the next meeting.

The chef whet his knife with the best sharpener in the restaurant so he could slice the steaks like butter.

Extremist groups are defined by xenophobia because of their hatred for races/cultures that are different from their own.