lot

a batch of letters


great

he is one of the greats of American music


relay

the relay was successful


browse

a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day


chorus

a chorus of boos


fellow

that chap is your host


native

the art of the natives of the northwest coast


occult

She doesn't believe in the supernatural


series

they were investigating a series of bank robberies


streak

had a streak of bad luck


turnout

a large turnout for the meeting


prospect

his prospects as a writer are excellent


sequence

the sequence of names was alphabetical


authority

he has the authority to issue warrants


community

the team is drawn from all parts of the community


desperate

they prey on the hopes of the desperate


patronage

his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives


engagement

Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga


foundation

there is little foundation for his objections


settlement

the American colony in Paris


organisation

he claims that the present administration is corrupt


establishment

the constitution of a PTA group last year


kid

she writes books for children


sex

they had sex in the back seat


aged

special arrangements were available for the aged


fare

they worked rapidly down the menu of reports


lump

a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder


sort

sculpture is a form of art


agent

their research uncovered new disease agents


breed

he experimented on a particular breed of white rats


canon

the neoclassical canon


craft

he learned his trade as an apprentice


colony

the American colony in Paris


junior

look here, junior, it's none of your business


maroon

when the tide came in I was a maroon out there


people

old people


booster

all their supporters came out for the game


hostile

the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles


network

he owned a network of shops


sitting

he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting


snapper

the center fumbled the handoff


favorite

that book is one of my favorites


infernal

his roar made the infernals quake


magazine

it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money


minister

clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches


presence

he tested for the presence of radon


sensitive

he consulted several mediums


mouthpiece

the mouthpiece of a respirator


appointment

the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee


constituent

spare components for cars


replacement

replacing the star will not be easy


chap

that chap is your host


gang

police tried to break up the gang


hero

RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain


hire

the new hires need special training


bunch

a bunch of trees


crimp

a fold in the napkin


elect

one of the elect who have power inside the government


flank

they attacked the enemy's right flank


silly

don't be a silly


skunk

only a rotter would do that


agency

the Central Intelligence Agency


backup

a traffic backup on the main street


circus

he ran away from home to join the circus


domain

his social sphere is limited


doomed

the agony of the doomed was in his voice


genius

Mozart was a child genius


herald

the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet


hoodoo

a tall sandstone hoodoo


member

only members will be admitted


nature

it is the nature of fire to burn


pillar

science eroded the pillars of superstition


chapter

he read a chapter every night before falling asleep


lineage

his entire lineage has been warriors


pitcher

our pitcher has a sore arm


castrate

eunuchs guarded the harem


ensemble

a string ensemble


friendly

friendlies came to their rescue


reception

she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors


selection

your choice of colors was unfortunate


sensation

a sensation of touch


contingent

each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics


convention

political convention


individual

there was too much for one person to do


population

the population seemed to be well fed and clothed


ass

he deserves a good kick in the butt


cog

he was a small cog in a large machine


deaf

many of the deaf use sign language


folk

they're just country folk


prey

he fell prey to muggers


wisp

wisps of hair


caste

lose caste by doing work beneath one's station


chief

the head of the whole operation


enemy

the enemy attacked at dawn


exile

American expatriates


faith

he lost his faith but not his morality


timid

whitewater rafting is not for the timid


bearer

the bonds were transmitted by carrier


damned

he felt he had visited the realm of the damned


muster

he was thrown in the brig for missing muster


quarry

he fell prey to muggers


slouch

he's no slouch when it comes to baseball


stupid

The economy, stupid!


summit

his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty


tenant

the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent


voider

my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was


worthy

he told his story to some conservative worthies


current

the current was measured in amperes


entrant

a well publicized entrant is the pocket computer


orderly

the orderly laid out the general's uniform


roaster

the honoree gave his roasters as good as he got


trimmer

untouched by the pruner's axe


veteran

the veterans laughed at the new recruits


homeless

a homeless was found murdered in Central Park


marriage

a long and happy marriage


military

their military is the largest in the region


pedigree

his entire lineage has been warriors


possible

politics is the art of the possible


repeater

the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times


stringer

a first stringer


ascendant

that idea was in the ascendant


companion

drinking companions


newspaper

he read his newspaper at breakfast


portfolio

he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio


transient

transient laborers


apparition

we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us


exaltation

listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture


leadership

his leadership inspired the team


provincial

the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials


determinant

education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life


civilization

the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization


neighborhood

the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville


kin

he's kin


idol

thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image


lady

a nice lady at the library helped me


para

the parity of the mother must be considered


ruck

his brilliance raised him above the ruck


flyer

he mailed the circular to all subscribers


needy

they try to help the needy


riser

he's usually a late riser


closer

whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up


holder

a towel holder


honker

the honker was fined for disturbing the peace


lineup

the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate


nation

the state has elected a new president


opener

she played Chopin for her opener


poster

a poster advertised the coming attractions


undoer

she awoke in the arms of her cruel undoer


votary

monasteries of votaries


admirer

all their supporters came out for the game


armorer

a sword made by a famous English armorer


bastion

a bastion against corruption


brahman

a Boston brahman


brahmin

a Boston brahman


caravan

we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels


cluster

a bunch of trees


council

student council


duality

the dichotomy between eastern and western culture


echelon

the upper echelon


harrier

the harassers were not members of the regular army


holdout

their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks


married

we invited several young marrieds


notable

he was host to a large gathering of luminaries


patient

the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly


payroll

the company had a long payroll


phantom

we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us


prodigy

she is a chess prodigy


revival

the revival of trade


striper

he's a four-striper


utopian

a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man


utterer

an utterer of foul oaths


washout

it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road


watcher

the spectators applauded the performance


wiggler

the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips


affluent

the so-called emerging affluents


cautious

whitewater rafting is not for the timid


defeated

the Romans had no pity for the defeated


flagging

there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place


fugitive

fugitives from the sweatshops


immortal

Shakespeare is one of the immortals


mainstay

he is a pillar of the community


newsroom

every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom


planting

he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway


referral

the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones


reminder

he ignored his wife's reminders


searcher

they are seekers after truth


straggle

a straggle of outbuildings


survivor

the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital


attracter

he was the biggest drawing card they had


automaton

only an automaton wouldn't have noticed


bombshell

she was a blonde bombshell


intellect

he reads to improve his mind


organizer

she was the organizer of the meeting


scrambler

their quarterback was a good scrambler


serration

the serrations of a city skyline


stargazer

in the Odyssey, Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence


successor

he was President Lincoln's successor


blackguard

you dirty dog


embodiment

the embodiment of hope


expatriate

American expatriates


fellowship

the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family


suppresser

dictators are suppressors of free speech


conditioner

farm work can be a good conditioner


enlightened

it is very familiar to the initiate


incarnation

the embodiment of hope


transmitter

return to sender


undesirable

rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables


headquarters

many companies have their headquarters in New York


philharmonic

we heard the Vienna symphony


authoritarian

my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime


reincarnation

his reincarnation as a lion


supernumerary

reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries


instrumentality

are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?


bey

he introduced me to Ahmet Bey


few

it was designed for the discriminating few


foe

a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies


lad

that chap is your host


anti

the antis smelled victory after a long battle


beau

if I'd known he was her boyfriend, I wouldn't have asked


bevy

he was surrounded by a bevy of beauties in bathing attire


chit

she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the class


clod

a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder


coon

I'll be a gone coon when the battle starts


gild

he joined a golf club


hobo

a homeless tramp


suer

a suer for the hand of the princess


fauna

the fauna of China


flora

Pleistocene vegetation


folks

he wrote to his folks every day


genus

ignore the genus communism


gipsy

itinerant traders


giver

there are no greater givers than those who give themselves


gypsy

itinerant traders


hajji

to American soldiers, the hajji are the alien people from whom the enemy emerges


lefty

their pitcher was a southpaw


madam

a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady


miler

the race was a 30-miler


valet

Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man


avatar

the embodiment of hope


bather

he is not a good swimmer


bureau

the Central Intelligence Agency


chaser

always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers


chosen

she was Mama's chosen


dunker

he was a dunker — he couldn't eat a doughnut without a cup of coffee to dunk it in


eyeful

she was a statuesque redheaded eyeful


keeper

am I my brother's keeper?


logjam

the legislation ran into a logjam


longer

a longer for money


maimed

they had to leave the wounded where they fell


minder

I turned around and there, a few hundred feet away, was our government minder, Li Wong Su, huffing and puffing toward us


plenum

the plenum will vote on all tax increases


police

the law came looking for him


pruner

untouched by the pruner's axe


psyche

his mind wandered


regime

the government reduced taxes


renter

the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent


seeker

they are seekers after truth


sender

return to sender


shaker

a shaker of traditional beliefs


tipper

a generous tipper


wraith

he looked like he had seen a ghost


airhead

she's a total airhead


arbiter

she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion


baffled

the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled


bounder

you dirty dog


cavalry

500 horse led the attack


changer

an inveterate changer of the menu


collage

he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map


layer

slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach


orbit

he plotted the orbit of the moon


trend

the shoreward tendency of the current


origin

the Italian beginning of the Renaissance


safety

insure the safety of the children


target

his arrow hit the mark


extreme

he carried it to extremes


kingdom

the untroubled kingdom of reason


station

he started looking for a gas station


structure

the structure consisted of a series of arches


atmosphere

there was an atmosphere of excitement


tee

they were waiting on the first tee


balk

a player with ball in hand must play from the balk


drip

there's a drip through the roof


grounds

the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling


property

that hat is my property


surround

the country — the flat agricultural surround


termination

the expiry of his driver's license


goal

the ends justify the means


hill

they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia


site

a good site for the school


arena

his social sphere is limited


niche

he found his niche in the academic world


works

they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles


barren

the barrens of central Africa


fender

in Britain they call a fender a ‘wing’


refuge

He ran to safety


bulwark

they stormed the ramparts of the city


surgery

he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School


building

there was a three-story building on the corner


downtown

the heart of Birmingham's downtown


landmark

the church steeple provided a convenient landmark


rearward

his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions


residence

a person can have several residences


excavation

there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton


convenience

chairs arranged for his own convenience


culmination

their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development


hell

the hell of battle


tent

he pitched his tent near the creek


realm

the untroubled kingdom of reason


billet

drop me a line when you get there


casing

the clock has a walnut case


ghetto

the Warsaw ghetto


hearth

the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it


saloon

he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar


studio

she ran a dance studio


tiptop

his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty


chassis

Leonardo studied the human body


commons

they went for a walk in the park


heading

the heading seemed to have little to do with the text


hotspot

the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots


rootage

strengthened by rootage in the firm soil of faith


theater

the house was full


theatre

the house was full


domicile

what's his legal residence?


fastness

the project advanced with gratifying speed


firewall

he moved the throttle to the firewall


foothold

an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines


frontier

the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day


pedestal

the base of the lamp


stoppage

the negotiations were in arrest


vaulting

arches and vaulting


fundament

the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture


panhandle

Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia


confluence

Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers


department

you'll find it in the hardware department


substratum

the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants


underbelly

the underbellies of clouds


destination

a crowd assembled at the finish


confectionery

the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks


apex

at the peak of the pyramid


abode

a person can have several residences


navel

you were not supposed to show your navel on television


plaza

they met at Elm Plaza


apogee

their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development


boards

most actors love to stride the boards


county

the county has a population of 12,345 people


stacks

made lots of new friends


cabaret

don't expect a good meal at a cabaret


demesne

the family owned a large estate on Long Island


florist

the florist made up an attractive bouquet


framing

the framing of judicial decrees


grocery

the grocery store included a meat market


sanctum

he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go


ambiance

there was an atmosphere of excitement


ambience

there was an atmosphere of excitement


backside

his room was toward the rear of the hotel


ballpark

take me out to the ballpark


basilica

the church was raised to the rank of basilica


dominion

France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa


entrepot

Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BC


environs

the country — the flat agricultural surround


fireside

they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire


outdoors

he wanted to get outdoors a little


province

his state is in the deep south


sidewall

the car had white sidewalls


stopover

there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago


backwater

the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos


beachhead

the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead


crownwork

tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown


forefront

he was in the forefront


orphanage

his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult


roadblock

intolerance is a barrier to understanding


viewpoint

we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians


bridgehead

an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines


ironmonger

in England they call a hardwareman an ‘ironmonger’


metropolis

Ancient Troy was a great city


suzerainty

under the suzerainty of …


fountainhead

she was a well of information


packinghouse

they came from an apple packinghouse


juxtaposition

it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors


burg

I've lived in this burg all my life


mecca

New York is a mecca for young artists


midst

in the midst of the crowd


parts

he hasn't been seen around these parts in years


arbour

the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park


depths

from the depths of darkest Africa


midair

the planes collided in midair


piazza

they met at Elm Plaza


storey

what level is the office on?


upside

put your books on top of the desk


barroom

he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar


bedside

the doctor stood at her bedside


beeline

he made a beeline for the bathroom


earshot

the children were told to stay within earshot


edifice

there was a three-story building on the corner


eyeshot

they were soon out of view


share

he wanted his share in cash


sheet

a sheet of ice


slice

a slice of the company's revenue


spill

clean up the spills


stage

we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected


stake

they have interests all over the world


gag

he told a very funny joke


scan

he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars


blank

he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet


plume

a plume of smoke


security

we support the armed services in the name of national security


ply

three-ply cord


web

the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn


dish

we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present


foil

the photographic film was wrapped in foil


slot

he developed a version of slot grammar


bosom

his bosom was bursting with the secret


charm

his smile was part of his appeal to her


grave

he went to his grave without forgiving me


price

the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver


trail

there as a trail of blood


reward

the wages of sin is death


strand

he tried to pick up the strands of his former life


display

made a display of strength


floater

floaters seem to drift through the field of vision


incline

he climbed the steep slope


limited

he caught the express to New York


portion

he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself


broadside

he mailed the circular to all subscribers


duplicate

he always carried extras in case of an emergency


production

Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous


bus

he always rode the bus to work


due

give the devil his due


gap

gap between income and outgo


win

he was happy to get the win


bail

the judge set bail at $10,000


cell

the cells of a honeycomb


film

they went to a movie every Saturday night


rate

they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour


habit

it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening


prize

the prize was a free trip to Europe


scrap

a bit of rock caught him in the eye


snare

the exam was full of trap questions


trump

the ace of trumps is a sure winner


handle

he grabbed the hammer by the handle


header

the heading seemed to have little to do with the text


motley

a great assortment of cars was on display


quiver

a frisson of surprise shot through him


wrench

the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell


element

jealousy was a component of his character


accession

the art collection grew through accession


allowance

travel allowance


protection

the witnesses demanded police protection


aid

visual aids in teaching


nap

he felt better after a little sleep


exit

he blocked the way out


item

he noticed an item in the New York Times


plan

they drew up a six-step plan


cinch

marketing this product will be no picnic


probe

there was a congressional probe into the scandal


punch

I gave him a clout on his nose


purse

she reached into her bag and found a comb


shear

the shear changed the rectangle into a parallelogram


burden

the burden of responsibility


remote

he lost the remote for his TV


sketch

he made several studies before starting to paint


splice

the break was due to an imperfect splice


volume

the gas expanded to twice its original volume


blanket

he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep


costume

he won the prize for best costume


product

good business depends on having good merchandise


specific

he always reasons from the particular to the general


treasure

the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies


objective

the sole object of her trip was to see her children


jag

he clutched a jag of the rock


tab

he asked the waiter for the check


zip

it looked like nothing I had ever seen before


barb

his parting shot was ‘drop dead’


disk

the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky


prod

the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves


tire

automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air


award

he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court


basin

she mixed the dough in a large basin


forte

cooking is his forte


found

they worked for $30 and found


shunt

an arteriovenus shunt


splat

he heard a splat as it hit the floor


steal

she got a bargain at the auction


motive

we did not understand his motivation


rattle

the death rattle


rumble

they heard the rumbling of thunder


shimmy

he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel


throne

the king sat on his throne


tinsel

all the tinsel of self-promotion


default

he lost the game by default


gantlet

threw down the gauntlet


overlap

there was no overlap between their proposals


spindle

chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis


upright

the ball sailed between the uprights


facility

the assembly plant is an enormous facility


interlock

car thieves know how to bypass the ignition interlock


threshold

on the threshold of manhood


camouflage

the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories


incidental

he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses


preventive

the doctor recommended several preventatives


maintenance

he wrote the manual on car care


prescription

I tried to follow her prescription for success


hem

the hem of her dress was stained


gash

he put a bandage over the cut


mend

her stockings had several mends


audio

they always raise the audio for commercials


liner

the batter hit a liner to the shortstop


video

they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone


armory

he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer


duster

it was the kind of duster not experienced in years


puzzle

he loved to solve chessmate puzzles


ration

the rations should be nutritionally balanced


ribbon

a mere ribbon of land


rotary

the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary


saucer

the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky


tunnel

the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection


wealth

great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence


bargain

he made a bargain with the devil


ceiling

he hated painting the ceiling


clipper

a limiter introduces amplitude distortion


fortune

bad luck caused his downfall


segment

a section of a fishing rod


gauntlet

threw down the gauntlet


heritage

a heritage of freedom


lighting

they played as long as it was light


pinpoint

they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together


upstairs

no one was allowed to see the upstairs


admission

the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic


depiction

too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures


diaphragm

the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically


overdrive

Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given


pacemaker

the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations


reservoir

a reservoir of talent


spotlight

he enjoyed being in the limelight


pocketbook

that car is too expensive for my pocketbook


reparation

an act for which there is no reparation


accelerator

he stepped on the gas


hospitalization

now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization


lid

his lids would stay open no longer


bath

she soaked the etching in an acid bath


cash

there is a desperate shortage of hard cash


cowl

there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars


darn

his promise is not worth a damn


debt

he is badly in debt


duct

the tear duct was obstructed


fore

he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line


yarn

his narration was hesitant


means

a means of control


quota

all the salesmen met their quota for the month


rifle

he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired


spade

she led a low spade


bender

he used pliers as a bender


budget

the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year


fetish

common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear


making

the devising of plans


marker

the buoys were markers for the channel


portal

the portals of the cathedral


refill

he got a refill of his prescription


retort

it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher


splint

he lit the fire with a burning splint


ticker

he stood still, his heart thumping wildly


backing

his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives


footing

on good terms with her in-laws


hanging

the cold castle walls were covered with hangings


manakin

she was too fat to be a mannequin


masking

the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft


meshing

the engagement of the clutch


quarrel

they had a quarrel


stinker

only a rotter would do that


toehold

American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks


vesture

fields in a vesture of green


breakage

the total breakage was huge


checkout

they made a check of their equipment


followup

his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with


pressing

he gave the button a press


residual

there was no remainder


tapestry

the tapestry of European history


totality

he read the article in its entirety


valuable

all our valuables were stolen


blueprint

a blueprint for a house


emergency

he never knew what to do in an emergency


millstone

she was an albatross around his neck


packaging

his business is packaging for transport


potpourri

a great assortment of cars was on display


semblance

he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity


spectacle

the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape


telephone

I talked to him on the telephone


whirligig

he got a bright red top and string for his birthday


ambulatory

it has an ambulatory and seven chapels


assistance

he gave me an assist with the housework


automation

automation replaces human workers by machines


constraint

dogs should be kept under restraint


hydroplane

the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane


intoxicant

alcohol (or drink) ruined him


peripheral

disk drives and printers are important peripherals


technology

the mastery of fire was a huge advance in human technology


television

she is a star of screen and video


containment

containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975


cornerstone

the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture


delineation

too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures


encumbrance

the burden of responsibility


subsistence

social security provided only a bare subsistence


installation

the telephone installation took only a few minutes


intermixture

he volunteered to taste her latest concoction


embellishment

the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings


quadruplicate

it was signed in quadruplicate


gad

cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on


bier

we followed the bier to the graveyard


bitt

the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards


garb

formal attire


ikon

they showed us the pictures of their wedding


mitt

he had the hands of a surgeon


perk

a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job


wick

the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it


aegis

the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council


globe

a ball of fire


jimmy

in Britain they call a jimmy a ‘jemmy’.


ruler

swayer of the universe


stove

dinner was already on the stove


terms

on good terms with her in-laws


avenue

they explored every avenue they could think of


bumper

we quaffed a bumper of ale


burner

a diesel engine is an oil burner


cheque

he paid all his bills by check


eyecup

an eyecup is called ‘an eyebath’ in Britain


fabric

the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent


floppy

floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price


hookup

some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers


hotbed

it was a hotbed of vice


ledger

they got a subpoena to examine our books


remake

it is a remake of an old film


shades

aren't there shades of 1948 here?


subway

in Paris the subway system is called the ‘metro’ and in London it is called the ‘tube’ or the ‘underground’


tariff

they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries


viewer

the spectators applauded the performance


yarder

the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green


apanage

for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use


apparel

she was refined in her choice of apparel


arrears

an account in arrears


banding

chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands


bollock

she kicked him in the balls and got away


catwalk

models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show


chevron

they earned their stripes in Kuwait


colours

his tie proclaimed his school colors


dragnet

caught in the police dragnet


fixings

the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad


footage

they had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes


funding

the foundation provided support for the experiment


garment

garments of the finest silk


impasse

reached an impasse on the negotiations


ironing

there was a basketful of ironing to do


spine

the fall broke his back


steer

he got a tip on the stock market


stint

there were stretches of boredom


bleach

a complete bleach usually requires several applications


breath

he took a deep breath and dived into the pool


solution

he used a solution of peroxide and water


volatile

it was heated to evaporate the volatiles


thickening

starch is used in cooking as a thickening


fuzz

peach fuzz


lobe

ear lobe


tint

after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted


alloy

brass is an alloy of zinc and copper


essence

the gist of the prosecutor's argument


hemlock

Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock


relative

police are searching for relatives of the deceased


composite

the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town


fig

the area covered can be seen from Figure 2


pee

there was blood in his urine


sac

the trapped miners found a pocket of air


foam

the beer had a thick head of foam


puke

only a rotter would do that


teal

they painted it a light shade of bluish green


amber

an amber light illuminated the room


thorn

he's a thorn in my flesh


jargon

they don't speak our lingo


kernel

black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell


solvent

the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution


whisker

they escaped by a hair's breadth


capitulum

a head of cauliflower


matchwood

the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks


offspring

she was the mother of many offspring


insulation

the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel


impregnation

the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue


sternutatory

police used a sternutatory to subdue the mob


ala

the alae of the nose


mite

this dish could use a touch of garlic


dross

there were impurities in the water


hilum

the hilus of the kidney


hydra

we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution


pilus

there is a hair in my soup


alkali

bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia


cosmos

they study the evolution of the universe


nipper

she writes books for children


annulus

a ring of ships in the harbor


bloomer

a night bloomer


remover

paint remover


emulsion

an oil-in-water emulsion


flooring

they needed rugs to cover the bare floors


impurity

there were impurities in the water


quickset

a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard


sealskin

a coat of seal


shoveler

a shoveler of coal


stinkpot

only a rotter would do that


tomentum

peach fuzz


wriggler

the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips


albatross

she was an albatross around his neck


brushwood

they built a fire of brushwood


carnivore

terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb


grapevine

the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth


leavening

his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor


recycling

Every Monday, we put our recycling out on the curb for pick-up


shoveller

a shoveler of coal


turquoise

blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone


workhorse

the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world


adulterant

it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use


crossbreed

a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey


pacesetter

the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations


windowpane

the ball shattered the window


dew

in the morning the grass was wet with dew


tup

a British term is ‘tup’


acyl

an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group


cows

so many head of cattle


whirl

he was caught up in a whirl of work


travel

he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel


capacity

among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism


age

it was replaced because of its age


nip

he poured a shot of whiskey


now

Now is a good time to do it


halt

the negotiations were in arrest


peak

voltage peak


term

he learned many medical terms


wake

the aftermath of war


third

it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement


trick

he played a trick on me


bother

he didn't want to make a fuss


reversal

there was a reversal of autonomic function


elevation

an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon


experience

a man of experience


howl

he gave a howl of pain


span

the job was finished in the span of an hour


cause

they are trying to determine the cause of the crash


death

her death came as a terrible shock


pulse

the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star


crunch

he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path


period

a time period of 30 years


repeat

the events today were a repeat of yesterday's


dribble

there's a drip through the roof


failure

his failure to pass the test


sparkle

he had a sparkle in his eye


campaign

I managed his campaign for governor


delivery

his reluctant delivery of bad news


increase

there was an addition to property taxes this year


disturbance

the term ‘distress’ connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset


hum

they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers


buzz

the buzz of a bumble bee


cord

the bundle was tied with a cord


dawn

we got up before dawn


fuss

he was in a dither


hint

not a breath of scandal ever touched her


hiss

the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience


much

they did much for humanity


past

forget the past


birth

they divorced after the birth of the child


crumb

he gave only a crumb of information about his plans


delay

instant replay caused too long a delay


worst

the worst that could happen


climax

the climax of the artist's career


deluge

a flood of requests


rhythm

the piece has a fast rhythm


rising

they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon


descent

the rise and fall of the tides


grumble

they heard the rumbling of thunder


impulse

profound religious impulses


triumph

a narrow victory


addition

the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement


dogfight

their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them


occasion

at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave


progress

advancement of knowledge


stampede

when he shouted ‘fire’ there was a stampede to the exits


induction

his initiation into the club


suggestion

the picnic was her suggestion


precipitation

the storm brought several inches of precipitation


zap

they gave it another zap of radiation


gush

he heard the flush of a toilet


lull

there was never a letup in the noise


rave

raves are very popular in Berlin


ream

he wrote reams and reams


then

we will arrive before then


reign

he was helpless under the reign of his egotism


swash

the swash of waves on the beach


wreck

the house was a wreck when they bought it


wring

gave the wet cloth a wring


ending

I don't like words that have ‘-ism’ as an ending


parity

the parity of the mother must be considered


history

a critical time in the school's history


instant

if I had the chance, I'd do it in a flash


spatter

he heard a spatter of gunfire


decision

the burden of decision was his


entrance

they waited at the entrance to the garden


trillion

there were millions of flies


intrusion

an invasion of tourists


remainder

there was no remainder


limitation

I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements


refinement

they performed with great polish


scattering

the first scatterings of green


elaboration

a few remarks added in amplification and defense


fundamental

fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure


prohibition

in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US


retardation

the deceleration of the arms race


manifestation

a manifestation of great emotion


kip

roused him from his kip


wee

bide a wee


doom

everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it


haul

the haul up the hill went very slowly


jolt

the door closed with a jolt


pity

the blind are too often objects of pity


thaw

the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster


tour

they took an extended tour of Europe


chunk

a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder


drama

he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway


shtik

give him a shtik cake


thrum

he could hear the thrum of a banjo


tinge

this dish could use a touch of garlic


today

the world of today


worth

10 dollars worth of gasoline


shtick

give him a shtik cake


squawk

she awoke to the squawk of chickens


absence

he was surprised by the absence of any explanation


deficit

new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit


heaving

the heaving of waves on a rough sea


raising

an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon


screech

he ducked at the screechings of shells


success

let's call heads a success and tails a failure


sunrise

we got up before dawn


trample

he heard the trample of many feet


cracking

the crack of a whip


rattling

the death rattle


skeleton

the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self


splatter

he heard a spatter of gunfire


striking

contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull


twilight

he loved the twilight


upheaval

the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence


advantage

the experience gave him the advantage over me


emergence

figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece


inflation

in inflation everything gets more valuable except money


remission

his cancer is in remission


ruination

you have brought ruin on this entire family


shakedown

the new industry's economic shakedown


yesterday

it was in yesterday's newspapers


concoction

he volunteered to taste her latest concoction


disruption

it was presented without commercial breaks


divergence

an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines


initiation

his initiation into the club


sprinkling

the first scatterings of green


competition

business competition can be fiendish at times


permutation

the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood


eve

he always arrives on the eve of her departure


par

a par-5 hole


tot

a tot of rum


bash

the sudden knock floored him


digit

0 and 1 are digits


dying

it was the death of all his plans


ninth

going into the ninth, they were a run ahead


ravel

she got a run in her stocking


spate

a batch of letters


unity

the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development


whirr

whir of a bird's wings


years

old age is not for sissies


ascent

the car couldn't make it up the rise


enough

enough is as good as a feast


fizzle

the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience


footer

he is a six-footer


jingle

the jingle of coins


marvel

the wonders of modern science


myriad

he faced a myriad of details


ravage

the ravages of time


squeak

the squeak of shoes on powdery snow


clangor

he could hear the clang of distant bells


modulus

2 is a modulus of 5 and 9


outflow

they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe


ringing

the distinctive ring of the church bell


shimmer

the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers


sinking

they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic


smolder

the smoulder suddenly became a blaze


exigency

the health-care exigency


footstep

he heard footsteps on the porch


grinding

vegetable grindings clogged the drain


hardship

debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity


instance

it was a case of bad judgment


majority

the majority of his customers prefer it


recovery

the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid


scraping

they collected blood scrapings for analysis


smoulder

the smoulder suddenly became a blaze


tomorrow

what are our tasks for tomorrow?


touching

he longed for the touch of her hand


ascension

they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon


collision

the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction


commotion

they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused


formality

a mere formality


heartbeat

he could feel the beat of her heart


irruption

the recent irruption of bad manners


lactation

lactation normally continues until weaning


multitude

a battalion of ants


plurality

to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable


pulsation

the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star


shrinkage

the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage


stalemate

reached an impasse on the negotiations


throbbing

he felt a throbbing in his head


alteration

the change was intended to increase sales


enervation

an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue


expiration

the expiry of his driver's license


foreboding

a steadily escalating sense of foreboding


inevitable

don't argue with the inevitable


procession

the emanation of the Holy Spirit


repetition

the events today were a repeat of yesterday's


revolution

the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution


subsidence

his cancer is in remission


visitation

his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him


accelerando

my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos


catastrophe

the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity


consequence

the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise


dissipation

the dissipation of the mist


fluctuation

the fluctuations of the sea


gravitation

the more remote the body, the less the gravity


sufficiency

her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency


acceleration

modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change


championship

he held the title for two years


commencement

they got an early start


deceleration

the deceleration of the arms race


encroachment

an invasion of tourists


interlocking

the engagement of the clutch


materialisation

the materialization of her dream


scalp

they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy


crotch

they took the south fork


pudding

corn pudding


takeout

in England they call takeout food ‘takeaway’


anterior

his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors


coloring

food color made from vegetable dyes


appendage

it is important to keep the extremities warm


colouring

food color made from vegetable dyes


moonshine

moonlight is the smuggler's enemy


sup

a sup of ale


curd

bean curd


sura

the Quran is divided in 114 suras


broth

she made gravy with a base of beef stock


caput

the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula


fanny

he deserves a good kick in the butt


cervix

he admired her long graceful neck


dorsum

his back was nicely tanned


tipple

they served beer on draft


adenoid

hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids


criollo

Mexico is a country of mestizos, criollos, and indigenes


headful

he has a headful of baseball statistics


midriff

young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable


serving

the helpings were all small


cobblers

I think that is a load of cobblers


doughnut

a ring of ships in the harbor


eminence

a scholar of great eminence


lollipop

in England a popsicle is called an ‘ice lolly’


macaroni

Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni


potation

they served beer on draft


drinkable

may I take your beverage order?


lineament

each town has a quality all its own


autoplasty

When fractures fail to unite, autografts of bone can be extremely valuable in helping the bone to heal.


gastronomy

New England gastronomy


interstice

the interstices of a network


salmagundi

a great assortment of cars was on display


excrescence

the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge


perspiration

sweat poured off his brow


pes

his bare feet projected from his trousers


choc

a box of chocs


java

he ordered a cup of coffee


ruga

rugae of the stomach


vena

all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood


butty

a bacon butty


cecum

the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum


cutis

your skin is the largest organ of your body


flews

The loose flaps of skin on the sides of the upper muzzle that hang to different lengths over the mouth are called flews.


hilus

the hilus of the kidney


hooks

wait till I get my hooks on him


manus

he had the hands of a surgeon


nates

he deserves a good kick in the butt


porta

the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart


sperm

a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material


sudor

sweat poured off his brow


torso

they moved their arms and legs and bodies


adnexa

Fallopian tubes and ovaries are adnexa of the uterus


armpit

they were up to their armpits in water


axilla

they were up to their armpits in water


corpse

the cadaver was intended for dissection


eyelid

his lids would stay open no longer


fundus

the uterine fundus


kidney

urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder


paries

stomach walls


succus

digestive juices


testis

she kicked him in the balls and got away


vagina

the vagina receives the penis during coitus


waters

before a woman gives birth her waters break


rage

hell hath no fury like a woman scorned


wish

he got his wish


chafe

he had a nasty chafe on his knee


whole

Europe considered as a whole


worry

New York traffic is a constant concern


effect

the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise


snatch

overheard snatches of their conversation


speech

he listened to an address on minor Roman poets


closure

the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision


flourish

she entered with a great flourish


influence

used her parents' influence to get the job


substance

DNA is the substance of our genes


inclination

he had an inclination to give up too easily


recognition

the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work


dot

a row of points


blur

it happened so fast it was just a blur


itch

he has a bad case of the itch


wink

if I had the chance, I'd do it in a flash


abuse

the child showed signs of physical abuse


alert

bombers were put on alert during the crisis


honor

an award for bravery


lyric

his compositions always started with the lyrics


tally

the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th


accent

he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent


degree

a moderate grade of intelligence


detail

several of the details are similar


matter

several matters to attend to


thrill

they got a great bang out of it


abandon

she danced with abandon


bluster

he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations


concern

the safety of the ship is the captain's concern


imprint

English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion


quality

the quality of mercy is not strained


reading

his main reading was detective stories


sputter

he heard a spatter of gunfire


wrinkle

his face has many lines


contrast

in contrast to


estimate

an estimate of what it would cost


judgment

he was reluctant to make his judgment known


reaction

there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water


sanction

a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement


judgement

opinions are usually written by a single judge


rendering

they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert


acceptance

he gave credence to the gossip


discipline

in what discipline is his doctorate?


submission

several of his submissions were rejected by publishers


application

he advocated the application of statistics to the problem


replication

Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient


construction

during the construction we had to take a detour


introduction

they looked forward to the debut of their new product line


presentation

she gave the trophy but he made the presentation


joke

he told a very funny joke


pain

the patient developed severe pain and distension


stab

pangs of regret


will

the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt


blame

his incrimination was based on my testimony


dodge

his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track


fancy

they have the illusion that I am very wealthy


grasp

he has a good grasp of accounting practices


swoop

the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides


theme

he didn't want to discuss that subject


trial

in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately


accord

the two parties were in agreement


debate

the argument over foreign aid goes on and on


scream

her screaming attracted the neighbors


serial

a comedy series


tangle

they carved their way through the tangle of vines


dissent

he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion


drawing

it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7


example

this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome


fatigue

he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue


feeling

she had a feeling of euphoria


mention

she made frequent mention of her promotion


posture

he assumed an attitude of surrender


protest

they finished the game under protest to the league president


telling

he was the hero according to his own relation


welcome

don't outstay your welcome


absolute

no mortal being can influence the absolute


distress

the death of his wife caused him great distress


platform

the speaker mounted the platform


agreement

they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business


beginning

the beginning of the war


closeness

their closeness grew as the night wore on


principle

their principles of composition characterized all their works


assignment

hazardous assignment


abstraction

he loved her only in the abstract — not in person


arrangement

they made arrangements to meet in Chicago


conjunction

the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable


realization

a growing realization of the risk involved


no

his no was loud and clear


fun

I do it for the fun of it


jazz

that's a lot of wind


text

there were more than a thousand words of text


tune

she was humming an air from Beethoven


urge

profound religious impulses


craze

he always follows the latest fads


debut

they looked forward to the debut of their new product line


funny

she told a funny story


mercy

he threw himself on the mercy of the court


rerun

she likes to watch ‘I love Lucy’ reruns


words

I listened to his words very closely


aspect

he studied every facet of the question


choice

he was my pick for mayor


denial

it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges


device

the device is small enough to wear on your wrist


esteem

it is held in esteem


lament

their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward


menace

earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan


normal

the convention of not naming the main character


regret

he drank to drown his sorrows


skinny

he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner


sorrow

he tried to express his sorrow at her loss


twinge

pangs of regret


vision

he had a vision of his own death


caution

a man of caution


delight

his delight to see her was obvious to all


leaning

he felt leanings toward frivolity


lecture

he attended a lecture on telecommunications


mistake

he made a bad mistake


purpose

his intent was to provide a new translation


texture

the wall had a smooth texture


writing

writing was a form of therapy for him


blessing

he gave the project his blessing


geminate

the ‘n’ in ‘thinness’ is a geminate


pleasure

he was tingling with pleasure


politics

office politics is often counterproductive


confusion

the army retreated in confusion


deviation

the deviation from the mean


education

he received no formal education


heaviness

the heaviness of lead


interview

my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds


predicate

‘Socrates is a man’ predicates manhood of Socrates


provision

he accepted subject to one provision


screaming

her screaming attracted the neighbors


accounting

he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions


assumption

on the assumption that he has been injured, we can infer that he will not play


confidence

his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular


difference

there are many differences between jazz and rock


discernment

he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect


endorsement

the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book


implication

his resignation had political implications


involvement

the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities


performance

they listened to ten different performances


sensitivity

sensitivity to pain


testimonial

his effort was testimony to his devotion


appreciation

he has a good grasp of accounting practices


condemnation

his uncompromising condemnation of racism


confirmation

fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory


deliberation

the deliberations of the jury


intervention

it occurs without human intervention


satisfaction

the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction


determination

the determination of molecular structures


reinforcement

they called for artillery support


characteristic

the map showed roads and other features


dare

he could never refuse a dare


daze

his mother's death left him in a daze


okay

they gave us the O.K. to go ahead


role

the function of a teacher


yell

the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience


above

for instructions, refer to the above


email

you cannot send packages by electronic mail


scare

panic in the stock market


scorn

he was held in contempt


truth

at last he knew the truth


adagio

they played the adagio too quickly


daring

he could never refuse a dare


defeat

it was a narrow defeat


filing

he filed a complaint


flavor

the feel of the city excited him


gospel

his word was gospel


lesson

he took driving lessons


notion

his impression of her was favorable


parole

he gave his word


plight

finds himself in a most awkward predicament


solace

second place was no consolation to him


arousal

the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions


caption

a mere caption unworthy of a reply


catalog

he found it in the Sears catalog


disdain

he was held in contempt


dispute

he had a dispute with his wife


fantasy

a schoolgirl fantasy


flavour

the feel of the city excited him


licence

when liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near


marking

the owner's mark was on all the sheep


prelude

training is a necessary preliminary to employment


pursuit

the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit


reality

his world was shattered


recital

his narration was hesitant


riposte

it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher


summons

they came at his bidding


wrangle

they had a quarrel


approval

he gave the project his blessing


coolness

he performed with all the coolness of a veteran


devotion

their devotion to each other was beautiful


emphasis

the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis


esthetic

he despised the esthetic of minimalism


excision

an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors


fairness

the judge recognized the fairness of my claim


identity

you can lose your identity when you join the army


illusion

Artists use perspective in art to create an illusion of depth.


offering

noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds


splutter

he heard a spatter of gunfire


streamer

streamers of flames


tendency

he had an inclination to give up too easily


topology

Greenland's topology has been shaped by the glaciers of the ice age


wildness

the wildness of his anger


aesthetic

he despised the esthetic of minimalism


assurance

his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular


catalogue

it does not pretend to be a catalog of his achievements


detection

early detection can often lead to a cure


exclusive

he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials


impromptu

a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated


intensive

‘up’ in ‘finished up’ is an intensifier


largeness

a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject


quotation

the student's essay failed to list several important citations


readiness

putting them in readiness


rendition

they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert


reverence

the fear of God


roundness

there is a musky roundness to his wordiness


safeguard

he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution


suspicion

he had an intuition that something had gone wrong


coarseness

the saltiness of their language was inappropriate


conjecture

speculations about the outcome of the election


excitement

he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed


gloominess

gloom pervaded the office


impossible

his assignment verged on the impossible


incitement

the incitement of mutiny


inwardness

the gist of the prosecutor's argument


narrowness

the narrowness of the road


preference

my own preference is for good literature


profession

the news spread rapidly through the medical profession


profundity

the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs


acquisition

the acquisition of wealth


affirmative

he answered in the affirmative


alternative

what option did I have?


bombardment

a barrage of questions


countenance

a pleasant countenance


disposition

he has a happy disposition


distinction

it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation


distraction

he drives me to distraction


instruction

he gave directions faster than she could follow them


nationalism

they rode the same wave of popular patriotism


possibility

this room has great possibilities


spectacular

they put on a Christmas spectacular


superlative

the critics lavished superlatives on it


apprehension

the student looked around the examination room with apprehension


renunciation

Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated


approximation

an estimate of what it would cost


interrogative

he asked a direct question


sequestration

sequestration of the jury


generalisation

he spoke in broad generalities


awe

he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe


hex

a witch put a curse on his whole family


lit

he took a course in Russian lit


vow

they took vows of poverty


brag

his brag is worse than his fight


elan

they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor


funk

he was in a funk


fury

hell hath no fury like a woman scorned


gibe

his parting shot was ‘drop dead’


jibe

his parting shot was ‘drop dead’


mood

whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time


pang

pangs of regret


badge

they checked everyone's badge before letting them in


basis

they were on a friendly footing


bravo

his assassins were hunted down like animals


delta

the Mississippi River delta


flair

he has a flair for mathematics


gloom

he struck a match to dispel the gloom


hunch

he had an intuition that something had gone wrong


irony

he used sarcasm to upset his opponent


least

it is the least I can do


moral

the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor


reply

I waited several days for his answer


usage

he warned against the use of narcotic drugs


affair

several matters to attend to


bellow

his bellow filled the hallway


grudge

holding a grudge


halloo

he gave a great halloo but no one heard him


insult

when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse


intent

his intent was to provide a new translation


latest

have you heard the latest?


manner

her dignified manner


naming

the part he failed was the naming of state capitals


outcry

the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience


pathos

the film captured all the pathos of their situation


policy

it was a policy of retribution


praise

he always appreciated praise for his work


raving

the raving of maniacs


rehash

merely a dull rehash of his first novel


shriek

her screaming attracted the neighbors


theory

theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses


tingle

a frisson of surprise shot through him


upbeat

the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles


urging

the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves


acclaim

the book met with modest acclaim


apology

he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess


barrage

a barrage of questions


buildup

I envied his rapid buildup of assets


despair

in the depths of despair


dodging

his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible


enquiry

there was a question about my training


erasure

there were many erasures in the typescript


fluency

his eloquence attracted a large congregation


gravity

the more remote the body, the less the gravity


initial

he refused to put the initials FRS after his name


inquiry

their pottery deserves more research than it has received


mastery

a good command of French


numeral

he learned to write the numerals before he went to school


placard

a poster advertised the coming attractions


reorder

he's the one who sends out all the new orders and reorders


rewrite

the rewrite was much better


sorting

the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting


turmoil

the convulsions of the stock market


ambition

his ambition is to own his own business


audition

his hearing was impaired


calculus

renal calculi can be very painful


circular

he mailed the circular to all subscribers


clipping

he searched through piles of letters and clippings


coldness

he shivered from the cold


disfavor

he is in disfavor with the king


easiness

the easiness we feel when sleeping


fondness

he had a fondness for whiskey


grasping

the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings


intimacy

the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy


nickname

Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph


passport

the pass to visit had a strict time limit


phantasy

they have the illusion that I am very wealthy


planning

the planning was more fun than the trip itself


revision

it would require a drastic revision of his opinion


rhapsody

rhapsodies of joy


sympathy

his sympathies were always with the underdog


teaching

he prepared for teaching while still in college


universe

they study the evolution of the universe


acuteness

dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell


constancy

early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds


crispness

crispness of new dollar bills


disfavour

he is in disfavor with the king


footprint

the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window


gradation

always a step behind


grievance

holding a grudge


grumbling

they heard the rumbling of thunder


immediacy

the immediacy of television coverage


intention

his intent was to provide a new translation


majuscule

printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters


narration

his narrative was interesting


quickness

his quick adeptness was a product of good design


saltiness

the saltiness of their language was inappropriate


sentience

the crash intruded on his awareness


sulkiness

stayed home in a sulk


testament

he stated his political testament


undertone

spoke in undertones


adaptation

the play is an adaptation of a short novel


allurement

its allurement was its remoteness


brilliance

a glare of sunlight


cognizance

he had no awareness of his mistakes


concession

he got the beer concession at the ball park


equivalent

send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps


nomination

the Republican nomination for Governor


oppression

the tyrant's oppression of the people


precaution

he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution


propensity

he felt leanings toward frivolity


refutation

his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive


salutation

a musical salute to the composer on his birthday


vernacular

they don't speak our lingo


comparative

‘faster’ is the comparative of the adjective ‘fast’


countersign

he forgot the password


exclamation

she gave an exclamation of delight


explanation

the explanation was very simple


outwardness

what is the origin of the outwardness of our sensations of sound, smell, or taste


repudiation

Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated


stipulation

a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay


conciliation

there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed


consultation

he had a consultation with the judge


depreciation

depreciation of the dollar against the yen


helplessness

in spite of their weakness the group remains active


idealization

the idealization of rural life was very misleading


pacification

a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants


promulgation

the announcement appeared in the local newspaper


retroflexion

retroversion of the uterus


retroversion

retroversion of the uterus


significance

do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power


solicitation

a solicitation to the king for relief


acculturation

the socialization of children to the norms of their culture


attentiveness

his attentiveness to her wishes


communication

they could not act without official communication from Moscow


comprehensive

she took her comps in English literature


individualism

so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality


interpolation

with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told


qualification

her qualifications for the job are excellent


retentiveness

he had a good memory when he was younger


retroflection

retroversion of the uterus


demoralisation

his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff


personification

she is the personification of optimism


prognostication

he looked for an omen before going into battle


characterization

too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures


bye

he had a bye in the first round


fib

he told a fib about eating his spinach


ken

beyond my ken


nay

the nays have it


pic

they went to a movie every Saturday night


pun

I do it for the pun of it


wai

The traditional greeting known as the wai, where you press your hands together as is in prayer and bow slightly, is derived from the Hindu cultural influence from India, and still widely practised.


yea

The yeas have it


blip

the market had one bad blip today


blog

postings on a blog are usually in chronological order


deed

he signed the deed


demo

the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations


heed

his attentiveness to her wishes


muse

Euterpe was his muse


norm

the current middle-class norm of two children per family


nous

she has great social nous


sass

don't give me any of your sass


sulk

stayed home in a sulk


tale

his narrative was interesting


vlog

I literally started the vlog and I was like, "hey!".


whim

he bought it on an impulse


agony

an agony of doubt


bonus

his approval was an added fillip


ethic

the Puritan ethic


facet

he studied every facet of the question


odour

she loved the smell of roses


omega

the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end


savvy

he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect


discharge

Full payment of nursing_home bills for up_to 180 days following discharge from a hospital.


discharge

The resulting magnetic effect proved stronger than when the discharge was made lengthwise.


dirt

Catcher Frank_House's throw in an effort to nab Throneberry was wide and in the dirt.


dirt

The dirt on the soiled objects is mechanically held by surface irregularities to some extent.


dirt

However, a major factor in binding dirt is the attraction between surfaces that goes_under_the_name_of van_der_Waal_'s_forces.


pixie

Then the pixies and the zombies took_over while the banshees wailed in the distance.


fallout

The weather_bureau has estimated that radioactive fallout from the test might arrive here next week.


builder

The poll was taken at the Center's annual builders' intentions conference.


builder

Why the discrepancy between the builders' forecasts for themselves and for the industry?


builder

A brief course in hydraulics from the pool builders may well be appreciated in a future crisis.


ounce

Use one 6 - ounce chicken_breast for each guest.


ounce

Beebe had a 3 - foot anaconda that weighed only 9.8 ounces.


soil

The fabrics have Scotchgard finish to resist soil and wrinkles.


soil

New ideas for improving nutrition came_with the study of soil treatment.


soil

For my seedbed I use good garden soil with a little sand added to encourage rooting.


ground

Most passengers didn't know what had happened until they got on the ground.


coal

Yet U._S. coal is cheap enough to make foreign steelmakers' mouths water.


coal

The_British Government will have to decide whether to let U._S. coal in.


coal

Also make sure thermometer does not touch the revolving spit or hit the coals.


slip

Journalism supplies us with an endless run of such slips.


slip

It wit is a misnomer because it covers slips as_well as wit.


slip

If you do decide to write, you will soon become acquainted_with rejection slips and dejection.


lemon

So she brought the fish in whole, and she carried a lemon in her mouth.


cabbage

It consists_in saying,' That would be sending the goat to look_after the cabbage'.


lip

They also caught_on a little bit on how to smile a_lot without your lips trembling.


lip

Her upper lip lifted slightly.


radish

And I found a radish.


coconut

Possibly, the coconut containing dessert had brought_up bitter problems of administration.


gas

Any retaliatory gas attack would be airborne.


gas

Even use your portable electric or gas grill in the winter, inside.


gas

Feed_back of the energy transferred to the anode by applying gas transpiration through the anode.


fluid

He thought_of the tons and tons of flammable fluid beneath his feet and shook his head.


compost

It was applied with a compost shredder made from a converted manure spreader.


corn

There is never enough corn, peas or strawberries.


corn

Improves utilization of low moisture corn (less than 14%).


corn

Greatest benefits have been associated with feeding low moisture corn in beef feeding programs.


grain

Today whole grains are freshly ground every_day and baked into bread.


grain

Surrounding it are metal cans of grains ordered from organic farms in the state.


hen

Hens are kept on the range and roosters are kept with them for their fertility.


beef

Organ meats such_as beef and chicken_liver, tongue and heart are planned once a week.


beef

Improves growth_rate and feed efficiency of fattening beef animals.


beef

Aids in reducing the incidence and severity of bloat in beef or dairy_cattle on legume pasture.


apple

Apples come from a farm in Vermont where they are not sprayed.


apple

Apple trees grew there also.


grapefruit

Oranges and grapefruit are shipped from Florida weekly from an organic farm.


pepper

Very_few fried foods are used and the use of salt and pepper is discouraged.


pepper

Make same as salt and pepper shakers, leaving_off top pieces.


residue

The source is known so there is no necessity to remove insecticide residues.


tissue

This must be done at the rate at which new bony tissue grows, and no faster.


tissue

A sonar or radar type of pulse_generator and time-delay_measuring_system is required for body tissue evaluation.


tissue

The entrance and retention of infectious particles in the alveoli amounts almost to an intra tissue inoculation.


molecule

Life has evolved from simple combinations of molecules in the sea to complex combinations in man.


permit

To go outside the few cities required permits.


dust

With our company of soldiers, we made one long column of reddish dust.


pansy

He planted the pansy seeds himself, buying them from a pansy specialist.


pansy

Nothing is easier to grow from seed than pansies.


pansy

Every time you transplant a pansy you cause its flowers to become smaller.


strawberry

Like strawberries in December, pansies are far more exciting in February than in May.


bud

Remove about half the branches from each plant, leaving only the strongest with the largest buds.


avocado

You will find that avocado is unlike any other fruit you have ever tasted.


avocado

Once you become an avocado fan, you will look_forward to the season each_year with eager anticipation.


avocado

Today, refrigerated carriers have made the shipping of avocados possible to any place in the world.


germ

Are they indifferent_to the fact that the dog can easily pick_up germs from the preceding patient?


cutting

Such disks are very handy for cutting and shaping small parts.


colt

They are two good colts of different type.


colt

It took this colt several weeks to strike a pace.


colt

This colt has done everything asked of him, and done it with ease.


pacer

Pete_Dailey has four promising 2 - year-old pacers.


crow

It can cut a red_squirrel neatly in two or burst a crow into a flurry of feathers.


rubber

Shotgun-type rubber recoil pads are standard on all_of the Magnums except the .264.


harvest

Marlin has made two contributions to the harvest of new offerings.


incense

In the Spanish days Franciscan monks roamed here to collect the resin for incense.


oyster

In the 1890's the Palace_Hotel began serving an oyster dish named after its manager, John_C._Kirkpatrick.


redwood

It was the haunt of writer Ambrose_Bierce, who admired its redwoods.


falls

Among its most spectacular features are its falls, the highest being Upper_Yosemite which drops 2425 feet.


soup

Get copper or earthenware mugs that keep beer chilled or soup hot.


soup

If the soup tastes like dishwater, your employees wonn't blame the concessionaire.


pineapple

Also spear pineapple chunks and place in separate bowl.


pineapple

If desired, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon drained crushed pineapple.


onion

For sweet-sour sauce, cook onion in oil until soft.


mustard

To prepare mustard cream, blend mustard with enough water to make a thin paste.


mustard

Spread dough with a mixture of 3 tablespoons chili_sauce, 1 teaspoon horse-radish and 2 teaspoons mustard.


clove

Stick 4 or 5 cloves in each frank, ham fashion.


paste

Make a paste of brown_sugar and mustard and spread lightly over scored surface.


clay

Stoneware clay for tiles.


clay

Use well-wedged clay, free_of air_bubbles and pliable enough to bend without cracking.


clay

The size of wooden mold will determine the amount of clay needed.


cantaloupe

Opaque cantaloupe and transparent wood brown were used.


plaster

While assembled lid is still on design head, gently but firmly press it on plaster board.


plaster

Put cut pieces on plaster board to dry to firm leather-hard state.


blossom

Glaze with two coats of matt glazes in turquoise with touches of blossom pink on lid.


wax

Vases may be made into candles by filling with melted wax and a wick.


cardboard

A cardboard pattern cut to fit inside holder will help to prevent warping.


chalk

Draw each outline in a different-color chalk, one on top of the other.


chine

The frames are notched only for the keelson and the chines.


chine

Then the chines are rounded_off and the bottom is rough sanded in preparation.


glue

A_number_of C clamps hold the pieces together on the jig until the glue sets.


glue

Glue and 1 - 1 2 - inch, No. 10 screws are used.


mahogany

Before the resin has hardened, screw a one-inch mahogany keel strip along the centerline.


mahogany

The decking is quarter-inch mahogany marine plywood.


fir

All the flooring and the storage bin is half-inch exterior fir plywood.


grease

Be careful to keep the drive belt free_of oil and grease.


mount

Belt tension is adjusted by manipulation of two locking bolts and a movable motor mount.


poison

A sudden high rise in temperature will turn your pool poison green overnight.


rust

When shed, they leave rust marks.


mildew

Clothes hold their shape better, and mildew and rust become almost forgotten words.


bristle

The bristles are a Fitch 2 and a one-half inch brush shaved to a sharp chisel edge.


stain

This stain often disrupts the normal cell activity or_else colors only the outside.


vein

Arteries and veins are apparent by their black, blood-filled centers and the surrounding white walls.


concentrate

Aids in minimizing the occurrence of feed-lot bloat due_to high consumption of concentrates.


preparation

Several firms are merchandising enzyme preparation through feed manufacturers.


preparation

Plane suggested another preparation of **f which we used here.


preparation

One must include the preparation of soft_drinks and the processing of milk and milk products.


grub

Effectively controls cattle grubs which damage hides and can reduce gains.


label

It is accentuated by the need for pre selling goods, and private label competition.


waste

These factors can make the difference between waste and efficiency in any benefit program.


waste

O'Connor and Eckenfelder discussed the use of aerated lagoons for treating organic wastes.


ammunition

The American gun and ammunition producers sponsor a successful promotional program through their industry trade association.


ammunition

Is your sporting firearms and ammunition department primed for the expanding horizons?


plasma

In plasma generators the superimposed forced convection may modify the picture somewhat.


plasma

Several samples of citrated plasma were fractionated in our laboratory by Method 6 of Cohn et_al.


derivative

The minimum total potential_energy is found by taking the derivative with_respect_to H and equating to zero.


phosphate

The better quality products in both of these lines contain phosphate builders.


phosphate

Many scouring powders now also contain phosphates.


filling

Rather large differences were still found between reaction cells from different manifold fillings.


filling

With completion of filling, net-like anastomoses were noted to be present between these separately derived branches.


flux

One cannot make a very satisfactory guess about the micrometeorite flux in space.


kill

The major reason for this is that it has no quick kill effect.


mutant

Mutants may also be developed with changes in biochemical properties that are of importance in identification.


suspension

The mixtures of sample plus cell suspension were allowed to stand at room_temperature for 1 hr.


saline

All samples were tested by both the saline and albumin methods.


saline

The saline tubes were saved and used for the indirect_Coombs_test in the following manner.


saline

The cells were then washed three times with saline and resuspended to 2% in saline.


anionic

In all cases, most of the activity lay_in the region of high anionic binding capacity.


cocoon

Each now makes a tough, papery cocoon and pupates.


leaflet

The valves were normal except for thin yellow plaques on the inferior surface of the mitral leaflets.


rod

Microscopically, the mucosa of the stomach showed extensive cytolysis and contained large_numbers of Gram-negative bacterial rods.


marrow

The marrow of the vertebral bodies was pale and showed areas of fatty replacement.


fiber

In_association_with these changes in the fibers, there were striking alterations in the muscle nuclei.


adhesive

The latter adhesive was found to be much more satisfactory.


virus

The virus antigen was concentrated in the pseudophloem tissue.


conjugate

In both the direct and indirect methods of staining, the conjugates had nonspecifically staining fractions.


asphalt

The side slopes were coated with fiberglas matting coated with asphalt to prevent erosion.


effluent

The effluent was collected through two pipes and discharged to the Blue_River through a surface drainage_ditch.


effluent

The periods of high effluent BOD occurred during cold periods when operational problems with the aerator resulted.


effluent

A skimming device at the effluent weir prevented loss of most of these light solids.


solid

The large amount of vegetable grindings from the grocery_store in the shopping_center created a suspended solids problem.


solid

The suspended solids discharged in the effluent were found to be the major source of the BOD.


sludge

The average sludge age based on displacement of solids was calculated to be 14.5 days.


sludge

The bacteria formed typical activated sludge floc.


liquor

At no time were algae found in the mixed liquor.


liquor

Routine determinations were made for dissolved oxygen in the mixed liquor and for oxygen uptake rates.


floc

The floc particles were all small as the heavier floc settled out.


title

Implementation of Georgia's automobile title law was also recommended by the outgoing jury.


fund

The grand_jury took_a_swipe_at the State_Welfare_Department's handling of federal funds granted for child_welfare_services in foster_homes.


petition

His petition charged mental cruelty.


couple

The couple was married Aug. 2, 1913.


resignation

Caldwell's resignation had been expected for some time.


resolution

A similar resolution passed in the Senate by a vote of 29 - 5.


But he added that none of Georgia's congressmen specifically asked him to offer the resolution.


ordinary

Sheriff_Felix_Tabb said the ordinary apparently made_good his promise.


rule

Under committee rules, it went automatically to a subcommittee for one week.


bill

There was no debate as the Senate passed the bill on to the House.


one

One validated acts of school districts.


tax

Two tax revision bills were passed.


state

State representatives decided Thursday against taking_a_poll on what kind of taxes Texans would prefer to pay.


work

A normal year's work in college is 30 semester_hours.


college

The remainder of the 4 - year college requirement would be in_general subjects.


course

College teachers in Texas are not required to have the Education courses.


close

Dr._Clark will succeed Dr._J._R._McLemore, who will retire at the close of the present school_term.


research

Research projects as soon as possible on the causes and prevention of dependency and illegitimacy.


case

Karns' ruling pertained to eight of the 10 cases.


railroad

Similar payroll tax_boosts would be imposed on those under the railroad retirement system.


clinic

Hospital outpatient clinic diagnostic service for all costs in_excess of $20 a patient.


program

It is a program of prepayment of health costs with absolute freedom of choice guaranteed.


grant

He further proposed grants of an unspecified sum for experimental hospitals.


institute

He also asked Congress to approve establishment of a national child health institute.


system

Legislators who last year opposed placing aged-care under the social_security system criticized the President's plan.


floor

Only 11 senators were on the floor and there was no record vote.


conference

They count_on the aid of the neutral countries attending the Geneva conference to achieve this.


future

The United_States hopes that any future Lao_Cabinet would not become Communist dominated.


formula

But it is apparent that no acceptable formula has been found to prevent such a possibility.


administration

It excuses these actions as being the chain_reaction to basic errors made in the previous administration.


pin

Strenuous efforts were made to remove pin pricking from administration statements.


ban

Policies on nuclear test ban negotiations were reviewed and changed.


steps

The White_House is taking extraordinary steps to check the rapid_growth of juvenile_delinquency in the United_States.


director

He is not interested in being named a full-time director.


assembly

Riverside residents would go_to the Seekonk assembly point.


law

Rhode_Island is going to examine its Sunday sales law with possible revisions in mind.


copy

A copy was released to the press.


study

He will then appoint the study committee with Mr._Nugent's cooperation, the governor said.


fall

Mitchell said the statement should become a major issue in the primary and the fall campaign.


attack

Jones said he regretted Hughes had made a personal attack on a past president.


radio

He also expanded and modernized the radio system with a central control station.


section

He introduced regular briefing sessions for district fire_wardens and first_aid training for section wardens.


land

The plan will provide $45 million for purchase of open land by the state.


municipality

The other $15 million is to be alloted to municipalities on a matching fund basis.


record

He is publicly on record as believing Mr._De_Sapio should be replaced for the good of the party.


right

But Mr._Buckley seems to have assumed he would be given the right to pick Mr._Gerosa's successor.


wave

A wave of public resentment against corruption in government is rising in Massachusetts.


subject

But there are reasons for the current spotlight on the subject.


graft

Graft in the construction of highways and other public_works has brought_on state and Federal investigations.


attention

And the election of President_Kennedy has attracted new attention to the ethical climate of his home state.


episode

Day_after_day some new episode is reported.


forecast

Congress starts another week tomorrow with sharply contrasting forecasts for the two chambers.


slum

It also provides_for funds to clear slums and help colleges build dormitories.


banker

Mr._Khrushchev was jesting in the expansive mood of the successful banker.


report

The Advisory_Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions is expected to receive the report this week.


coalition

An agreement among the Princes on a coalition government would ease their task, diplomats conceded.


pace

The pace of the talks has slowed with each passing week.


track

Street car tracks run down the center of Pennsylvania, powered with lines that are underground.


stand

Moving past the presidential viewing stand and Lafayette_Square will be at_least 40 marching units.


parade

About 16000 military members of all branches of the armed_forces will take_part in the parade.


thing

This is not the sort_of thing most politicos would care to acknowledge publicly.


passage

Passage of the sales_tax measure would also give Davis the means to effect a transition.


charge

Varani has been fired on charges of accepting gifts from the contractor.


company

Business_relations between the companies and city have been under investigation by Hemphill and District_Attorney James_C._Crumlish, Jr. .


contract

The contract violations mostly involve failure to perform rehabilitation work on expansion joints along the El track.


rooms

Goodis said that single rooms account_for 95 percent of the accomodations in some hotels.


fee

The city is not adequately compensated for the services covered by the fees, he said.


widow

His widow started the circulation of petitions after Barnard was reprimanded for violating the probation.


commission

The commission also approved a novel plan that would eliminate traffic hazards for pedestrians in the project.


tract

One of the agreements calls_for the New_Eastwick_Corp. to purchase a 1311 acre tract for $12192865.


sector

The plan calls_for dividing the project into 16 sectors which would be barred to vehicular_traffic.


center

The esplanade eliminates Grovers_ave., which on original plans ran through the center of the development.


roads

The esplanade would feature pedestrian_bridges over roads in the project.


blast

The younger boy said the blast knocked him out_of_bed and against the wall.


explosion

The explosion sent the hood of the car flying over the roof of the house.


front

The left front wheel landed 100 feet away.


association

A $500 reward was offered by the association's local in Kansas_City, Kas. .


executive

Mining is secretary-treasurer of the local and Shiflett is a member of its executive committee.


graduate

He is a graduate of Portland_University and the Northwestern_College of Law.


schedule

His schedule calls_for a noon speech Monday in Eugene at the Emerald_Empire_Kiwanis_Club.


labor

The dinner is sponsored by organized labor and is scheduled for 7 p. m. .


position

Three positions on the Oak_Lodge_Water district board_of_directors have attracted 11 candidates.


polls

Polls will be in the water office.


bid

Incumbent_William_Brod is opposed in his re-election bid by Barbara_Njust, Miles_C._Bubenik and Frank_Lee.


ballot

Election came on the nominating ballot.


motion

U._S. Dist. Judge_Charles_L._Powell denied all motions made by defense_attorneys Monday in Portland's insurance fraud trial.


catcher

Catcher Frank_House's throw in an effort to nab Throneberry was wide and in the dirt.


hole

Jackie_Brandt singled deep into the hole at short to start the rally.


double

Then Robinson slammed a long double to left center to score both runners.


pound

He hopes to melt_off an additional eight pounds before the Flock breaks_camp three weeks hence.


mark

Both were under the meet mark of 1.10.8 set in 1950 by Mal_Whitfield.


freshman

Moritz came to Texas in 1954 but his freshman football efforts were hampered by a knee injury.


play

Gannon contributed saving plays on the Falcons' aerial thrusts in the late stages.


defense

A+M has the best defense against passes, 34.7 yards per game.


top

They now lead Louisville by a full game on top of the American_Association pack.


left

Alusik then moved Cooke across with a line_drive to left.


ball

Gaines hammered the ball over the left fence for the third Indianapolis run in the ninth.


three

Cliff_Cook accounted_for three of the Tribe's eight hits.


light

It was the season's first night_game and an obvious refocusing of the lights are in_order.


organ

Mary_Dobbs_Tuttle was back at the organ.


side

Ed_Donnelly is still bothered by a side injury and will miss his starting turn.


single

Lemon was on with his fourth single of the game, a liner to center.


figure

Once the figure was 30 - 30.


batting

Willie's lifetime batting average of .318 is 11 points beyond Mickey's.


end

He succeeds Buck_Shaw, who retired at the end of last season.


aerial

In the past the club depended largely on Van_Brocklin's aerials.


injury

An injury forced Skorich to quit after the 1948 season.


staff

The Eagles signed him for Shaw's staff in 1959.


departure

The departure of the Giants and the Dodgers to California left New_York with only the Yankees.


franchise

The New_York franchise is headed by Mrs._Charles_Shipman_Payson.


shot

But he also achieved something that endeared him to every duffer who ever flubbed a shot.


yen

It was neither a spirit of self-sacrifice nor a yen to encourage the downtrodden that motivated Arnold.


form

He merely became victimized by a form of athletics that respects no one and aggravates all.


yard

He boomed a 280 - yard drive.


zombie

Then the pixies and the zombies took_over while the banshees wailed in the distance.


fairway

On the narrow fairway of a 508 - yard hole, Arnold whipped into his second shot.


partner

Willie's partner was Long_Jim_Barnes, who tried to keep count.


favor

The golfing fathers ruled_in his favor.


collapse

The Redbirds' disheartening 11 - 7 collapse against the Phillies Sunday.


neck

Boyer is suffering from a stiff neck.


start

Mizell has won both of his starts.


respect

The boys had a tremendous respect for each other's ability.


trio

The trio who shared the most-valuable honors were introduced by Bob_Broeg, sports_editor of the Post-Dispatch.


way

St._Louis_University found a way to win a baseball_game.


first

The victory was the first of the season for the Billikens after nine defeats and a tie.


tie

The tie was against Southeast_Missouri last Friday.


knock

And that's meant as a boost, not a knock.


bride

Mr._Wendell and his bride will live in his Lake_Forest house.


university

Her husband recently was appointed vice_president of the university, bringing them back here from the east.


stop

Honolulu will be Mrs._Geraghty's first stop.


supper

Miss_Abra_Prentice's debut supper dance in the Casino will wind_up the day.


whiz

She's a whiz.


pair

And watch for a headline from this pair any time now.


bachelor

Handsome bachelor Charley was a favorite date of many_of Hollywood's glamor gals for years.


charity

It's one of our town's worthiest charities.


jump

Jump off is tomorrow night when the Packs meet St._Louis in their season home opener.


post

The Bassis are leaving soon for their new post.


show

The committee for the annual Central_City fashion show has been announced by Mrs._D._W._Moore, chairman.


interest

A cheery smile, a compassionate interest in others and a practical down-to-earth approach.


motel

There are motels for all purposes and all tastes.


attendant

Honor attendants for the couple were Miss_Sandra_Branum and Warren_V._McRoberts.


veil

Her veil was caught to a crown, and she carried gardenias and stephanotis.


maid

Miss_Glenda_Kay_Meredith of Denton was her sister's maid of honor, and Vernon_Lewelleyn of San_Angelo was best_man.


bundle

In_addition to the bundles, guests pay the cost of their dinners.


direction

For most_of the 25 years the operation was under feminine direction.


hostess

Mrs._Richard_Newburger is chairman of hostesses.


expense

The reduction in expenses will affect employees in the thirteen states in_which the B. + O. operates.


union

Sufficient lay-offs of union employees to bring_about a 10 per_cent cut in the union payroll expense.


cab

The driver told police he followed as the Negro man got_out of the cab with his money.