• adjective- more than enough; plentiful (The lake has abundant fish.)

• verb- to hold in view; to look at (Watch that actor if you want to behold a future star.)

• adjective- huge; astonishingly large (The Pentagon is a truly colossal building.)

• noun- something that is certain to happen; fate (Willis believes it is his destiny to become a Major League superstar.)

• adjective- having or using good judgment; wise and careful (The committee has produced a judicious plan)

• noun- a place; a specific environment (I received a post card from every locale Aunt Jillian visited on her trip.)

• noun- a short period of quiet or lessened activity; calm (After a lull in May, business picked up in June.)
• verb- to make or become calm; to soothe (Humming softly, the grandmother was able to lull the children to sleep.)

noun

1. a mixture of things not usually found together (The stew was a medley of flavors.)
2. a piece of music made up of parts of other music selections (Joanna sang a medley of tunes from Broadway shows.)

• adjective- no longer in use or in fashion; out-of-date (In the age of computers, typewriters have become almost obsolete.)

• a beginning (Gary took the lead at the onset of the race but couldn't hold onto it.)

• adjective- loose and shakey; likely to fall to pieces (Only a daredevil would cross that ramshackle bridge.)

verb

1. to dwell for a long time; to make one's home (Molly resides with her mother.)
2. to exist or be present (In a democracy, power resides in the people.)

• noun- a custom, tradition, or rule that prohibits something, or the thing that is prohibited (In most societies, eating human beings is taboo.)
• adjective- prohibited or forbidden by social custom or tradition (Some behaviors that seem normal to us are taboo in other lands.)

• verb- to tempt by keeping something desirable just out of reach or by making it unavailable or impossible to obtain; to tease (The birds outside our window tantalize my cat, who watches them hungrily from inside.)

• verb- to make use of; to put to practical use (The manager tried to find ways to utilize each employee's skills and talents.)