v. TO CAUSE SICKNESS, PAIN OR TROUBLE

When I told my mom I was not feeling well, she asked, "What _____ you today?"

n. AN ILLNESS; A DISEASE

Chicken pox is a common childhood _____ that can be prevented by a simply injection when your child is very young.

adj. IN POOR HEALTH

Mom has been having to care for her ____ father who has been in a nursing home for several years.

v. TO FORCE SOMEONE OUT OF THE COUNTRY

The bad men who were threatening to hurt the President were ____ from the country.

v. TO GET RID OF COMPLETELY

When we started using the insect repellant, the prescence of mosquitoes was _____ completely.

COMMUNICATE

v. TO MAKE KNOWN; TO GIVE OR EXCHANGE INFORMATION

It is important that you ____ your questions and concerns to your teacher before you start on the test.

n. THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE

The invention of the telephone makes ______ with people in other states and countries very easy.

adj. WILLING TO SPEAK; EAGER TO TALK

When the boy gets mad or upset about something he is not very ____ and his mother really has to force him to share his feelings.

v. TO MAKE LESS SAD; TO COMFORT

My children were very good at ____ me when my friend died.  They made me feel much better.

CONSOLATION

n. COMFORT

Corbin's mom wants him to know that he can always turn to her for ____ no matter what.

v. TO SHRINK FROM

Joey always ____ in fear when he hears Daddy scolding him.

adj. CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT; NOT HASTY OR RUSHED

Corbin was very _____ in how he placed all the army men on his San Jacinto model.  He wanted it to be just right.

v. TO THINK CAREFULLY IN ORDER TO MAKE UP ONE'S MIND.

The jury _____ for over three hours to decide if the man was guilty of stealing the items from the store.

n. DISTANCE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OR FRONT TO BACK; DEEPNESS

The lifeguard measured the ____ of the pool water before he allowed the children to dive in.

n. THE INNERMOST PART OR THE DEEPEST PART

The ship sank to the darkest ____ of the sea and was never heard from again.

v. TO WISH FOR; TO WANT VERY MUCH

My mom asked me what I ____ most for Christmas.

n. A STRONG WISH

My _____ is for all the children in my class to get along and have fun playing together.

adj. PLEASING; AGREEABLE

When we were looking for a new house to buy, we looked for a house that was big enough for our family and that was in a _____ neighborhood with nice families and pretty trees.

n. THE MEANS OF SUPPORTING ONESELF

My daddy never believed that his ____ would be  found working for a professional football team.

n. BAD LUCK; TROUBLE

Corbin had the _____ of having his fingers accidentally slammed in Charley's door last night.  It made it difficult for him to work on the computer.

n. AN UNLUCKY EVENT

Hurricane Katrina was the worst ____ in the history of Louisiana and Mississippi.

n. A CHILD WHOSE PARENTS ARE DEAD

The ____ girl went to live with her grandparents after her parents were killed in the accident.

n. A VERY HIGH AND STEEP CLIFF

We stood on at the ____ of the mountain that overlooked the valley.  We could see for miles in every direction.

adj. VERY STEEP

The hike we went on in Colorado had some very ____ slopes that were a little difficult to climb up and down.

adj. HASTY; ABRUPT; DONE WITHOUT CAREFUL THOUGHT

Charley made a ____ decision and threw the food away.  If he had thought about it more, he would have saved it to eat later.

REGAIN

v. TO GET BACK

As soon as I feel better, I will start exercising again so I can ____ my strength.

v. TO KILL VIOLENTLY

The prince wanted to ___ the evil dragon so he could save the princess from a certain death.

n. A SIGN OF SOMETHING

A headache is generall the ____ of having an infection somewhere in your body.