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This is a [blank_start]tapestry[blank_end].

[blank_start]buoy[blank_end]

A period of two weeks is a [blank_start]fortnight[blank_end].

To make is this is to [blank_start]embroider[blank_end]. This word also means to add details to an account to make it more interesting.

[blank_start]brooch[blank_end]

This is a [blank_start]palisade[blank_end].

[blank_start]dung[blank_end]

A knife which cannot cut because it doesn't have a sharp edge or point is [blank_start]blunt[blank_end].

The connection point between bones is called "[blank_start]joint[blank_end]".

A [blank_start]cask[blank_end] is a round wooden container for storing a liquid, especially alcoholic drink.

To hit something hard and quickly is to [blank_start]rap[blank_end]. Example: He [blank_start]rapped[blank_end] the table loudly to get their attention. Carol [blank_start]rapped[blank_end] sharply on the window. She [blank_start]rapped[blank_end] her stick on the floor.

A [blank_start]tome[blank_end] is a large book. [blank_start]Tome[blank_end] is often used to refer to a book that is not only really large but also unusually important.

A [blank_start]limb[blank_end] is a leg or an arm. It can also refer to a bird's wing, or a large branch of a tree.

The plant on which grapes grow is called [blank_start]vine[blank_end].

To [blank_start]confide[blank_end] is to tell someone a secret or discuss private feelings with them. Example: I hope you know that you can always [blank_start]confide[blank_end] in me. He [blank_start]confided[blank_end] his doubts to me. She [blank_start]confided[blank_end] to friends that she was scared of her mother.

He put on an old blue suit, intending to [blank_start]pass himself off as[blank_end] (make me believe he was) a businessman. The watches are fakes, but they tried to [blank_start]pass them off as[blank_end] (make me believe they were) genuine Rolexes. The protest march [blank_start]passed off[blank_end] (happened) without any serious trouble.

He had ​[blank_start]boiled down[blank_end] a ​lengthy ​report [blank_start]to[blank_end] (reduced [it] to) just a few ​paragraphs. Need we remind ourselves that democracy does not [blank_start]boil down to[blank_end] (reduce to) having a vote?

We will continue to work to [blank_start]root out[blank_end] (destroy, make disappear) corruption and demand more of elected officials when it comes to ethical conduct.

The hashtag "Trump facts" was trending in London overnight Tuesday, with nearly 30,000 messages, most of them [blank_start]poking fun at[blank_end] (making fun of, ridiculing) the candidate.

Pallor means [blank_start]pallidness[blank_end].

Another way to say "first of all" is "[blank_start]first and foremost[blank_end]".

[blank_start]hoof[blank_end]

A pleasant smell is a [blank_start]fragrance[blank_end].

[blank_start]ditch[blank_end]

A piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece and used typically for cleaning things is a [blank_start]rag[blank_end]. The plural [blank_start]rags[blank_end] is used to refer to old or tattered clothes.

Homer is [blank_start]snoring[blank_end] while awake.

[blank_start]tray[blank_end]

When a fruit is ready to be eaten, it's [blank_start]ripe[blank_end]. This word can also mean "to be ready for something", as in this example: This change in structure demonstrated to Peters that the place was [blank_start]ripe[blank_end] [blank_start]for[blank_end] other changes he hopes will come as a part of the new funding. This word is commonly used with "time", in the phrase"the time is [blank_start]ripe[blank_end] [blank_start]for[blank_end]...".

Something that annoys someone very much or causes them a lot of problems can be called "[blank_start]bane[blank_end]". This word is used in the phrase "the [blank_start]bane[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end].." as in "noisy and disobedient children are the [blank_start]bane[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end] many mothers", or "the [blank_start]bane[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end] someone's life/existence" as in "paperwork is the [blank_start]bane[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end] my life".

[blank_start]stirrup[blank_end]

Dogs bark and hens [blank_start]cackle[blank_end].

[blank_start]sceptre[blank_end]

A pair of wooden [blank_start]stilts[blank_end].

[blank_start]jowl[blank_end]

To [blank_start]dwindle[blank_end] is to shrink away, to diminish gradually until nothing remains.

A continuous loud noise like that made by metal being hit is called [blank_start]clangour[blank_end].

If you eat until you're satisfied, you [blank_start]sate[blank_end] you appetite. This verb also applies to other feelings or needs such as curiosity.

The boy is [blank_start]straddling[blank_end] the bench.

My father was a [blank_start]staunch[blank_end] (firm in loyalty) unionist working in London at the time and [blank_start]reviled[blank_end] (criticised strongly) Thatcher’s politics.

Flour [blank_start]shortages[blank_end] (severe lacks) were forcing bakeries to use the whole grain of the [blank_start]wheat[blank_end] (picture).

[blank_start]lens[blank_end]

As [blank_start]befits[blank_end] (it's suitable for) a country with private health care, legal pharmaceuticals are mega-business in the US. The symbolic milestone shows the world is open to China playing a larger role as [blank_start]befits[blank_end] (it's suitable for) its status as the world’s biggest trading nation.

[blank_start]ribs[blank_end]

While states don’t have to [blank_start]abide by[blank_end] (be ruled by, act in accordance with) the federal standards, lots of states have copied the federal law [blank_start]verbatim[blank_end] (using exactly the same words).

[blank_start]thimble[blank_end]

[blank_start]cane[blank_end]

This is a [blank_start]nostril[blank_end].

[blank_start]Lust[blank_end] is a strong craving for sex. It also can mean a hunger for anything, like [blank_start]lust[blank_end] for power. Example: He [blank_start]lusts[blank_end] somewhat creepily after/for a 17-year-old girl who works in a rural Vermont cafe. The suspicion is that the managers at General Motors have once again placed their [blank_start]lust[blank_end] after/for profit above the well-being of workers.

[blank_start]blister[blank_end]

[blank_start]lectern[blank_end]