Please do not ask me to tell an untruth; lying is ________ to me.
Abhorrent
A teacher commend me on my improvement in writing, but _________ me for my lateness to class.
Adomish (ed)
Taste this ripe pineapple; it has an ________ flavor.
Ambrosial
On July 14, 1789, a Paris mob freed the prisoners _______ in the Bastille.
Confine
In the United States, the 1930’s were the ______ of the Great Depression.
Decade
Fall out shows that a nuclear device was probably ______ recently over the Pacific.
Detonate(d)
Day lily blossoms are ________; they last for a day.
Ephemeral
A few of the investors were _______ to buy the worthless shock but most were too astute to be deceived.
Gullible
Have they agreed on a price yet, or are they still _______?
Haggle (ing)
I filled a basin with lukewarm water and _______ my foot in it.
Immerse (d)
The former hostages now get a normal amount of sleep; during their imprisonment they suffered from ______.
Insomnia
I wrote your name with one t, instead of two. Please forgive the _____.
Lapse
A _____ is being conducted to learn what happened to the missing funds.
Probe
Tension was high in the court room as the jury filed in to ______ its verdict.
Render
She eats little; her lunch would hardly make a ______ for a sparrow.
Repast
Every 200 miles we stopped at a service station to ______ replenish our gas tank.
Replenish
We have nineteen signatures already, and if we get one more, we’ll have an even _____?
Score
Why did Sharon invite everyone but me? Was it an oversight, or a deliberate ____?
Snub
A few days after the cut finger was sewn together, the patient returned for the removal of the ______.
Suture(s)
I ________ opened a letter addressed to you. Please forgive me.
Unwittingly