spleen: His <spleen> was damaged.

caffeine: This contains a lot of <caffeine>

impale: He nearly got <impaled>.

jovial: He was very <jovial>.

dingy: It was a <dingy> place.

kindergarten: This is a good <kindergarten>.

locust: There were hundreds of <locusts>.

lintel: He painted the <lintel>.

upbeat: I’m feeling really <upbeat> about it.

pallor: <His pallor> caused them concern.

skylark: We watched a <skylark>.

beagle: He owns two <beagles>.

atoll: The <atoll> was beautiful.

hutch: Please clean the <hutch>.

gauche: He was <gauche>.

cordillera: They were stopped by <the cordillera>.

limpid: He looked into her <limpid> eyes.

aperitif: She had <an aperitif>.

scrunch: It was <scrunched up>.

instantiate: you need to <instantiate that>.

landfall: The days after the <landfall> were busy.

headstrong: He was a <headstrong child>.

supercilious: She suddenly became <supercilious>.

torpor: She sank into <a torpor>.

coven: She is the leader of a <coven>.

sputnik: He told them about the <sputnik>.

mozzarella: We’ll need some <mozzarella>.

workaday: These are <workaday clothes>.

lemur: We saw a <lemur>.

pantograph: The <pantograph> is broken.

planetarium: The <planetarium> was interesting.

vitreous: These rocks are <vitreous>.

cerise: Her dress was <cerise>.

frankincense: He brought some <frankincense>.

feint: He made a <feint>.

muff: This <muff> belonged to my mother.

ablution: He <performed his ablutions>.

exactitude: She was well known for her <exactitude>.

speedometer: The <speedometer> stopped working.

serviette: Where is my <serviette>?

scrumptious: This is <scrumptious>.

poppadom: Did you put the <poppadoms> on the table?

hydrofoil: He studies <hydrofoils>.

bylaw: They made a <bylaw>.

nymphomaniac: Don’t be such <a nymphomaniac>!

maladroit: He is <maladroit>.

taxon: I think it belongs in this <taxon>.

canoodle: They’re always <canoodling>!

stupa: Look at the <stupa>.

dramaturgical: It has <a dramaturgical> effect.

drive: He <drives> fast.

tracksuit: She was wearing <a tracksuit>.

jump: She tried to <jump>.

standard: <Her standards> are very high.

maintain: Can they <maintain it>?

stone: He sat on a <stone>.

upset: I am <upset>.

drawer: The <drawer> was empty.
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pave: It was <paved>.

rove: He couldn’t stop <roving>.

remedy: We found a good <remedy>.

dash: They <dashed> over it.

peel: Shall I <peel it>?

thesis: She has completed her <thesis>.

miniature: It is <a miniature>.

patience: He <has no patience>.

accessory: They gave us <some accessories>.

fen: The story is set in <the fens>.

awe: They looked at the mountain <in awe>.

bristle: The <bristles> are too hard.

erratic: He was <erratic>.

null: His influence <was null>.

perturb: I was <perturbed>.

peasantry: He did a lot for the <peasantry>.

palette: He lost his <palette>.

devious: Your plans are <devious>.

hallmark: Does it have a <hallmark>?

gimmick: That’s a good <gimmick>.

sizzle: Listen to it <sizzle>.

heyday: The town was <in its heyday>.

mystique: He has lost <his mystique>.

thesaurus: She used <a thesaurus>.