postpone

• I neglected to postpone the party because I thought everyone would be able to come.
• The supermarket’s owner planned to postpone the grand opening until Saturday.

consent

• My teacher consented to let our class leave early.
• David will not consent to our plan.
• The majority of our club members consented to raise the dues.

massive

• The boss asked some employees to lift the massive box.
• From lifting weights, Willie had developed massive arm muscles.
• The main building on the campus was so massive that the new students had trouble finding their way around at first.

capsule

• The small capsule contained notes the spy had written after the meeting.
• A new, untested medicine was detected in the capsule by the police scientists.
• He explored the space capsule for special equipment.

preserve

• The lawyers wanted to preserve the newest reforms in the law.
• Farmers feel that their rural homes should be preserved.

denounce

• The father denounced his son for lying to the district attorney.
• Some people denounce the government for probing into their private lives.
• The consumer advocate denounced the defective products being sold.

unique

• Going to Africa was a unique experience for us.
• The inventor developed a unique method of making ice cream.
• Antony has a unique collection of postal stamps.

torrent

• A massive rain was coming down in torrents.
• In the debate, a torrent of questions was asked.
• After trying to defraud the public, Simon was faced with a torrent of charges.

resent

• Bertha resented the way her husband treated her.
• The earthquake victim resented the poor emergency care.

molest

• My neighbor was molested when walking home from the subway.
• The gang did a thorough job of molesting the people in the park.
• Lifeguards warned the man not to molest any of the swimmers.

gloomy

• My cousin was gloomy because his best friend had moved away.
• The reason David wasn’t popular was that she always had a gloomy appearance.
• Jones Beach is not so beautiful on a gloomy day.

unforeseen

• We had some unforeseen problems with the new engine.
• The probe into the congressman’s finances turned up some unforeseen difficulties.
• The divers faced unforeseen trouble in their search for the wreck.