| 1. |
His (@@humdrum@ )
life led him to quit his job and travel all over the world. |
| 2. |
The (@repercussions@@ )
for noncompliance by any one of you would be serious. |
| 3. |
An excellent job opportunity came my way
at a(n) ( @@opportune @)
time. |
| 4. |
Cats in the wild typically ( @outwitted@@ )
their prey silently before striking. |
| 5. |
The world economy seems in (@@disarray@ )
after the collapse of Asian currencies. |
| 6. |
By some (@@fluke@ )
the judges passed over the obvious choices and chose her. |
| 7. |
The schools were fighting endlessly to combat
( @@truancy @)
. |
| 8. |
Donft be (@@foolhardy@ ).
Get the advice of experienced people before undertaking
this venture. |
| 9. |
The
(@@acerbity@ )
of some wines is such as to make them an acquired taste. |
| 10. |
The brash insurance salesman invaded
the (@@sacrosanct@ )
privacy of the presidentfs office. |
| 1. |
The basic assumption has been so thoroughly
discussed that it needs little (@@elaboration @ )
here. |
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1.infiltration 2. collocation 3. elaboration 4. collation |
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| 2. |
In hospitals there are usually ( @dispensaries@@)
where medicines are prepared and given out to patients. |
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1. clinics 2. surgeries 3. drugstores 4. dispensaries |
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| 3. |
The gourmet was a
( @connoisseur@@)
of gastronomic delights. |
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1. progeny 2. connoisseur 3. facilitator 4. virtuoso |
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| 4. |
The boy walked down the (@@precipice @ )
through the middle of the meadow between the tall grass where
the snakes slithered and hissed. |
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1. swatch 2. swath 3. precipice 4. periphery |
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| 5. |
Each spring the (@@moribund@ )
tree put out fewer and fewer leaves. |
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1. ambient 2. desultory 3. moribund 4. reclusive |
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| 6. |
Susie's ( @infatuation@@)
with power and prestige blinded her to the true nature of
her evil, but wealthy fiance. |
| |
1. infatuation 2. offense 3. intimidation 4.
counsel |
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| 7. |
The new instrument proved to be of little usefulness
to the geologists; because it had no midrange sensitivity,
it only registered disturbances that were either inconsequential
or ( @cataclysmic@@). |
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1. cataclysmic 2. untenable 3. instantaneous 4. unintelligible |
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| 8. |
The last bank
failure did not affect the (@@solvency@ )
of the local credit union. |
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1. solicitation 2. solvency 3. succor 4. serrated |
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| 9. |
Wine sales (@@languished@ )
when consumer preferences shifted to beer. |
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1.flourished 2. fatigued 3. prospered 4. languished |
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| 10. |
He was modest about winning the prize, (@@unassuming@ ),
by giving credit to those who had helped him, and unpretentious
about the new importance it gave him. |
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1. brisk 2. vivacious 3. unassuming 4. strenuous |
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