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That man is a real (
@@wheeler-dealer @),
so you'd better watch out for him. |
| 2. |
Bringing the two enemies together
will be a(n) (@@ticklish@ ) job. |
| 3. |
Energy is now not a(n) ( @peripheral@@ ) but a central
issue in the economy. |
| 4. |
Undaunted by the opposition,
he (@@redoubled@ ) his efforts in the Labor Party. |
| 5. |
The leader began to (@@unfold@ ) his daring
plan to his followers. |
| 6. |
Malaga was ( @@festooned@ ) with banners and
flags in honor of the Kingfs visit. |
| 7. |
When he called his opponent a gboneheadh,
he implied that his adversaryfs brain had ( @@ossified@). |
| 8. |
Do not be misled by his ( @saturnine@@) countenance;
he is not as gloomy as he looks. |
| 9. |
Once the contract was ( @@incapacitate@ ), it
no longer had any legal force. |
| 10. |
The gallery owners ( @culled@@) enough
of her paintings to make an interesting exhibition. |
| 1. |
While conducting the dig, the archaeologists
took great care to ensure that all ( @excavated @@ ) objects were properly
identified and documented. |
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1.exasperated 2. exonerated 3. exculpated 4. excavated |
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| 2. |
The repeated typhoons had the (@@cumulative@ ) effect of severely damaging
the apple crop. |
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1. cumulative 2. culpable 3. intrinsic 4. incubating |
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| 3. |
Jim never fails to go to the main points of whatever
is discussed, and , therefore , his remarks are always sharp
and ( @incisive@ ). |
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1. incipient 2. incisive 3. inane 4. voluptuous |
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| 4. |
Involvement in the bribery scandal left an ( @indelible@ ) stain
on the mayor's reputation and eventually forced him to resign. |
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1. arduous 2. audacious 3. indolent 4. indelible |
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| 5. |
The court ordered the enemy of the people (@incarcerated@ ). |
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1. incubated 2. recapitulated 3. incarcerated 4. reciprocated |
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| 6. |
Susie was too obtrusive. So I was not a bit ( @mollified@ ) by
her intelligence and charm. |
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1. molested 2. perpetrated 3. repulsed 4. mollified |
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| 7. |
The audience in the hall was ( mesmerized ) by the
exquisite performance of the orchestra. I |
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1. mesmerized 2. mitigated 3. mortified 4. modulated |
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| 8. |
Many Brazilians
thought the President could rescue the ( @@foundering@ )economy with
bold reforms. |
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1. foregoing 2. founding 3. fomenting 4. foundering |
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| 9. |
The determined executive had been ( @@unrelenting@ ) in his pursuit
of the company presidency since his very first day on the
job. |
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1insubstantial 2. unrelenting 3. inevitable 4. untenable |
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| 10. |
Although my father is a doctor, he never pressured
me to become one. It is something I chose to do of my own
( volition ). |
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1. precision 2. volition 3. coercion 4. delusion |
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