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Racial and sexual discrimination
( engendered )
serious conflicts among workers. |
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Sustainable development is an issue of ( paramount )@importance. |
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CIA is the ( acronym@)
for Central Intelligence Agency. |
4. |
The fuel shortage was so acute that even
crop (@residues )
were uprooted. |
5. |
Women workers at the factory went on a strike
for
( parity ) with
men in 1968. |
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Farmers have learned that it is advisable to
permit land to lie ( fallow )
every few years. |
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The unruly crowd became even more ( boisterous )
when he tried to quiet them. |
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We need to find a compromise thatfs more ( palatable )
to the voters. |
9. |
The venerable professor is a(n) (@veritable@)
gold mine of information. |
10. |
Unless you (@recant )
your confession, you will be punished severely. |
1. |
In an economy increasingly based on information
and technology, ideas and creativity often (@embody )
most of a companyfs wealth. |
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1. embody 2. embarrass 3. embellish 4. embolden |
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The famous rock singer was totally ( adamant )
that his songs didn't encourage drug use. |
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1. adamant 2. contrite 3. penitent 4. ardent |
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A child may be ( coerced
)
into obedience by physical punishment or by the threat of
it. |
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1. extenuated 2. capsized 3. allayed 4. coerced |
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If you cannot settle the dispute, we will submit
it to (@adjudication ),
with full legal procedures to be followed exactly and equitably. |
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1. introspection 2. admonition 3. adjudication 4. addendum |
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5. |
She detested the (@maudlin )
and insincere card she received for Motherfs Day. |
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1. maverick 2. maudlin 3. laudatory 4. laxative |
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In the days before Senate hearings began in Washington,
D.C., the presidentfs aides ( huddled@)
with lawyers to prepare their testimony. |
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1. saddled 2. huddled 3. duped 4. rumbled |
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The church is small and so is the ( congregation@).
The minister is a chubby, friendly person. I feel very much
at home. |
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1. congregation 2. convention 3. audience 4. missionary |
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8. |
If you pluck
a taut string, it will make a (@twang ).
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1. zip 2. twang 3. twinge 4. twitter |
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9. |
Edgar received a harsher sentence because he showed
absolutely no ( compunction )
for the murder he committed. |
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1. compunction 2. bravado 3. tedium 4. delirium |
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10. |
Beijing was a serious (@contender@ )
to host the Olympic Games in 2000. |
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1. combatant 2. contender 3. contributor 4. corroborator |
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