1. |
She is conditioned to (@@sublimate@ )
her own desires in nurturing others. |
2. |
The leaves of the beeches become (@@translucent@ )@in
the setting sun. |
3. |
The party members offered only ( @lukewarm@@)
support for the daring project. |
4. |
At this time of year, most of the faculty feel (@beleaguered@ )
by exam preparation. |
5. |
Her (@@scrupulous@ )
attention to detail makes her an excellent editor. |
6. |
The (@bravado@ )
of the young criminal disappeared when he was confronted
by the victims of his brutal attack. |
7. |
Pupil behavior was seen as g the ( @touchstone@@)
of guilty h of the school system. |
8. |
The police found the killerfs motives impossible
to (@fathom@ ). |
9. |
If we cannot cure this disease at present, we
can, at least, try to (@@palliate@ )
it. |
10. |
The renowned pianist played the concerto with
tremendous (@verve@ ). |
1. |
Before the (@advent@ )
of railroads, the availability of major waterways determined
the location of shipping centers. |
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1. advent 2. launch 3. interim 4. destiny |
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2. |
Mexicofs discovery of oil created a nation-wide economic
boom that ( @induced@@)
many Mexican-American scientists and engineers to take jobs with
thriving Mexican companies. |
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1. convinced 2. required 3. induced 4. doomed |
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3. |
The ( @median@@)
annual income for a doctor is approximately thirty million
yen. |
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1. mundane 2. median 3. medium 4. menial |
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4. |
As the fairy dust flaked off the corporate image,
other setbacks seemed more
(@foreboding@ ). |
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1. wriggling 2. mediating 3. hedging 4. foreboding |
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5. |
Having been a colleague of Rachel's for many years,
I can (@vouch@ )
for her honesty and diligence. |
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1. vie 2. vouch 3. poach 4. wince |
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6. |
Professional politicians are nothing if not ( @adept@@)
readers of the public mood. |
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1. acoustic 2. avuncular 3. acidic 4. adept |
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7. |
For those who admire realism, Louis Mallefs recent
film succeeds because it consciously shuns the stuff of legend
and tells aianj( @unembellished@)
story as it might actually unfold with fallible people in
earthly time. |
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1. antiquated 2. unembellished 3. ethereal 4. mythic |
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8. |
Although often
victims of circumstance, the heroines of Shakespearean
comedy tend to be (@resourceful@ )
women, usually ready with a clever stratagem or verbal
ploy for getting out of a difficult situation. |
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1. imperious 2. ebullient 3. resourceful 4. ethereal |
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9. |
The (@cataclysm@ )
that would bring the world to an end is likely to happen
in the future. |
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1.commotion 2. vicissitude 3. vandalism 4. cataclysm |
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10. |
Only when properly tuned can a piano produce (@@euphonious@ )
sound. |
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1. luxuriant 2. euphonious 3. discordant 4. ceremonious |
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