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opinionated |
He is so ________ that he won’t even consider the ideas or suggestions offered by other people. |
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admonish |
The nurse rushed into the hospital corridor to ____ the visitors who were creating a disturbance. |
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spurious |
Though all modern scholars accept Macbeth as Shakespeare’s work, one or two of the scenes may be _______. |
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diffused |
I added a few drops of food coloring to the liquid and watched as they slowly _______ through it. |
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circumspect |
Before I make an investment, I study all aspects of the situation in a most methodical and _______ manner. |
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breach |
The water pouring through the ______ in the dam threatened to flood the entire valley. |
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debris |
Many a teenager’s room is strewn with clothing, CDs, and all sorts of ______. |
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salvage |
Though his partner lost everything, he was able to ______ a few dollars from the wreckage of the bankrupt business. |
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deadlock |
The two sides in the lawsuit reached a(n) ______ when neither was willing to meet the other partway. |
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brigand |
The idea of a(n) ________ like Robin Hood who helps the poor appeals strongly to the popular imagination. |
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muddle |
The records of our club were in such a(n) ______ that we couldn’t even determine which members had paid their dues. |
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commandeered |
In order to capture the fleeing criminals, the police _______ our car and raced after the vanishing truck. |
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spasmodic |
Some people are subject to sudden seizures, during which their heads and legs may jerk about in a wild and _______ manner. |
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effaced |
Though my memory is getting dimmer and dimmer with the slow passage of time, I doubt that the exciting events of my childhood will ever be totally ______. |
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predispose |
The doctor become more and more fearful that her patient’s weakened condition would ______ him into pneumonia. |
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cumbersome |
The rug made such a(n) ________ bundle that it took four of us to carry it up the stairs. |
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unbridled |
A man of towering pride and _______ ambition, he stopped at nothing to achieve his goals as quickly and directly as possible. |
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relinquished |
Once Great Britain had given up her vast overseas empire, she found that she had also _______ her position as a world power. |
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perennial |
Since we do not want to replace the plants in our garden every year, we favor _______ over annuals. |
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dilemma |
If I don’t get a job, I won’t have the money to do what I want; and if I do get a job, I won’t have the time. What a(n) __________! |
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