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bereft |
What a tragedy that in the twilight of her life the unfortunate woman should be _______________ of all her loved ones! |
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stolid |
We learned that beneath his ____________ exterior there was a sensitive, highly subtle, and perceptive mind. |
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warily |
Having learned to respect the power in his opponent’s fists, the boxer moved ____________ around the center of the ring. |
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intimation |
Her unchanging facial features and controlled voice as she receive the news gave no _________________ of her true feelings. |
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deployed |
An experienced baseball manager _______________ his outfielders according to the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing batters. |
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reiterate |
At the risk of being boring, let me ___________________ my warning against careless driving. |
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insidious |
To this day, historians are still debating whether or not Aaron Burr was guilty of a(n) _________________ plot to break up the United States. |
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verbatim |
Since I need the speaker’s exact words for my report, I have asked the stenographer to take down the speech __________________. |
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dour |
The ____________ expressions on the jurors’ faces as they grimly filed back into the courtroom did not bode well for the defendant. |
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ambidextrous |
Many ballplayers can bat from either side of the plate, but they cannot throw well with each hand unless they are __________________. |
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unkempt |
Why would someone who is usually so neat and tidy appear in public in such a(n) _________________ state? |
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gaped |
As the magician’s assistant seemed to vanish into thin air, the entire audience _______________ in amazement. |
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opulent |
Perhaps I would be bored with the ________________ lifestyle of a milllionaire, but I’m willing to try it. |
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adulterated |
How can you tell whether the chopped-meat patty you ate for lunch had been _________________ with artificial coloring and other foreign substances? |
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fortitude |
America’s earliest settlers faced the hardships of life on the frontier with faith and _________________. |
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augment |
The company commander called his troops together and asked for more volunteers to __________________ the strength of the raiding party. |
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pliable |
The twigs that were to be woven into the basket were soaked in water to make them more _________________. |
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guise |
In Shakespeare’s famous tragedy "Othello," in the ____________ of a friend but proves to be a deadly enemy. |
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gibes |
Why should I be the object of all those ____________ just because I’m wearing a three piece suit on campus? |
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tentative |
Since his acceptance of the invitation was only ________________, the hostess may be one man short at the dinner party. |
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