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Dispassionate |
We have had enough of high-powered, excited oratory; what we need now is a(n) ______ examination of the facts. |
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Bovine |
Although she seems rather plodding in her behavior and rarely becomes excited, I think it is unfair to call her "______." |
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Ignoble |
She is a person of such fine moral standards that she seems incapable of a(n) ______ act. |
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Dissipated |
Instead of using their forces in one concerted attack on the enemy, they ______ their strength in minor engagements. |
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Relegated |
The job of cleaning up the field and the stands after the big game was ______ to the freshmen. |
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Hypothetical |
Our discussion that day was a(n) _____ one, based on the possibility – still far from definite – that I would take the job. |
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Dissention |
Far from presenting a unified front, the party is torn by all kinds of strife and ______. |
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Impugn |
I am not trying to ______ his truthfulness, but I still do not see how the facts support his claims. |
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Disavow |
Now that these ugly facts about his business dealings have come to light, I must _____ my support of his candidacy. |
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Acrimonious |
Vigorous debate is fine, but is there any real need for such unrestrained and ______ name-calling? |
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Susceptible |
He is so ______ to flattery that with a few complimentary words I can get him to do almost anything I want. |
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Intemperate |
Though her overall position seemed to be sensible, her language was so unrestrained and ______ that people wouldn’t support her. |
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Squemish |
Anyone as ______ as that trainee will have trouble accustoming himself to the sights, sounds, and smells of hospital work. |
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Perfidy |
Because Vidkun Quisling cooperated with the Nazis, his name has become a symbol of ______ in his home country of Norway. |
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Odium |
The ______ for this tragic failure does not belong to any individual or small group but to the community as a whole. |
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Consternation |
To the ______ of the people in the stands, the lion leaped out of the cage and bounded toward the exit. |
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Expurgated |
Thomas Bowdler ______ certain words from Shakespeare’s plays because he felt that they were unfit to "beread aloud in a famity." |
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Subservient |
Under the American form of government, all branches of the military are cleary ______ to the civilian authority. |
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Gauntlet |
The bold candidate threw down the ______ and dared her opponent to face her in a televised debate. |
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Corpulent |
People with a tendency toward being ______ must wage a lifelong struggle against rich foods. |
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