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23 Cards in this Set
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Frustrated by his poor exam grade, Sam _______ his teeth in anger.
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gnashed
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The math teacher is rather _______ about honesty of students because he has seen so much cheating.
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cynical
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My mother _______ her teeth in frustration as she stood helplessly watching the construction crew cutting down our maple grove to make way for an expressway.
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gnashed
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Too often many people are _______ about proposals put forth by politicians running for office.
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cynical
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The old man was _______ about the aid given by welfare agencies because none of them had ever helped him.
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cynical
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A(n) ______ of strychnine and water may be used as a stimulant for the central nervous system of domestic animals.
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potion
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The mule is a(n) ______ animal that results from breeding a horse and a donkey.
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hybrid
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A lethal ______ was added to the victim's coffee.
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potion
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Jack _______ his teeth in irritation over the loss of his wallet.
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gnashed
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_________ has produced animals of unusual stamina.
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Hybridism
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A movable blackboard served as a(n) _________ between the two classes that met in the gym.
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partition
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In producing the _____ flowers, the botanist tried to combine the longer petals of one variety with the bright color of another variety.
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hybrid
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The ______ movements of the graceful Balinese dancer were fascinating to watch.
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supple
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After the _________ of India into India and Pakistan, there was a long period of bloodshed.
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partition
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The ______ boughs of the willow make ideal weaving materials.
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supple
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My grandmother treated her family's colds with a special ______ that she invented herself.
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potion
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When Greg goes off the high dive, he is so ______ that he doesn't seem to have a bone in his body.
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supple
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The snack bar served as a(n) _________ between the den and the kitchen.
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partition
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An increase in wind ________ often indicates the approach of a storm.
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velocity
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The substitute teacher hoped to ________ the students with a lecture on death imagery in Victorian poetry, but he left the students bored and inattentive.
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enthrall
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By dropping a light object and a heavy one from the Tower of Pisa at the same time, Galileo tried to determine whether the ________ of falling objects was dependent on their weight.
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velocity
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Even the least interested students were __________ by Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking.
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enthralled
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Miranda's ________ was reflected in her doubts that the war would ever end.
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cynicism
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