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31 Cards in this Set
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24. To be honest, just as ______ has its advantages, it also has its disadvantagesl while it permits freedom of speech and movement, it also requires that we permit the expression of unpopular speech and writings that may constitute an ______ to our core beliefs.
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Democracy... Anathema
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25. Whenever I go to an art museum, I look to satisfy my innate _____ for _______ pleasing external stimuli.
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Attraction... artistically
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29.Juan's ______ caused him to miss the first three football games of the season, which resulted in the rest of the team viewing him with ______.
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Malingering... suspicion
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30. For his _____ work as a kindergarten teacher, Mr. Smith was ____ at a lunch in his honor.
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Diligent ...feted
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34. If I were you, I would be very ______ to give up my high-paying job before I found out if I was really going to become a ______ on Broadway.
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Reluctant... choreographer
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35. Having concluded that she would never ______ the services of a defense attorney, Mrs. Jones stopped paying the law firm's _____ fees.
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Require... retainer
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6) Even though many Olympic athletes are admired for their natural abilities, it is often not so much their physical ____ as their endless _____ that distinguishes ihe Olympic athlete from the rest of us.
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Prowess... practice
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7) In spite of his cowardice on the field of battle, the young soldier _____ rest when confronted with a knife-wielding woman in the base mess hall.
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Excelled
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8) The slow ascent to power of the African leader ______ him to ______ alliances with the leaders of other tribal communities.
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Permitted... establish
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9) A good teacher is able to both _____ and _____ the students in his class.
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Instruct... inspire
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10) Twenty-four hours before he was to take the stage at the Metropolitan Opera House for the first time, the tenor was overcome by a(n) _____ case of stage firight.
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Severe
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When people secretly plan to cany out a crime together they are guilty of _____.
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conspiracy
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2. Next week we will try to _______ them to stop spewing out smoke at their factory with an injunction.
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engendered
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Often times the court will issue a cease and ________ order to force a company to stop production of hazardous waste.
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desist
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Your reprehensible behavior at our mother's 75th birthday party will not _____ you very much to her.
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endear
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I hope you show some ______ with your younger brother when he's released from jail; all he did was total your Acura while taking it for a spin with his friends.
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forbearance
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My only concern is that your renewed mention of this issue will ______ controversy.
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compel
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7. Given that Jennifer's English teacher has turned her against her parents, I believe that he's the real ____ in this mess.
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culprit
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8. The beat cop stopped briefly at the newsstand to ______ a newspaper.
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filch
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9. The author expressed his most sincere hope that his readers will never have to ______ this kind of hardship.
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experience
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10. The previous articles of incorporation failed to adequately deal with this contingency, ______ new articles of incorporation needed to be drafted.
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ergo
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1. My prospects to get another job in the movie business are really ______.
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gloomy
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2. People often say that it's not easy to _____ a cab when it's raining.
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hail
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3. I wonder if this gas is ______.
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inert
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4. There is a great deal of ______ surrounding who will be our new boss.
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intrigue
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5. Why are _______ drinks so habit forming?
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intoxicating
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6. It was a little much when Shamansky referred to Watson as Holmes's ______ .
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lackey
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7. I hate to use that _______ phrase, "less is more."
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hackneyed
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8. By refusing to row you are ______ing our progress in crossing fbe lake.
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hindering
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9. Who do you suppose was at the door when I opened it? It was the ______ Harry Houdini.
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inimitable
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10. My contribution to the study of physics is fairly ______ next to that of Albert Einstein.
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inconsequential
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