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20 Cards in this Set
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I get my best ideas while lying down; the _____ position seems to stimulate my brain.
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recumbent
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It was pleasant to see the usually quiet and restrained Mr. Baxter in such a(n) _____ and expansive mood.
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jocular
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The _____ that we observed here and there in the harbor bore mute testimony to the destructive power of the storm.
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flotsam
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Since I had had only one year of high school French, my attempts to speak that language on my trip to Paris were pretty _____.
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ludicrous
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The high ground east of the river formed a natural _____, which we decided to defend with the forces and our disposal.
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bastion
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I regret that Nancy was ____ by my unfavorable review of her short story, but I had to express my opinion honestly.
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nettled
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Almost every case of muscle or tissue ____ is the result of disease, prolonged disuse, or changes in cell nutrition.
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atrophy
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The _____ of my present financial situation demand that I curtail all unnecessary expenses.
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exigencies
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It is _____ on all of us to whatever we can to help our community overcome this crisis.
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incumbent
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Even critics of our penal system admit that so long as hardened criminals are ____, they can't commit further crimes.
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incarcerated
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Despite their hifalutin malarky about helping the poor, I suspect that their interest in the project is purely ____.
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pecuniary
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The purpose of our ____ was to draw in the safety so that Tom could get behind him to receive a long pass.
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stratagem
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The defeated army fled in such _____ that before long it had become little more than a uniformed mob.
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disarray
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As soon as he struck the opening chords of the selection, we realized that we were listening to a(n) _____ master of the piano.
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consummate
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Though next to nothing is known about Homer, historians have been able top _____ a few odd facts about him from studying his works.
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glean
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Shakespeare's Timon of Athens is a disillusioned misanthrope who spends his time hurling ____ barbs at the rest of mankind.
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mordant
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Peace is not just the absence of war, but a positive state of ____ among the nations of the world.
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concord
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I have yet to meet an adult who did not ____ about the taxes he or she has to pay.
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grouse
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Most people regard the government's attempt to avert a war by buying off the aggressor as not only shameful but _____.
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pusillanimous
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People who are used to the unhurried atmosphere of a country town often find it hard to cope with the ______ pace of big-city life.
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frenetic
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