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Affable
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(adj) Sociable, friendly, agreeable. [Ex; His ______ manner is the secret of his popularity.] |
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Amenable
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(adj) Easy to persuade; open to suggestion; obedient. [Ex; Tom will never give in an inch, but his brother will be _______ to our request.] |
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Cursory
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(adj) rapidly or hurriedly done, suggests a superficial performance. [Ex; Having given the chapter only a ______ reading, I was not prepared for the test.] |
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Irrelevant
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(adj) off the subject; not applicable. [Ex; In his essay on mountain climbing, Jons discussion of trout fishing seemed _______.] |
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Panacea
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(n) a cure-all; a general remedy for all ailment. [Ex. The president was warned against expecting to find a solution to find a ______ for the country's ills. each problem has its own solution.] |
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Nostalgia
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(n) homesickness. [Ex; Recently separated from her native surroundings, she found her _____ was almost unbearable.] |
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Adamant
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(adj) Unyielding; hard. [Ex; We pleaded, but he remained ______ and would not change his mind.] |
