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20 Cards in this Set
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Though some writers have emphasized Jefferson's human weaknesses, his greatness is also a(n) _____ part of the historic record.
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indubitable
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Since he neither affirms nor denies the existence of God, I'd classify him as a(n) _____ rather than an atheist.
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agnostic
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During the emergency, the Mayor assumed ______ authority and did whatever was needed to provide essential services.
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plenary
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It was such a(n) _____ remark that I couldn't keep myself from laughing derisively when I heard it.
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inane
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"Simple _____ demands that we distribute the tax burden as fairly as possible among the populace," the Senator remarked.
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equity
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How can you call that a(n) _____ question when it is clearly a simple matter of right and wrong?
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moot
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I would be ______ in my duty to you if I did not warn you against the bad effects of smoking cigarettes.
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derelict
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Since the accused was never really given a chance to defend himself, his so-called "trial" was nothing but a(n) _____ of justice.
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travesty
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The overthrown dictator was hanged in ____ before a vast throng in the town square.
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effigy
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Those who saw the young woman being assaulted and did nothing to help her were guilty of _____ in the crime.
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complicity
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At the slightest sound of thunder, my dog Rover dives under the bed in a state of _____ terror.
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abject
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In her garland of leaves and acorns, the child looked very much like some _____ spirit from an Authurian myth.
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sylvan
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Throughout the period that the spy thought he had gone undetected, he was actually under close _____ by the CIA.
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surveillance
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For years, we carried on a(n) _____ correspondence, sometimes allowing months to pass before a letter was answered.
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intermittent
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Every time we did something to anger him, he delivered an intemperate ______ lambasting our hopeless irresponsibility.
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diatribe
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In Wagner's operas, brief musical _____ associated with the characters or their actions recur again and again.
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motifs
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The fact that so many released prisoners return to a life of crime is in itself a terrifying _____ of our penal system.
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indictment
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How could a mere _____ in the teaching profession question the judgment of so experienced an educator?
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neophyte
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I'd say the phrase "having a short fuse" aptly describes my boss's decidedly ____ disposition.
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testy
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The _____ of her analysis not only clarified the nature of the problem but also suggested its most promising solution.
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perspicacity
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