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20 Cards in this Set
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No matter where candidate for high political office go these days, the ____ eye of the TV camera seems focused on them.
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omnipresent
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As his irrepressible flow of reminiscences continued without letup, I tried in vain to _____ a few observations of my own.
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interpolate
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To say that he is _____ does not even begin to convey just how alienated he is from any regard for the truth.
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mendacious
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One wall of the museum was filled with charms and ____ designed to ward off everything from a hangnail to the evil eye.
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fetishes
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They claim to have made a thorough search of the premises, but I suspect that their efforts were no more then _____.
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perfunctory
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Last night, Central High's Netnicks captured the basketball championship by _____ the South High Slammers, 61 to 44.
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discomfiting
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I thought our state legislators would consider the proposal at the earliest opportunity, but they let it _____ in committee for months.
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languish
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Responding to the melancholy note of the song of the nightingale, Keats wrote of its "_____ anthem."
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plaintive
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Suddenly I was surrounded by a mob of street urchins loudly _____ me for a handout.
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importuning
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I was greatly relieved to learn that the accident I had with my car last week didn't do any ______ damage to the motor.
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irreparable
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The _____ creature had somehow gotten its foot caught in the grate and could not extricate it without help.
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hapless
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When asked what terms he would offer the Confederate army, General Grant made the _____ reply, "Unconditional surrender!"
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laconic
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I felt a little foolish when the librarian told me that I was asking for the current issue of a magazine that had long been _____.
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defunct
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Every general seems to have one defeat that marks the _____ of his military fortunes - for example, Lee at Gettysburg, or Grant at Cold Harbor.
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Nadir
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Its easy enough to back a popular program, but it take real courage to _____ a cause that most people oppose.
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espouse
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Since extroverts are _____ by nature, they usually prefer not to live alone.
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gregarious
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Never once has the least whiff of a scandal or impropriety tainted the man's _____ reputation as an upstanding member of this agency.
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impeccable
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"Don't you think it's a little foolish to pursue the young lady when your warm feelings for her are clearly not ____ ?" I asked.
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requited
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From a(n) ______ point of view, the painting didn't appeal to me, but I keep it because it was a memento of my childhood.
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aesthetic
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When you get more experience on the job, you will learn that a "request" from your employer is ____ to an order.
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tantamount
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