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20 Cards in this Set
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The assembly speaker couldn't be understood because he mumbled his words instead of _____ them clearly.
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Articulating
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For as far as the eye could see, _____ fields of unripe corn swayed gently in the morning breeze.
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verdant
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An educated citizenry will not give _____ to wild charges of extremists seeking to undermine our political and economic system.
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credence
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How could we draw any clear ideas from a talk that was so disorganized , confused, in language, and generally _____.
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murky
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Sadly, the _____ schemes of high-minded idealists usually founder on the rocks of practical realities.
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utopian
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Such spices as red pepper make many of the sauces used in Cajun cooking delightfully _____.
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piquant
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I believe there is an overall design for the universe that has been evident since the first thing crawled out of the _____ ooze.
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primordial
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In the hands of our hopelessly _____ producer, what should have been a surefire hit turned into a resounding fiasco.
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feckless
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When new evidence turned up in the case, the court ordered the coroner to _____ the victim's body and reexamine it.
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exhume
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Though diesel fuels are not as thick as motor oil, the are a good deal more _____ than regular gasoline.
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viscous
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Though I prefer to be as open and aboveboard as possible, I have learned that it is sometimes wiser and more tactful to _____.
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dissemble
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When Bill was told that he had made the varsity wrestling team he began to _____ around the gym like a young colt.
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cavort
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The NCAA has in recent years cracked down hard on such _____ practices as "shaving points."
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nefarious
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He clothes his puny ideas in such highfalutin _____ that they resemble gnats in top hats and tails.
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verbiage
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The new chairman _____ what she called the "deplorable tendency of so many Americans to try to get something for nothing."
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decried
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Even at an early age, my sister _____ a strong interest in studying medicine.
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evinced
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When news of the school fire ran through town, _______ parents rushed to the scene of the blaze.
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distraught
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Every Memorial Day, the Mayor delivers a(n) ______ extolling the selfless devotion of those who have died in defense of this country.
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eulogy
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Since my apartment is in such close _____ to my office, I usually walk to work.
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propinquity
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I have always regarded the man as something of a daredevil, but on this occasion he approached the problem with ______ caution.
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unwonted
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