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n) A blessing; a giving of thanks
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BENEDICTION
(bene/bon + dict) |
It is customary to close a church service with a(n) ___.
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n) A 100th anniversary or its celebration
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CENTENNIAL
(ann/enn) |
Very few people attend the ___ of their own birth.
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n) small room for clothes or supplies;
v) to shut up in a room for a private talk |
CLOSET
(claus/clave/close/clud/clus) |
A dream house will usually feature a walk-in ___ with full length mirrors.
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n) pipe or channel for conveying fluid; a tube for electrical wires
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CONDUIT
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The road flooded when the ___ overflowed.
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n) a draftee;
v) to force into governement service |
CONSCRIPT
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The homeland defense corps had a ratio of five volunteers for every ___.
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n) person in charge of a museum, library, etc.
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CURATOR
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The new ___ changed the hours at the museum.
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v) to pass on (duties, tasks) to another
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DEVOLVE
(volu/volv) |
The job of writing a letter will ___ to the secretary of the club.
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n) skill; dexterity; absence of difficulty; building which aids an activity
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FACILITY
(fac/fect/fic) |
The gymnast performed his routine with ___.
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adj) little by little; taking place by degrees
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GRADUAL
grad/gress) |
The ___ change which occured was not easily noticeable on a daily basis.
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v) to hinder the progress of; obstruct
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IMPEDE
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The demonstrator vowed to ___ the flow of traffic into the parking lot.
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n) any of a large class of small, usually winged, invertebrates having three pairs of legs
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INSECT
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Warm, swampy areas usually have a large ___ population.
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n) one sworn to oath on a jury
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JUROR
(jud/juris/jus) |
The decision of one ___ kept the verdict from being unanimously guilty.
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adj) having an evil influence; very harmful; likely to cause death
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MALIGNANT
(mal) |
Death is the usual result of a(n) ___ disease.
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n) the mental grasp of something; insight or intuition
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PERCEPTION
(cap/ceive/cept/cip) |
The ___ of a issue is often determined by the personal experience and presuppositions of the viewer.
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v) to be, come, or go before in rank, time or place
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PRECEDE
(cede/ceed/cess) |
An armed guard will ___ the dictator in the annual revoluntionary parade.
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adj) timid; cowardly
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PUSILLANIMOUS
(anima) |
David's attitude was not ___ when he faced Goliath.
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n) that which takes in; (phys.) sense organ or nerve ending
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RECEPTOR
(cap/ceive/cept/cip) |
A single ___ pushed forth from the alien plant.
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adj) attached directly by its base; fixed; immobile
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SESSILE
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A leaf growing directly from the stem is said to be ___.
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adj)underlying; situated beneath
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SUBJACENT
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The chair was positioned ___ to the table.
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n) a principle, doctrine or belief held as truth
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TENET
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One ___ of Christianity is the sovereignty of God.
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