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20 Cards in this Set
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The novel contains an interesting study of a miser's ___ lust for gold and its evil effects on those around him.
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insatiable
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Some of the episodes in the series were wonderfully fresh and original; others were just plain _____.
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banal
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I don't object to the inclusion of anecdotes in a serious lecture, but they should, at the very least, be _____ to the subject.
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germane
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"There is no need for you to ____ the point," I replied, "when I already understand clearly what your criticism is.
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belabor
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There is nothing wrong with ____ the great singers of the past as long as you eventually develop a style that is all your own.
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emulating
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When the temperature outside dropped suddenly, the water in the ditch _____ into a mass of icy sludge.
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congealed
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Your essay would be a great deal tighter and more _____ if you removed all the extraneous information it now contains.
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coherent
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I would rather work at the most menial, ill-paying job then be the recipient of the government's _____.
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largesse
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The purpose of military _____ remains the same whether cavalry or helicopters are used.
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reconnaissance
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I doubt very much that he can _____ his assertion that he won two gold medals in the 1956 Olympics.
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substantiate
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Despite the _____ and nit-picking of a few petty minds, I feel we have substantially improved our local school system of late.
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carping
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In any crisis, the longer a person _____, the greater the danger is likely to become.
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temporizes
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In my humble opinion, there is absolutely no justification for making such ____ distinctions between the two types of product.
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invidious
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Never having any money in one's pockets can be a real trial for someone born with the ______ instincts of a pack rat.
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acquisitive
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Students who seek high grades must learn to _____ the joys of the one-eyed monster, the TV set.
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eschew
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As a result of recent research, earlier theories about the origin of the universe are no longer ____.
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tenable
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In spite of his size, he was so _____ that we tended to forget that he was even in the room.
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taciturn
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By whose authority did you _____ to yourself the right to decide how the club's money would be spent?
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arrogate
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Even the most severe critics showered ____ on the young writer for the remarkable narrative power of her first novel.
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encomiums
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How can we "meet them halfway" when they are so _____ in their opposition to what we propose?
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intransigent
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