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| 5077423893 | abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly, to loathe Sentence: I absolutely ______ the thought of having to do this research; I can't think of anything I hate more. | 0 | |
| 5077423894 | accolade | praise, an award Sentence: At the end of the year, the students attaining the highest academic achievement were presented awards and _____ for their diligent work. | 1 | |
| 5077423895 | ascetic | one who leads a life of self denial and contemplation, absent of luxury Sentence: The monk's _______ lifestyle called for him to give up all food but that which was necessary for survival. | 2 | |
| 5077423896 | bequeath | to hand down, to give or leave in a will Sentence: The man intended to ______ his entire fortune to his daughter so that upon his death, she would not have to worry about money. | 3 | |
| 5077423897 | charlatan | one who claims to know something he does not, a quack Sentence: The crowds were duped by the _____ who used deception and ______ to convince the people that the sugared water was really a potent medicine. | 4 | |
| 5077423898 | conflagration | a large fire Sentence: The San Francisco earthquake caused a ______ that burned many city blocks. | 5 | |
| 5077423899 | dearth | a lack, scarcity Sentence: Because they lack adequate medical care, there is a _____ of healthy natives in the region. | 6 | |
| 5077423900 | diffidence | shyness, reserve, unassertiveness Sentence: My mother's _____ would not allow her to question the waiter; she was too shy to argue about the final bill. | 7 | |
| 5077423901 | effervescent | showing high spirits Sentence: On Christmas morning all the children bubble with _____ over the gifts, food and fun. | 8 | |
| 5077423902 | ethereal | heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible Sentence: We marveled at the _____ quality of the scene; it looked so heavenly that we never wanted to leave. | 9 | |
| 5077423903 | expunge | to remove, to erase Sentence: We found it necessary to _______ much of the text because of its bad language. | 10 | |
| 5077423904 | guile | deceitfulness, duplicity, cunning Sentence: The crowds were duped by the _______ who used deception and ______ to convince the people that the sugared water was really a potent medicine. | 11 | |
| 5077423905 | implausible | not believable Sentence: Although her story seemed _______ to me, the jury believed enough of it to find the woman not guilty. | 12 | |
| 5077423906 | incongruity | nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility Sentence: The _____ of one green sock in a drawer with white socks led to the conclusion that the green sock was there by mistake. | 13 | |
| 5077423907 | insularity | qualities of an island-isolation, narrow mindedness of opinion Sentence: The _______ of the rich and powerful often gives them a surprisingly narrow minded, isolated view of the real world. | 14 | |
| 5077423908 | morose | being sullen or gloomy Sentence: There is a decided difference between the two brothers; one is usually happy while the other is frequently _____. | 15 | |
| 5077423909 | placate | to ease or to pacify by making concessions, soothe Sentence: The wild man would not be appeased, and only a visit from his wife served to ______ him into a more passive attitude. | 16 | |
| 5077423910 | poignant | piercing, incisive, and keen Sentence: It was a ______ movie, cutting to the truth with keen and incisive dialogue | 17 | |
| 5077423911 | provincial | lacking sophistication, narrow-minded Sentence: The father's _______ attitude about his daughter's dating caused her to leave home prematurely, looking for the freedom she had never known. | 18 | |
| 5077423912 | reiterate | to repeat Sentence: If you want to make yourself clearly understood, you must _______ your statement so that what you have to say can be heard a second time | 19 | |
| 5077423913 | spontaneous | having no external cause, acting on impulse Sentence: The drama teacher encouraged us to be ______ with our actions, not planning them out beforehand but instead acting almost on impulse. | 20 | |
| 5077423914 | synthesis | combining parts into a whole Sentence: We need to establish ______ before we end this project; let's try to combine some of these diverse parts into a unified whole. | 21 | |
| 5077423915 | toxic | poisonous Sentence: The ______ substance caused immediate sickness; it was extremely poisonous. | 22 | |
| 5077423916 | vigilant | very alert, watchful Sentence: Always alert, the _______ guard stood in front of the mayor's residence. | 23 | |
| 5077423917 | voluble | ability to use words easily, fluent and glib Sentence: Because the committee was headed by the most ______ woman in the club, the meetings frequently ran overtime because it was difficult to get her to stop talking. | 24 |
