sadler-oxford vocabulary level F unit 10 Completing the Sentence – Flashcards
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In view of the fact that I have been driving for many years without having a single accident, his advice on how to handle a car seemed entirely ________.
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gratuitous
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She is a leader who can command loyalty and instant obedience without resorting to abusive language, threats, or a(n)________ manner.
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imperious
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My opponent's last speech was filled with such wild charges, acrimonious language, and bitter_______that I walked out of the room without even trying to reply.
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invectives
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As a British writer W.S. Maugham once observed, human nature as a(n) _______ collection of strengths and weakness, foibles and follies.
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motley
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The ______ gift of the Mellon family made it possible to set up the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
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munificent
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Anyone who _____________ when the opportunity to makea very profitable deal presents itself is not going to be notably successful in the business world.
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procrastinate
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Although their language was deliberately ___________, I did not allow it to cause me to lose my self-control.
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provocative
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The kinds of books I enjoy reading range from light and airy comedies to _______studies of social and philosophical problems.
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recondite
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No sooner had the incorrigible old ________gotten out of jail than he returned to the wicked ways that had landed him there in the first place.
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reprobate
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Daily exercise is recommended particularly for people whose occupations are, for the most part, ____________
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sedentary
