Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 9 Choosing the right word – Flashcards
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Some great composers, including Mozart and Mendelssohn, were ____ musicians from a very early age, demonstrating an amazing talent for writing music.
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Apt
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During the winter the wind usually blows from the north in that area, but during the summer southerly currents are _________.
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Predominant
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After a horrible accident, the one-time celebrity lived his life as a ________, permanently turning his back on public life.
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Recluse
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His plain clothing and quiet __________ were not what we expected in a famous Hollywood director.
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Mein
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Why does she _________ people she barely knows with her arguments and strong opinions?
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bludgeon
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The Declaration of Independence mentions a number of "unalienable rights" with which all people are __________ by their Creator.
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Endowed
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The college my sister attends is a small one, but it has gained a great deal of _____________ for the quality of its faculty.
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renown
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The injured quarterback __________ at sitting on the bench while his team was being badly beaten on the field.
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chafed
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Nature is kind to us in many ways, but we must learn that we cannot violate its laws with _____________.
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impunity
