Level E Unit 7 Choosing Right Word – Flashcards
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In 1940, Winston Churchill conveyed to the British people the __________ truth that they were fighting for their national existence.
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Somber
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When he accused me of playing fast and loose with the rules, I lost my temper and called him an officious __________.
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Martinet
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Im not so sure that I want to rent a bungalow so __________ that I'll have room for guests every weekend.
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Commodious
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Instead of trying to help the people who had elected him, he became involved in a __________ little quarrel about handing out jobs.
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Squalid
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We sometimes forget that the great men who led our revolution were considered __________ by the British king.
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Renegades
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The Tech team was offside on the play; but since we had thrown them for an eight-yard loss, we __________ the five-yard penalty.
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Waived
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Didn't it occur to them that by signing the letter "Sophomores of Central High," they would __________ the entire class in the protest?
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Implicate
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Some people prefer the __________ of life in a big city to the more placid atmosphere of a small town
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.Turbulence
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At lunchtime, the room rang with the sound of __________ debates between the fans of rival teams.
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Vociferous
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The Founding Fathers set up method of __________ the Constitution that is neither too easy nor too difficult to use.
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Amending
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A lack of organizational skills can make a students life __________ right before a busy exam season.
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Chaos
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According to cryptozoologists--people who search for proof that legendary creatures exist-- Bigfoot might be a large prehistoric humanoid that is still __________.
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Extant
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Which great poet said that his head was "bloody but unbowed" under the __________ of fate?
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Buffeting
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I don't know which was more __________ --making improper use of the money or lying about it later.
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Reprehensible
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History gives us many examples of how the __________ effects of religious hatred can weaken the entire social structure.
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Corrosive
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Even in his old age, Thomas Jefferson kept up a __________ correspondence with important people in America and abroad.
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Voluminous
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The time has come for us to __________ our ancient disputes and go forward as a truly united people.
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Inter
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A compromise agreement reached in the judge's chambers would clearly __________ the need for a long, costly lawsuit.
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Obviate
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If you examine the evidence carefully, you will soon __________ the contradictions in the witness's story.
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Discern
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If you __________ blood, then you should probably not be a nurse.
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Abhor
