Sadlier Oxford Level C Unit 9 Choosing the Right Word – Flashcards
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Some great composers, including Mozart and Medelssohn, were ______ musicians from a very early age, demostrating 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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mien
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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
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Although the child was terrified of shots, the skillful nurse ________ the weeping boy by singing a funny song.
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disarmed
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Do you understand how someone can live as a _______ even in the midst of a great city?
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recluse
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The lecturer is a man who served ten years in prison and is now devoting his life to bring about reforms in our _______ system.
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penal
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Yes, we are still friends, but not as close as we used to be; something has gone ________ in our relationship.
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awry
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Mosses and lichens--which can survive extremely cold temperatures--are _________ in the Arctic tundra.
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predominant
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Marie is ________ to forget where she puts important things, such as her keys, wallet, and glasses.
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apt
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He claims to be a patriot, but his disregard for powerless __________ the great ideals on which this nation is built.
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defiles
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The message of great work of literature may be as _________ today as it was when it was first written.
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pertinent
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My problem was to _________ off their unwelcome attentions without being openly insulting.
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fend
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As we use up the earth's fossil-fuel supplies, we are faced with an increasingly __________ need to develop new energy sources.
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dire
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I was so __________ by the way he asked for a loan that to my surprise I found myself giving his the money.
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disarmed
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When the featured singer failed to appear, the _______ fans demanded their money back.
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disgruntled
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A team as determined as ours will never _________, even if it is losing badly in the final moments of a game.
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capitulate
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Alvin York performed such __________ on the battlefields of France that he was awarded this nation's highest honors.
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prodigies
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The rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution do not permit citizens to _______ on the rights of others.
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encroach
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The starch in this shirt collar is ________ my neck.
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chafing
