Sadlier-Oxford Level E Unit 3 Choosing the Right Word – Flashcards
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We need a supervisor who can maintain good discipline in the shop without (harassing) the workers.
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We need a supervisor who can maintain good discipline in the shop without (harassing, exhilarating) the workers.
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We must reject the (craven) advice of those who feel we can solve social problems by abandoning our democratic freedoms.
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We must reject the (craven, fallow) advice of those who feel we can solve social problems by abandoning our democratic freedoms.
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Only when the attempt to get the British government to (redress) injustices proved unsuccessful did the American colonists resort to arms.
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Only when the attempt to get the British government to (redress, delete) injustices proved unsuccessful did the American colonists resort to arms.
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Since we are making (negligible) progress in our fight against pollution, the time has come for us to adopt completely new methods.
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Since we are making (negligible, craven) progress in our fight against pollution, the time has come for us to adopt completely new methods.
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It is all very well to (muse) on what might have been, but it is far better to take action to make good things happen.
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It is all very well to (muse, perpetuate) on what might have been, but it is far better to take action to make good things happen.
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The highlight of my trip to Europe came when I (sojourned) in the birthplace of my ancestors.
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The highlight of my trip to Europe came when I (sojourned, redressed) in the birthplace of my ancestors.
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I admit that we did some foolish things after the game, but you must remember how (exhilarated) we were by the victory.
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I admit that we did some foolish things after the game, but you must remember how (mused, exhilarated) we were by the victory.
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After a long (fallow) period during which she scarcely touched her brushes, the painter suddenly produced a series of major canvases.
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After a long (urbane, fallow) period during which she scarcely touched her brushes, the painter suddenly produced a series of major canvases.
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The coach ran the risk of (alienating) influential graduates of the school when she suspended a star player who had broken training.
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The coach ran the risk of (exhilarating, alienating) influential graduates of the school when she suspended a star player who had broken training.
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When he blocked my jump shot, took the rebound, drove down the court, and scored, I realized that I was facing a worthy (adversary).
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When he blocked my jump shot, took the rebound, drove down the court, and scored, I realized that I was facing a worthy (artifice, adversary).
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I want to know by whose authority my name was (deleted) from the list of students eligible to take the scholarship examinations.
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I want to know by whose authority my name was (deleted, coerced) from the list of students eligible to take the scholarship examinations.
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And now I want you all to try my (culinary) masterpiece- a salami souffle, garnished with sour cream.
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And now I want you all to try my (inclement, culinary) masterpiece- a salami souffle, garnished with sour cream.
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If we do not take steps now to clear their names, we will be (perpetuating) an injustice that has already lasted far too long.
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If we do not take steps now to clear their names, we will be (perpetuating, redressing) an injustice that has already lasted far too long.
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When Washington refused to serve a third term as President, he set a (precedent) that was to last for 150 years.
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When Washington refused to serve a third term as President, he set a (artifice, precedent) that was to last for 150 years.
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May I remind you that the (punitive) action we are authorized to take does not include physical force of any kind.
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May I remind you that the (punitive, urbane) action we are authorized to take does not include physical force of any kind.
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Our city government needs basic reforms; clever little (artifices) will not solve our problems
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Our city government needs basic reforms; clever little (sojourns, artifices) will not solve our problems
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Our history shows how the (demise) one political party provides an opportunity for the formation of a new one.
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Our history shows how the (demise, adversary) one political party provides an opportunity for the formation of a new one.
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Do you really expect me to believe that your friends (coerced) you into cutting class to go to the movies?
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Do you really expect me to believe that your friends (coerced, alienated) you into cutting class to go to the movies?
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Because of the severe sentences she often handed down, she gained the reputation of being an extremely (inclement) judge.
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Because of the severe sentences she often handed down, she gained the reputation of being an extremely (inclement, negligible) judge.
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The critics unanimously praised the actor for the (urbane) charm with which he played the well-bred English gentleman.
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The critics unanimously praised the actor for the (urbane, punitive) charm with which he played the well-bred English gentleman.
