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aesthetic

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Since the structure had no practical purpose, keeping it in place could only be justified on ________ grounds.

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defunct

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I could find no forwarding address or phone number for the ________ organization.

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discomfit

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The general tried to ________ his enemies by repeatedly beginning an advance and then pulling back.

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espoused

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To appeal to the large number of dissatisfied voters, the candidate ________ a strong program of reform.

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fetish

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The rabbit's foot, once a very popular ________, seems to have lost its hold on the public imagination.

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gregarious

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I would expect the recreation director of a cruise ship to be a ________ person.

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hapless

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Once again, my younger brother has become the ________ victim of a silly practical joke.

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impeccable

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We always consulted my grandmother about what to wear because she had ________ taste in clothing.

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importuned

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My bankrupt uncle ________ my father for a loan.

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interpolated

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At the director's request, the screenwriter ________ some new lines into the script.

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irreparable

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The husband believed that the surgeon did ________ harm to his wife and sued the doctor and the hospital.

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laconic

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The senator issued a ________ statement declaring her innocence after the accusations of fraud were made public.

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languish

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Without the Constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial, the accused could ________ in jail for years.

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mendacious

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The deputy gave a ________ account of his employer's actions on the day of the alleged crime.

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nadir

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At the ________ of his popularity, the prime minister decided to resign his office and call for new elections.

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omnipresent

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They believed in an ________ deity that existed in all things.

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perfunctory

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The police made a ________ search for the missing handbag, but they really did not expect to find it.

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plaintive

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The recently widowed man spoke of his lonliness in a ________ tone of voice.

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requite

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We made sure to ________ the neighbors for looking after our house while we were away.

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tantamount

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The armed invasion of their territory was ________ to a declaration of war.

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omnipresent

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No matter where candidates for high political office go these days, the ________ eye of the TV camera seems focused on them

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interpolate

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As his irrepressible flow of reminiscences continued without a letup, I tried in vain to ________ a few observations of my own.

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mendacious

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To say taht he is _______ does not even begin to convey just how alienated he is from any regard for the truth

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fetishes

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One wall of the museum was filled with charms and _________ designed to ward off everything from hangnail to the evil eye

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perfunctory

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They claim to have made a thorough search of the premises, but I suspect that their efforts were no more than ____________

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discomfiting

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Last night, Central High's Netnicks captured the basketball championship by _________ the South High Slammers, 61 to 44

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languish

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I thought our state legislators would consider the proposal at the earliest opportunity buy they let it ___________ in committee for months

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plaintive

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Responding to the melancholy note in the song of the nightingale, Keats wrote of its "__________ anthem"

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importuning

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Suddenly I was surrounded by a mob of street urchins loudly ___________ me for a handout

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irreparable

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I was greatly relieved to learn taht the accident I had with my car last week didn't do any _______ damage to the motor

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hapless

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The _______ creature had somehow gotten its foot caught in the grate and could not extricate it without help

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laconic

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When asked what terms he would offer the Confederate army, General Grant made a ______ reply, "Unconditional surrender!"

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defunt

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I felt a little foolish when the librarian told me that I was asking for the current issue of a magazing that had long been _________

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nadir

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Every general seems to have one defeat that marks the ________ of his military fortunes- for example, Lee at Gettysbury, or Grant at Cold Harbor

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espouse

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It's easy enough to back a popular program, but it takes real courage to _________ a cause that most people oppose

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gregarious

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Since extroverts are _________ by nature, they usually prefer not to live alone

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impeccable

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Never once has the least whiff of a scandal or impropriety tained the man's __________ reputation as an upstandiing member of this agency

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requited

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"Dont you think its alittle foolish to pursue the young lady when your warm feelings for her ar clearly not _________?" I asked

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aesthetic

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From a(n) __________ point of view, the painting didn't appeal to me, but I kept it because it was a memento of my childhood

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tantamount

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When you get more experience on the job, you will learn that a "request" from your employer is ________ to an order

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languish

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Though i left the house feeling "as fit as a fiddle" my spirits began to ____ after only five minutes in that withering heat.

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defunct

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though few of us today stand on ceremony to quite the extent that our ancestors did, common courtesy is by no means ___

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fetish

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it is one thing to be concerned about discipline; it is quite another to make a ___ of it

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irreparable

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a diplomat must always proceed on the assumption that no rupture between nations, no matter how serious is ___

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aesthetic

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Although fate has decreed that he make his living as a stockbroker, his main interests and talents are definitely ____

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gregarious

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prehistoric peoples banded together into tribes, not only for protection, but also to satisfy their _____ instincts

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discomfited

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The sternness of my boss's expression so ____ me that at first I had difficulty responding to the question

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espouse

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In our desire to improve the quality of life in America, we should not be too quick to ___ an idea simply because it is new

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omnipresent

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The _____ threat of nuclear holocaust that characterized the Cold war era changed many people's attitudes toward war in profound ways.

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hapless

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when the scandal broke, the man found himself the ___ victim of other people's misdeeds

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laconic

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One of the best known figures of American folklore is the lean, tough, ___ cowboy.

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perfunctory

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perhaps we should be overjoyed that the great man condescended to give us a(n) _____ nod as we passed by

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importune

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IDK which is more painful--to have to ask someone for a favor or to have some unfortunate ___ one for help

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impeccable

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Her sense of tact is so ____ and unerring that she can handle the most trying situation as if it were mere child's play

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mendacious

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fortunately, our lawyer was able to produce documents that disproved the ___ assertions of our former partner

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requite

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I hope to ___ my parents for all the care they have shown me.

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tantamount

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the legal adage "Silence implies consent" meant that not objecting to an action that concerns you is ___ to approving it

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nadir

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One of the comforting things about reaching the ___ of one's career is that only place to go from there is up

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plaintive

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she sang a ___ little ditty about a man who yearns wistfully for the girl he left behind many years before

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interpolated

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Many scholars believe that Beaumont or Fletcher ____ a scene or two into the present text of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

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