Vocab G Unit 7 Completing the Sentence – Flashcards
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Recent developments in that part of the world have intensified rather than __________ our fears of a renewed conflict.
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allayed
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The man's features suddenly contorted into a(n) __________ mask, more reminiscent of a hobgoblin then a human being.
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bestial
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Who wouldn't have had fun among such a(n) __________ group of people?
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convivial
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The "Old 400" was a very small and exclusive __________ of prominent families that dominated East-Coast society for decades.
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coterie
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At the Casablanca Conference of 1943, President Roosevelt and his military aides met with their British __________ to map military strategy for the Western Allies.
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counterparts
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Since we all agreed that the proposal seemed to offer the best solution to our problem, it was accepted without __________.
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demur
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He had the __________ to come into my own home and tell me what I should do to help him.
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effrontery
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In the Victorian era, designers ___________ women's dresses with all sorts of elaborate frills and flounces.
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embellished
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Many a now-forgotten "movie great" has discovered to his or her chagrin that fame may indeed be as __________ as a passing shower.
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ephemeral
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Though I don't consider myself much of a diplomat, I think I handled that delicate situation in a particularly __________ manner.
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felicitous
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The __________ manner in which he sidled into the room and tried to avoid being noticed actually drew attention to his presence.
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furtive
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The __________ movie palaces of an earlier era have given way to smaller theaters, decorated in a simpler, more austere style.
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garish
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A good deal of sad experience has taught me that my youthful hopes of getting something for nothing were entirely __________.
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illusory
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The disastrous stock market crash of 1929 left many a wealthy speculator as __________ as the proverbial church mouse.
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indigent
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He is entitled to reasonable compensation for the damage to his car, but the demands he has made are totally __________.
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inordinate
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The crew of the freighter __________ most of its cargo in a desperate effort to keep the sinking ship afloat.
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jettisoned
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Jonathan Swift so came to loathe human folly, vice, and hypocrisy that he died a virtual __________.
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misanthrope
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"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" seems to be the motto of that __________ young woman.
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pertinacious
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A busy administrator in today's high pressure business world just doesn't have the time to deal with such __________ concerns as making coffee.
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picayune
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When Charles V retired to Spanish monastery, he exchanged the costly __________ of a King for the simple habit of a monk.
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raiment
