Vocab Unit 5 Completing the Sentence – Flashcards
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The man is ____ to have mob connections, but so far no one has actually substantiated the allegation
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reputed
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During the eleven years of his "personal rule", King Charles I bypassed Parliament and ruled England by royal _______
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fiat
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The phonograph is but one of the wonderful new devices that sprang from the ____ mind of Thomas Edison, our most prolific inventor
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fecund
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American-style fast-food shops have gained such popularity all over the world that they are now truly _______
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ubiquitous
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His constant use of the word fabulous, even for quite ordinary subjects is a(n) _____ that I could do without
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idiosyncrasy
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The passing years lessened her physical vigor but in no way diminished the ____ of her judgment
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acuity
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I was so ______ by the oppressive heat and humidity of that awful afternoon that I could barely move
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enervated
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Music can often express a(n)_______ of mood or feeling that would be difficult to put into words
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nuance
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The ground in which those soldiers are buried was _______ by the blood they shed on it
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hallowed
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Analysis will show that his "brilliant exposition" of how we can handle the pollution problem without cost to anyone is the merest ________
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sophistry
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His________ sense of superiority dominated his personality in much the same way as his beetling brow dominates his face
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overweening
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The marathon not only brought in huge sums of money for Africa's starving masses but also ______ much sympathy for their plight
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garnered
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May I interrupt this abstruse discussion and turn your attention to more ____ matters-like what's for dinner?
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mundane
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You may have many good traits, but I do not admire your____ for borrowing things and failing to return them
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penchant
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The artist's sketch not only _____ the model's appearance accurately, but also captured something of her personality
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delineate
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"Your suspicion that I am constantly making fun of you behind you back is a mere____ of your overheated brain," I replied
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figment
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There is quite a difference between the austere furnishings of my little apartment and the _________ accommodations of a luxury hotel.
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sumptuous
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He was a changed young man after he suffered the ________ of expulsion from West Point for conduct unbecoming a gentleman
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ignominy
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Most people I know are so busy dealing with the ordinary problems of life that they have no time for ________ philosophical speculation
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esoteric
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Beneath the man's cultivated manner and impeccable grooming there lurked the ____ mind of a brutal sadist
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depraved
