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1. From the observatory atop the Empire State Building, the pedestrians on the streets below look as __________ as ants.

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Minuscule

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Even the public opinion polls, which showed a strong trend toward our candidate, did not make us overly _________ about our chances of winning.

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Sanguine

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Those later scenes, in the opinion of many critics, had so much self-conscious pathos that they lacked conviction and __________.

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Verisimilitude

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For many years, Americans and Europeans tended to ignore the highly developed ________ cultures of the peoples of Africa

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Indigenous

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Their standards are so rigid and so devoid of a sense of proportion that they elevate every minor ________ to the level of a major crime.

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Solecism

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Falstaff, as conceived by Shakespeare, is not just a ________ old braggart but an archetype of human appetites and joy in living.

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Bibulois

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Is it any wonder that the young quarterback is getting a swelled head when he seems always to be surrounded by a(n) ________ of fawning admirers?

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Claque

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It is not enough merely to push aside our prejudices and pretend they don't exist; we must _______ these evils from our minds and personalities

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Deracinate

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At rush hour, I always have a hard time fighting my way through the ______ of tired commuters scurrying through the station.

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Melee

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Morality is not a criterion that can be used to judge whether or not a word belongs in a ______ of the language in which it is used.

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Lexicon

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Under the American system of personal liberty, there are many aspects of daily life that are not within the _________ of any governmental authority

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Purview

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A(n) _________ of Virginia Woolf's work reveals that she is an exceptionally modern writer concerned with the psychology and emotion of her subjects.

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Exegesis

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I came to resent the company's ________ because it assumed that employees lacked the self-reliance to take care of themselves.

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Paternalism

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Please do not try to ___________ your responsibility in this matter by irrelevant criticisms of other people's behavior.

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Obfuscate

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A basketball team will be sent to the Far East under the ________ of the State Department to play native teams in various countries.

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Aegis

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The movie started off well, but the later scenes, with the young heroine slowly dying of a mystery disease, became overwrought and __________.

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Lachrymose

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If we disregard the emotions and desires of other groups in our area, we are simply going to increase partisanship and __________ the whole community.

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Polarize

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I think it was very inconsiderate of her to wait until this late date before she _______ us of her intention to quit the class show.

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Apprised

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In the tragedy that overtakes the pathetic Lennie in Of Mice and Men, we see in _________ the cruelty and injustice that pervade our society.

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Microcosm

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Compared to today's free agents, the ball players of yesteryear were practically the ______ of the team owners.

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Vassals

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Thankfully, the beach towels are extremely _________ and they were able to control the spread of water due to the bucket that tipped over in the back of the van.

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Bibulous

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When light from the sun hits the surface of the pond, the light is _________ and then we see mysterious relflections on the placid water.

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Polarized

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The grandmother was impressed by the child's ________ complexion and generally heathy appearance.

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Sanguine

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Some call our city a cosmopolitan melting pot of cultures, but my grandparents from Eastern Europe felt ________ and even apprehensive at times.

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Deracinated

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As a _______ state, its citizens had few rights and were subject to others' whims.

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Vassal

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1. The ALCOHOLIC patron of the local saloon

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Bibulous

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2. Within the JURISDICTION of the sheriff

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Purview

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3. Neglected to NOTIFY the townspeople

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Apprise

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4. The HANGERS-ON waiting by the stage door

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Claque

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5. Using the programmers' SPECIAL VOCABULARY

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Lexicon

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6. a MENIAL in the royal family's service

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Vassal

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7. To DIVIDE voters' sympathies

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Polarize

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8. Commits a FAUX PAS at every turn

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Solecism

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9. An INTERPRETATION of Joyce's Ulysses

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Exegesis

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10. A MODEL of the entire park

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Microcosm

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1. The UNIVERSE of the nursing profession

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Microcosm

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2. CORRECT USAGE essential in a cover letter

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Solecism

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3. Invited all their TEETOTALING relatives

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Bibulous

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4. Always had to obey the MASTER

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Vassal

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5. OBFUSCATION of the leaders ideas

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Exegesis

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1. Surprisingly, the white potato, which I have always associated with Ireland, is _________ to the Americas.

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Indigenous

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2. Is the expression "it is me" to be regarded as a(n) ________ or as an acceptable idiomatic form?

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Solecism

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3. A hard-line speech may gain the congressperson the applause of her followers, but overall it will ________ sentiments throughout the country and impair national unity.

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Polarize

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4. The goal of this course in world history is _________; therefore, we will carefully examine primary texts from the time periods we study.

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Exegesis

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5. The issue is basically a simple one, and your efforts to _________ it by raising endless technical objections will have no effect on us.

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Obfuscate

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6. My classics professor was compiling a complete ________ of the Latin language

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Lexicon

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7. Both sides let on that the negotiators were still miles apart, when in fact the distance that separated their opinions was ______.

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Minuscule

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8. ___________ from their Old World environments, European immigrants had difficult adjustments to make.

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Deracinated

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When South Korea was invaded, the United States organized a collective defense effort under the _______ of the United Nations.

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Aegis

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10. If you are ever to get out of this tangled mess, now is the time for action, not indulgence in __________ self-pity.

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Lachrymose

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11. A case of that type, which does not involve a federal law or constitutional issue, does not come within the ______ of the Supreme Court.

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Purview

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12. The third period was marred by a bench-clearing _______ that left the hockey rink littered with discarded gloves and sticks.

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Melee

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13. She defended her policy of hiring a(n) __________ by noting that even with a supportive audience, someone is needed to get the applause started.

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Claque

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14. He came to realize that the inner city in which he had been raised was a(n) _________ of the sufferings of impoverished people all over the world.

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Microcosm

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15. I am not given to undue optimism, but the preliminary results of the polls make me ______ about the outcome of the election.

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Sanguine

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16. "The rash and ______ behavior of that young hothead almost cost us the battle, to say nothing of the war," the general remarked sourly.

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Bibulous

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17. Without expressing opinions, simply ________ us as pro fly as possible of the results of the conference.

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Apprise

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18. No matter how fantastic and far-fetched the themes of Ray Bradbury's stories may be, he seems able to achieve an extraordinary effect of ____________.

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Verisimilitude

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19. At the outset of World War II, Lithuania lost its sovereignty and became an unwilling ______ of the Soviet Union.

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Vassal

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20. The people of this underserved area need a program that will "help them to help themselves"-- not a form of _________ that will make them completely dependent on outside aid.

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Paternalism

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1. To APPRISE means to:

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A. Make aware

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2. Something is INDIGENOUS if it is:

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C. Native

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3. A MELEE is:

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D. Confused mass

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4. POLARIZED rays are those that are:

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B. Divided

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5. A SANGUINE temperament is one that is NOT:

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D. Depressed

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