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1
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Popular _____

Incurred widespread _____

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Odium (widespread hatred)

Noun

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________ (perfect) moment

The _____ use of humour to ease the tense atmosphere

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Opportune (adj)

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To protest

To ______ against the new legislation

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Remonstrate (verb)

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To (pay) for serve ice or work done

The workers should be _______ fairly for their work

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Remunerate (verb)

To compensate monetarily

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To prove the ______ of her claims

Officials expressed doubts concerning the ______ of the story

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Veracity (truthfulness) noun

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The abandoned well is a _______ of the manor that once stood there

Without a ______ (trace) vestige of sympathy

No _______ of remorse

The government has to remove any last _____of corruption

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Vestige (small remnants)

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_____ operations against the dictatorships

The governments ______ operations were laid bare by the shocking article

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Covert (adj)

Hidden secret

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The government _______ the issue with large numbers

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Obfuscate (verb)

To make unclear or confuse deliberately

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The seat I was offered appeared to be an ______ Tory stronghold

______ fortress

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Impregnable (able to withstand attacks)

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Crazy foolish

Stop asking (silly) questions

Dun act/talk _____

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Daft (adj)

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Not requiring much skill or lacking prestige

_____ factory jobs

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Menial (adj)

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To (stop) the flow

To _____ the rising tide of unemployment

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Stem

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Interest _______

______ in opinion

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Coincide (verb)

To meet

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Apparently

Appear to be true but not necessarily so

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Ostensibly (adverb)

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The essay was filled with _______ sentences and phrases. :(

The customer should stop asking for ________ information

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Superfluous (adj)

Unnecessary or more than enough

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Another word for responsibility or duty that starts with O

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Onus (noun)

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________ reality
_______ contrast

Unpleasant

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Stark

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The older version of cars has now been ________

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Supersede (verb)

To be taken over and replaced

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The higher ups tried to ______ the rebellious teachers with conformist ones

Another word for replace

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Supplant (verb)

To replace

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The churchgoers________ God to answer their prayers

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Supplicate (verb)

To beg and ask earnestly

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Another word for overcome

_____ disadvantageous and win the contest

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Surmount (verb)

To rise above and overcome

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Exchanging _____ glances

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Surreptitious (adj)

Secretive

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In complete ______

Completely still

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Repose (noun/verb)

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To deny the validity and truth of

To reject

The ministers have _______ allegations of human rights abuse

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Repudiate

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Energy and vitality

Youthful _______

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Vigour (noun)

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Even at a young age, everyone knew that bethoven was a ______ in the making

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Virtuoso (noun)

A highly skilled artist

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The old man ______ the boys for trespassing his lawn

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Vituperate (verb)

To scold or insult someone with harsh language

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Young kids are usually _________

Another word for energetic

At 90 years old, Z is considered particularly _______ for her age.

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Vivacious (verb)

Energetic and full of life

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Another word for clean

Frees from pathogens

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Aseptic (adj)

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The (cowardly) man ran away at the first sign of danger.

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Craven (adj)

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Singapore’s national anthem is an encomium to the heroes that fought hard for our independence.

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Encomium (noun)

Enthusiastic praise

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The sound _____ irritatingly into her head

Rick could not hear Sam over the din at the concert

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Din (noun verb)

(To mark)A loud unpleasant noise

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The heroism one sees nowadays is after _______ with some degree of self interest

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Alloy (noun)

Mixture of superior and inferior

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Reluctant to talk about

Mary is extremely _______ about her personal affairs

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Reticent (adj)

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Mary became so______ that no one noticed her even when they shared a class with her

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Retiring (adj)

Shy

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The mayor was so ______ that all the people of the village attended his funeral when he died.

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Revere (verb)

To feel deep respect and admiration for

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The _______ manuscript took days to read.

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Prolix (adj)

Wordy or prolonged, tedious to read

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It was a ______ attempt to climb the Sears tower that went very wrong.

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Foolhardy (adj)

Reckless, unwisely bold

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She gave _____ to the rumours when she failed to deny them

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Credence (noun)

Plausibility (possible that it’s true)

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The government were ________ as corrupt

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Execrate (verb)

To feel or express great loathing for

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Another word for boxing

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Pugilism (noun)

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42
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His ______ was laughable since we all knew that he was one of the worst offenders

What happened to his _______ talks about putting his family first?

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Sanctimony
Sanctimonious

Making a show of being morally superior to others

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He had to apologise to the teacher for his _______ attitude.

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Impudent (adj)

Disrespectful

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My dad’s favourite ______ is “winners never quit, quitters never win”

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Platitude (noun)

A cliche dull and in unenlightening statement

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The military is the main ______ of North Koreans regime.

The parents decided to _______ the after school programmes that were in danger of ending by making donations.

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Buttress (noun/ verb)

A supporting structure

To support and encourage

46
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The mayor _______ when asked about the use of public funds.

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Equivocate (verb)

To make unclear and vague statements and ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth.

47
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A model of excellence

_______ of virtue

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Paragon (noun)

48
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The orchestra’s first attempt in playing was a ______ of jarring notes.

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Cacophony (noun)

Unpleasant discordant sounds

49
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The ______ laughter went on through the night.

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Raucous (adj)

Boisterous and rowdy

50
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Miraculous

His _______ recovery brought hope to many.

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Providential (adj)

To occur as if from divine intervention

51
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Another word for opposite

Although the couple has _______ personalities, they still enjoy each other’s company.

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Antipodal (adj)

52
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Mary was vituperated and _______ for not being able to spell “potato”

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Pillory (verb)

To punish and ridicule someone publicly

53
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In Thailand, it’s (inappropriate) to touch someone’s head

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Infelicitous

54
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Mary’s _______ tactics to store time for her to think was seen through by the judges and she was docked a point.

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Dilatory (adj)

Slow to act

55
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Another world for eternal and infinite

Nothing in this universe is _______.

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Sempiternal

56
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The murderer’s _______ glare is lethal

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Baleful (adj)

Full of sinister influence

57
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______ influences of mass media

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Pernicious (adj)

Having a harmful effect especially in a gradual subtle way

58
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Although carols job is ______,she still draw the same amount of salary as her colleagues.

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Sinecure (adj)

A comfortable job requiring little work

59
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To provoke and make angry

The locals were ______ by the new law.

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Incense (verb)

60
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Easily influenced

The professor needed a _______ subject for his brainwashing experiments

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Pliant (adj)

61
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The politician’s ________ speech was so overly sentimental it failed to win him any new votes.

When April realized her husband was planning a divorce, she put together a ________ photo album to remind him of happier days.

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Mawkish (adj)

Nauseating (sickening)

Sentimental in an exaggerated manner

62
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Using some dog food, I finally managed to _______ the frightened puppy out of the corner.

Every time we dine here, jack always manages to _______ the waiter to give us something free

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Cajole (verb)

To make someone do something by flattery and promises

63
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Most Christians are _________ individuals who are quick to argue with anyone who dares to challenge their religion.

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Dogmatic (adj)

Rigidly fixed in one’s opinion or expression in an arrogant manner

64
Q

The family of the murder victims wish the killer to ________ during the hearing.

The priest tried to save the woman from ________.

The road to _______ is paved with sin of mankind.

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Perdition (noun)

Hell

A state of spiritual ruin

65
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The trick was so outdated that only a (gullible/naive) child would fall for it.

Since my brother is a ______ consumer, he is every salesperson’s dream.

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Credulous (adj)

Easily believe things to be true

66
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XXX company never fails to _______ the materials that arrive at their factory, thus their products are of high quality.

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Plumb (verb)

To examine critically

67
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Another word of responsible for punishment (but in the bad way)

ISIS is ______ for the many terrorist attacks around the world, which includes he recent Paris shootings.

If you drive under the influence of alcohol, you are ______ for any accidents you have as a result of driving in that condition.

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Culpable (adj)

Blameworthy

Deserving of blame

68
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Another word for surmount

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Transcend

Vanquish

69
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Although jacks friends were the ones that came up with the idea of stealing the pen, jack was the one that acted out of his own volition.

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Volition

70
Q

The climate became more _______ as we reach closer to our destination.

The old man has a _______ expression

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Benignant (adj)

Kind and benevolent

71
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John realised he would lose the chess match so he ______ himself for disappointment.

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Steel (verb)

to mentally prepare

72
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The fish that cling on to the whale share a ____ relationship as the whale helps the fish to travel while the fish helps to remove bacterial from the whales skin.

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Symbiotic (adj)

Beneficial to all

73
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Another word for compliant

Easy to convince and brainwash

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Pliant

74
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A ______ reminder of the passing of time

Watching her husband on his deathbed was particularly ______.

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Poignant

Evoking a keen sense of sadness and regret

75
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Another word for joy happiness

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Mirth

76
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Overconfident

_______ ambition

Jack made the ______ assumption that the test was going to be easy

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Overweening

Presumptuously arrogant

77
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Serving as a symptom of smth undesirable

Intolerance is a ______ of insecurity and fear

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Symptomatic

78
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Plain to see or comprehend

_____ sense of loss/tension

Constantinople, was urging his government to take advantage of the _______ weakness of Turkey for bringing about a radical solution of the Eastern question.

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Palpably

79
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The argument was clearly _____

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Not able to be maintained or defended against attacks

80
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Praised enthusiastically

_____ marriage as a tried and tested, time honoured practice

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Extolling

81
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Another word for complain

A

Gripe

82
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An address or communication to emphatically urge someone to do smth

_____ to consumers to turn off electrical appliances when they are not using it to save the environment

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Exhortation

83
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Excessive admiration

Kennedy was worthy of such ____ adulation

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Adulation

84
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Another word for faultless

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Irreproachable

85
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Evil in nature

_______ fate

Opposite of benign

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Malignant

86
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A threatened penalty for disobeying the rules

Economic _______

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Sanctions (noun)

Sanction (verb) —- give permission

87
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Not aware of the full fact

Unintentionally

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Unwittingly

88
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Another word for understand

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Fathom

89
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Make weak

Cowards are _____ by disproportionate fear, especially things that shouldn’t be feared

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Debilitated

90
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Excessive and disproportionally large

The case has taken up an ________ amount of time

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Inordinate

91
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In our media dominated culture, saturated with nanosecond attention spans, the ability of stars to _______ public opinion is second to none

The urgency of his voice ______ them into taking action

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Galvanise

Shock or excite someone into taking action

92
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Forceful, intense and strong

_____ criticism

________ condemnations

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Vehement

93
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A large excessive amount of something

A ______ of sources in this Information Age

A

Plethora

94
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Children living in _______ conditions

Her spelling was _______

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Deplorable

Shockingly bad in quality

Completely unacceptable

Deserving strong condemnation

95
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Another word for an “abundance” of

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Plenitude

96
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_______ problems

A

Intractable

Hard to control and deal with

97
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A homeless person

A

Vagrant

98
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Maximum degree of unpleasant experience

Living in ________ poverty

A

Abject

99
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Impossible to pursuade

Impossible to stop or prevent smth

The seemingly _______ March of new technology

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Inexorable

100
Q

In an effort to _______ child pornography

On heavy soils, however, the farmer cannot afford to _______ the time necessary for thorough cultivation of the land.

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Curtail

Reduce in extent or quantity

Impose a restriction on

101
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She _______ him into a fight with her

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Goad

To provoke or annoy someone so as to stimulate a reaction or action

102
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implicit trust

Implicit confidence

To bring out the drama implicit in the occasion (potentially contained)

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Implicit

Implied rather Than expressively said

Absolute

103
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To portray smth in a negative image

A

Vilify

104
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Adaptive ________

Free movement of labour was an economic _______

A

Imperative

Something essential

A factor or influence making smth necessary

105
Q

The success of female empowerment becomes ever more _____ since the taliban takes over

A

Elusive

Difficult to remember

Difficult to achieve to find

106
Q

Redefining marriage would have severe societal _________

A

Repercussions

A welcoming unintended consequence of an event

107
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The refusal to allow them to testify effectively emasculate the committee.

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Emasculate

Make something weaker

108
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Create a _____ of their flaws

A

Caricature

Exaggerate the flaws

109
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Paraphrase fanatics

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Zealots

A person who is uncompromising in the pursuit of his or her ideals

Zealous wish

110
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Truly walkable streets need to be lined with aesthetically appealing buildings, not the cold monolithic monstrosities with grim _______ that most modern cutie erect to trumpet their global status

A

Facade —– outer appearance

111
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This requires not only careful resurrection but also _____ repurposing to maintain them as living entities that chees the character, proclaiming the identity of vibrant communities where people still live and work

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Having good judgement

Judicious

112
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Solution for all problems in a situation

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Panacea

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