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Popular history attributes the globe model of the Earth to discoveries made on Christopher Columbus’ first transatlantic voyage, but this account is (i) ______________, inaccurately characterizing the impact this voyage had. In fact, astronomical texts from the period show that the globe model was already widely (ii) ______________, including by Columbus’ crew themselves.

Input 1: apocryphal, incomplete, unassailable
Input 2: debunked, criticized, apprehended

A

Input 1: apocryphal

Input 2: apprehended

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The judge’s closing remarks were nothing if not _____ ; not only did he belabor his every point, but he underscored each utterance with the pounding of the gavel.

Choose 2:
brash
forthright
thorough
candid
audacious
exhaustive
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thorough, exhaustive

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Lauded for her (i) ______________ writing, Renvoir remarked that her admirers would likely reverse their opinions were they to witness only the early drafts of her manuscripts, which consisted of a slew of (ii) ______________ sentences struggling to present a truly coherent point.

Input 1: expressive, pithy, imaginative
Input 2: meandering, pedantic, succinct

A

Input 1: pithy

Input 2: meandering

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Unlike many poets, who are inspired by ____ settings, Harrison relied on urban backdrops to summon his muse.

Choose 2: 
unpopulated
pastoral
typical
unknown
rustic
sentimental
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Answer: pastoral, rustic

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“Clausewitz’s Fog” refers to the disorientation soldiers feel regarding the ______________ of their situation: the volatility and unpredictability inherent to risking one’s life in combat.

Choose 2:
precariousness
mortality
uncertainty
morbidity
contentiousness
tragedy
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uncertainty, precariousness

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To the ______________, the music of Bach, at once intensely personal because of the simplicity of its melodies and inaccessible because of contrapuntal complexity, can seem the product of two distinct composers.

Choose 2: 
inspired
narrow-minded
uninitiated
unschooled
enlightened
precipitate
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uninitiated, unschooled

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Sprawling and unfocused, the novel unwittingly ends up ________ the life of its chief protagonist, who was equal measures capricious and insatiable.

Choose:
capturing
diminishing
mirroring
celebrating
tarnishing
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mirroring

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The skirmish between the two beleaguered armies occurred _______ with each side taking much needed rest during the respites.

Choose 2: 
retroactively
spasmodically
invasively
incessantly
spuriously
irregularly
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spasmodically, irregularly

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Despite protestations to the contrary, Peyermessen had clearly ____________ complete sections of text from works that, while ____________, were not unknown to specialists in the field, who accused him of plagiarism.

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Fill in answer

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With numerous exciting public works projects in the offing, residents are understandably (i) ____________ ; yet because such prodigious undertakings are inevitably plagued with numerous setbacks, much of the fervor is likely to be (ii) ____________ a heavy dose of reality

Input 1: vexed, concerned, agog
Input 2: tempered with, intensified by, precluded by

A

Input 1: agog

Input 2: tempered with

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vexed

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Annoyed; harassed; troubled.

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agog

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In a state of eager desire; highly excited by eagerness or curiosity; astir.

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Recent meteorological conditions in areas of the northeastern part of the country have been so ____________ as to leave scientists ____________. Even those models scientists developed to ____________ these extreme outliers have been found wanting.

Input 1: predictable, aberrant, taxing
Input 2: indifferent, dumbfounded, crestfallen
Input 3: accommodate, circumscribe, discount

A

Input 1: aberrant
Input 2: dumbfounded
Input 3: accommodate

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unbidden

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Not bidden; not commanded; hence, spontaneous.

Uninvited; not requested to attend.

adjective – not invited, requested or asked for

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Aghast

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Struck with amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror. See agast, v. t.

Synonyms Horrified, dismayed, confounded, astounded, dumfounded, thunderstruck.

adjective – Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.

transitive verb – See agast, v. t.

adjective – Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.

adjective – struck with fear, dread, or consternation

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sullen

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adjective: showing a brooding ill humor

Herbert took board games too seriously, often appearing sullen after losing.

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rococo

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the rococo style of art, decoration, or architecture.

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positively muted

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adjective: softened, subdued

Helen preferred muted earth colors, such as green and brown, to the bright pinks and red her sister liked

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convivial

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adjective: describing a lively atmosphere

The wedding reception was convivial; friends who hadn’t seen each other for ages drank and ate together before heading to the dance floor.

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slightly undiplomatic

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adjective – not diplomatic or tactful

adjective – lacking sensitivity or the skill of dealing with others

adjective – not skilled in dealing with other

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hodgepodge

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noun: a confusing mixture or jumble

Those in attendance represented a hodgepodge of the city’s denizens: chimney sweepers could be seen sitting elbow to elbow with stockbrokers.

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inimical

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adjective: hostile (usually describes conditions or environments)

Venus, with a surface temperature that would turn rubber to liquid, is inimical to any form of life.

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bastardization

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noun: an act that debases or corrupts

The movie World War Z is a complete bastardization of the book with little more in common than zombies and a title.

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censorship

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noun – The office or dignity of a censor; the time during which a censor holds his office.

noun – The office or power of a censor.

noun – The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.

noun – deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances

noun – counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy

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artifice

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noun: cunning tricks used to deceive others

The mayoral candidates both spent much of the campaign accusing each other of artifices designed to mislead the voting public

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bellicose

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adjective: warlike; inclined to quarrel

Known for their bellicose ways, the Spartans were once the most feared people from Peloponnesus to Persia.

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fulsome

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Full; full and plump; fat.

Causing surfeit; cloying.

Offensive from excess, as of praise or demonstrative affection; gross.

Nauseous; offensive; disgusting.

Lustful; wanton.

Tending to obscenity; coarse: as, a fulsome epigram.

adjective – Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled.

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clemency

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noun: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

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partiality

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noun – The state or character of being partial.

noun – A special fondness; a stronger inclination to one person or thing than to others: with to or for: as, a partiality for poetry or painting.

noun – A party; faction.

noun – Synonyms Favoritism, unfairness

noun – Liking, predilection, leaning, fancy.

noun – The quality or state of being partial; inclination to favor one party, or one side of a question, more than the other; undue bias of mind.

noun – A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to others; special taste or liking.