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antidote

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antidote

an·ti·dote
[an-ti-doht]
noun
1. a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
2. something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects:

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When the man got bitten by the snake, his friends needed to find the _______ before it was too late.

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antidote

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divergent

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divergent
 
di·ver·gent
[dih-vur-juhnt, dahy-] 
adjective
moving, deviating or branching off from a common point
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The two have remained friends, even as they have taken _______ paths

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divergent

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extraneous

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ex·tra·ne·ous
[ik-strey-nee-uhs]
adjective
1.
introduced or coming from without; external; foreign,
not pertinent; irrelevant:
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We only needed to know what car the suspect had been driving, but Shelia provided lots of ______ information such as what color his eyes were.

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extraneous

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Irrelevant

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ir·rel·e·vant
[ih-rel-uh-vuhnt]
adjective
not applicable or pertinent:

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His English lectures often stray to interesting but ______ subjects

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irrelevant

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jargon

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jar·gon
1 [jahr-guhn, -gon]
noun
1.
the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group.
2.
unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish.

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I tried to follow the talk about the different types of vaccines, but there was too much medical ______ for me to understand

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jargon

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obsolete

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ob·so·lete
[ob-suh-leet, ob-suh-leet]
adjective
no longer in general use; of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date

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People used to say “groovy” all the time, but now the expression is ______.

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obsolete

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prominent

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prom·i·nent
[prom-uh-nuhnt] 
adjective
1.
standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable:
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Her eyes are her most _____ feature because they were so bright and unique

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prominent

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purgation

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pur·ga·tion
[pur-gey-shuhn]
noun
the act of ridding of whatever is impure or undesirable

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the _____ of the water supply took weeks because there were so many toxins in it

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purgation

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regulate

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reg·u·late
[reg-yuh-leyt]
verb
to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.

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Th family had to carefully _____ household expenses so that they could pay the electric bill.

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regulate

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residual

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re·sid·u·al
[ri-zij-oo-uhl] 
adjective
1.
pertaining to or constituting a remainder; remaining; leftover.
20
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After my shower I found some _____ shampoo left in my hair

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residual

21
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subordinate

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sub·or·di·nate
[adj., n. suh-bawr-dn-it; v. suh-bawr-dn-eyt]
adjective

placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank;
of less importance; secondary.

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Silverbacks at times neglect ______ females in favor of the more dominant and senior ones.

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subordinate

23
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superficial

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su·per·fi·cial
[soo-per-fish-uhl] 
adjective
1.
being at, on, or near the surface
2.
shallow; not profound or thorough
24
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luckily, the wound was _____; it wasn’t deep enough for Mary to have to get stitches.

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superficial

25
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synchronize

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syn·chro·nize
[sing-kruh-nahyz]
verb 
1.
to cause to indicate the same time
2. to cause (sound and action) to match precisely
26
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We had to _____ the dance steps so that we all started and ended at the same moment.

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synchronize

27
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Synopsis

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syn·op·sis
[si-nop-sis] 
noun, 
1.
a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject.
28
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the online _____ gave me the basic information I needed to pass the quiz without having to read the play

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synopsis

29
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synthesis

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syn·the·sis
[sin-thuh-sis]
noun,

the combining of the separate elements of a material into a single or unified entity; the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements.

30
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Once the _____ was complete, the salt was invisible to the human eye; having been completely dissolved into the water

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synthesis

31
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systematic

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sys·tem·at·ic
[sis-tuh-mat-ik]
adjective

having, showing, or involving a method, or plan

32
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the _____ way she categorized the books made me realize that she had done this many times before

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systematic

33
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unanimity

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u·na·nim·i·ty
[yoo-nuh-nim-i-tee]
noun
the state or quality of being in complete agreement

34
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the _____ of the ballot results was obvious-every person who had voted was wearing a democrat pin

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unanimity

35
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uniform

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u·ni·form
[yoo-nuh-fawrm] 
adjective
1.
identical or consistent,
36
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serving _____ portions is very important at the restaurant, you don’t want one customer getting more mashed potatoes than another

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uniform

37
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unseemly

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un·seem·ly
[uhn-seem-lee] 
adjective
1.
not in keeping with established standards of taste or proper form; unbecoming in appearance, speech, or conduct
38
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Julia should have taught her children better manners, their behavior in public is _____.

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unseemly

39
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unsound

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un·sound
[uhn-sound] 
adjective, 
1.
unhealthy, diseased, defective,
2.
not solid or firm
40
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The playhouse probably fell over because the foundation was _____.

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unsound

41
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vegetarian

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veg·e·tar·i·an
[vej-i-tair-ee-uhn] 
noun
1.
a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat
42
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The _____ was horrified when I ate six rare steaks in a row while throwing darts at a picture of a cow

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vegetarian