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Honors English 2, 9 weeks exam study quide > WoW Words 1-8 > Flashcards

WoW Words 1-8 Flashcards

1
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Hedonism

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the pursuit of pleasure

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2
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Las Vegas is marketed as a beacon of _________

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Hedonism

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3
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Providence

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care exercised by someone in the management resources

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4
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It is all luck, or ______, depending on what you believe

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Providence

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5
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Tenuous

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insubstantial; in need of strengthening

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Researchers have found a ________ link between learning to play an instrument and higher main scores

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Tenuous

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7
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Oblique

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slanting in position; misleading

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8
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He made ________ references to her lack of experience

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Oblique

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Boorish

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rude or unmannerly

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10
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My uncles ________ behavior at the wedding embarrassed our whole family

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Boorish

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Reprieve

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cancellation or delay of a punishment

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12
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The family facing eviction was given a two-month _________

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Reprieve

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13
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Hiatus

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a brief rest

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14
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After a month long ______, fighting continued in the war-torn region

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Hiatus

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15
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Poignant

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deeply emotional

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16
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The films _______ conclusion caused tears to well in my eyes

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Poignant

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17
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Tier

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a level

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18
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If you sit in the top ______ of seats at a concert, you can see the whole stadium

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Tier

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19
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Materialize

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come into being; become reality

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20
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When Harry Potter removes his invisibility cloak, he _______

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Materializes

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21
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Temper

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to strengthen by heating and then cooling

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22
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Enduring difficult time will help _______ one’s soul

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Temper

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23
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Odious

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extremely unpleasant

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24
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Tawdry

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tastelessly showy

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25
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Although Aunt Eloise had lots of money, she always wore such ______ jewelry

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Tawdry

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26
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Charles was assigned the ______ task of laying off the entire division

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Odious

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27
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Remittance

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a payment of money sent to a person in another place

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28
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To pay, your bill, please forward the _________ to our corporate office

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Remittance

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29
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Opaque

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not able to be seen through; not transparent

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30
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The ______ glass used in the bathroom ensured people’s privacy

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Opaque

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31
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Nullify

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to make of no use

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32
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Don’t ______ the effects of your training by stopping at the donut shop every morning

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Nullify

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33
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Lackluster

A

lacking in vitality, force or conviction

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34
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We could make no excuses for our teams _______ performance

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Lackluster

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35
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Piteous

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deserving or insighting pity

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36
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In a _______ voice, the little girl asked me to help find her parents

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Piteous

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37
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Brusque

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slightly rude in speech or manner

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38
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My grandfather can be ______ and impatient

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Brusque

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39
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Epicure

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someone who knows a lot about food/drink

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40
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________ rave about French Laundry a trendy restaurant in Napa Valley

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Epicure

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41
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Banter

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tease one another

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42
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Good friends usually ______ back and forth

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Banter

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43
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Blithe

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showing casual/cheerful indifference

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44
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The wealthy heiress showed a ________ disregarded for the laws of the road

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Blithe

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45
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Trite

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lacking originality or flair

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45
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A good writer works to avoid _______ ideas

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Trite

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46
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Stigma

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symbol of disgrace or infamy

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47
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There should not be a _______ around asking for help with your mental health

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Stigma

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48
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Blatant

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completely lacking in subtlety

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49
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The conflicted father chose to believe his daughters ________ lies

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Blatant

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50
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Sodden

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wet through and through

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51
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After seven consecutive days of heavy downpours, the soccer field was too ________ for a game

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Sodden

52
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Pinnacle

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a peak; highest attainable level of something

53
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Even at the ________ of his success Steve Jobs wore the pragmatic outfit of a t-shirt and jeans everyday to work

A

Pinnacle

54
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Bourgeois

A

appealing to the masses in the middle-class; suburban

55
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French manicures and daily tricks to Starbucks are signs of a typical _________ housewife

A

Bourgeois

56
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Transgress

A

to break a rule or boundary

57
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There are legal consequences for companies that _________ labor laws

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Transgress

58
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Skeptical

A

marked by or given to doubt

59
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I was highly _______ that the expensive face cream would get rid of my wrinkles in thirty days

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Skeptical

60
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Sacrosanct

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regarded as too important to be changed or interfered with

61
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An individuals freedom of speech is held a ________ in the U.S

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Sacrosanct

62
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Opulent

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Showing great wealth and luxury

63
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The prom couples enjoyed the ________ comfort of their limousine

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Opulent

64
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Smelt

A

extract (metals) by heating

65
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In order to get usable metal out of iron ore, you must ______ it with extreme heat to get rid of useless impurities

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Smelt

66
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Bolster

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support or prop up

67
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She needed to _______ her argument with clear facts

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Bolster

68
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Rift

A

a gap or seperation

69
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Despite all efforts, she was unable to heal the ______ between herself and her father

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Rift

70
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Reprehensible

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deserving censure or condemnation

71
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Most reality television shows feature at least one _______ character

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Reprehensible

72
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Lament

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to express one’s deep grief

73
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The broken man ______ the death of his infant daughter

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Lament

74
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Aloof

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emotionally uninvolved

75
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The co-workers at my new job were polite, but somewhat ______

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Aloof

76
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Resplendent

A

shining brightly

77
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The girl was ________ in her sea-green gown

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Resplendent

78
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Tantalize

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tease someone with sight or promise of something unobtainable

79
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She was _________ by the possibility of earning a lot of money quickly

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Tantalize

80
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Tedium

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the state of being slow, long or dull

81
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An Ipad can help fill the _______ of travel delay

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Tedium

82
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Saccharine

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artificially sweet

83
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My mother-in-law’s __________ smile convinced me she was lying

A

Saccharine

84
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Plausible

A

seeming reasonable or probable

85
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Police must investigate every _________ explanation for the crime

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Plausible

86
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Enshroud

A

to cover completely

87
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Heavy gray fog ________ the entire bay area

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Enshroud

88
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Flail

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to move energetically in an uncontrolled way

89
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If you are stranded on a desserted island and see a ship in the distance it is a good idea to ______ your arms in the air to get the captains attention

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Flail

90
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Tabulate

A

arrange or enter rows and columns

91
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Election workers will _________ the voting results in an organized chart and present the information to the public once it is formulated

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Tabulate

92
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Havoc

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violent and needless disturbance

93
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The character Mayhem wrecks _______ on an areas of life

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Havoc

94
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Quandary

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a state of uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation

95
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Roger was in a ________ over whether to go his brothers basketball game or his sisters graduation

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Quandary

96
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Lithe

A

having long or flexible quality

97
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The ballerinas ________ body seemed to defy the laws of physics

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Lithe

98
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Livid

A

extremely angry

99
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The Hollywood starlet was ______ at being left off the guest list

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Livid

100
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Languid

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barely mobile; not exerting much energy

101
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The sunbathers turned with ________ movement so as to tan evenly

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Languid

102
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Impartial

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showing a lack of favoritism

103
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In sporting events, officiating members are supposed to be ________ when making calls in each game

A

Impartial

104
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Vindicate

A

remove blame or suspicion

105
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The super star athlete, accused of using steroids, hoped to be _______ by a clean drug test

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Vindicate

106
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Transpose

A

change the order of

107
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Many people inadvertently _________ the number in a zip code

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Transpose

108
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Revel

A

take delight in or celebrate noisily

109
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The New Hope baseball team _______ in their victory championship in Zola

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Revel

110
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Curtail

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to reduce in quantity or to put a restriction on

111
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After I broke my curfew two weekends in a row, my parents _______ my social activities

A

Curtail

112
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Posterity

A

all future generations

113
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At Ground Zero in NY, victims names are read aloud each year for the sake of _________

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Posterity

114
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Traverse

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to travel across or through

115
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I ________ the tangle picnic tables as i made my way through the food festival

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Traverse

116
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Invoke

A

request earnestly; cite as an authority

117
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In court, you may _______ the fifth amendment if you don’t want to talk

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Invoke

118
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Espouse

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to support

119
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The politician _______ the presidents opinion and worked to help get the bill passed

A

Espouse

120
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Hone

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to make pointed

121
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My appetite was _______ by fresh air and exercise

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Hone

122
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Plethora

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a large number, excess

123
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When I entered Powell’s Sweet Shoppe, I was greeted by a ________ of sweets

A

Plethora

124
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Labyrinth

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a complicated, irregular net work passages or paths

125
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Finding my next class was like navigating a ________ of hallways and secret chambers

A

Labyrinth

126
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Prose

A

ordinary writing or commonplace; dull expression

127
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He delivered a long _______ full of platitudes

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Prose

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