1. My father likes to take a .... after dinner. He usually sleeps for 45 minutes.
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11. After seeing his students' terrible test scores, the professor realized that
2. Upon seeing a dead insect in my soup, I lost my .... to eat. most of them were not .... the material very well.
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3. The statue fell onto the floor of the hotel lobby. Fortunately, it was still .... 12. The military has planned a .... for June 23rd. On that day, they will take
. control of the country by force.
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4. Timothy wrote a love letter to Beth. In the letter, he tried to .... the strong 13. The police put the criminal in .... and then pushed him into the backseat
feelings he had for her. of their car.
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5. Mike got hit in the arm with a baseball. Now he has a big blue .... on his 14. The Johnsons' house is old and damaged. Instead of fixing it, they've
arm. decided to .... and build a new one on the same land.
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6. I'm angry because my boss never .... me for the good work I do. 15. My wife wanted to have another child, but I didn't. So we .... and bought
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filtered legislated compromised executed
7. As a schoolboy, Mike often beat up the weaker kids in his class. He was
a(n) .... . 16. Takeshi's job with the government is .... . He'll probably work there until
saint guide widow bully he retires.
loyal efficient stable limited
8. We decided to leave the bar because the man-to-woman .... wasn't very
good. 17. Mary was .... when Jim told her that she was stupid.
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9. Carol and Jim .... after the big fight they had last night. Today, they are 18. The judge showed no .... to the 18-year old man. He sentenced him to life
happy together again. in prison.
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10. People are usually .... about the promises that politicians make because 19. Based on the results of this survey, we can .... that most Americans prefer
politicians often lie. Coca-cola to Pepsi.
generalize justify rectify plead 29. After Tina broke up with her boyfriend, she became .... . She starting
feeling as if life wasn't worth living anymore.
20. Students who wish to borrow a video camera from the college must have fictional suicidal promotional miniature
written .... from an instructor.
priority consent stimulus courtesy 30. One of Mark's teeth is hurting today when he tries to .... food, so he has
decided to only have soup for lunch.
21. Jenny is sick. Her doctor told her to rest at home and drink plenty of .... . fold chew analyse install
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31. The politician promised to do 'several things in the near future to
22. Terrance had a(n) .... yesterday. He realized that the meaning of life is to improve the country.' However, this .... answer did not satisfy anyone.
obtain happiness by making others happy. humid vague reliable local
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32. As .... set in, Kerry slowly realized that he didn't have enough energy to
23. Jean's carpet was covered in fur that her cat had .... . get to the top of Mt. Everest.
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24. Jacob has four kids, very little money, and a broken leg. I don't .... him. 33. Some tourists are not very .... . They like to plan everything in advance.
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25. Margaret's boss continues to touch her inappropriately, so she has 34. Jose is .... to learning English. He studies at school and in his free time
decided to .... him for sexual harassment. every day.
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26. One of Kate's .... is her writing skill. She writes very clearly and 35. My boss .... me the task of cleaning the staff kitchen.
professionally. labeled shipped assigned recruited
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36. John has had .... back pain for the last three years. I don't envy him.
27. Terry used to be a soldier. He lost a .... in war so now he uses a grumpy blurry chronic gracious
wheelchair.
quart tone limb fossil 37. If you have many car accidents, your insurance .... will increase.
premium guarantee warantee discount
28. Gabriel was .... to eat more cake after finding a dead fly in his first slice.
loyal reluctant anxious allergic 38. Goldman's Bank is based in New York. Last month, the bank opened its
first .... in London.
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48. Unable to control his .... , Jake threw a punch at Alan.
39. The baby gorilla .... to his mother's arm. He didn't want her to leave. rage incline wit tension
pertained clung tailored bound
49. One hundred dollars in 1950 .... to $994 dollars today.
40. The visiting soccer team had to .... their game because not enough of equates dissolves aligns expands
their players showed up.
supervise forfeit undermine transplant 50. Since he had no siblings, Jason was stuck with the .... of caring for his
aging parents.
41. After getting a job offer to work in another city, the man sat down to burden inheritance essence publication
consider its .... .
ups and downs back and forth black and blues pros and cons 51. A handful of .... businesspeople were interviewed in this month's issue of
Success Magazine.
42. Kate's new sweater .... in the washing machine. Now it's too small to mythical prominent obsolete distracted
wear.
shrunk split shifted spread 52. Karen dresses differently. She doesn't want to be part of the .... of girls
following the latest fashion trends.
43. Jim didn't have enough money to purchase the house, so he went to the herd citizenry elite brink
bank to apply for a .... .
mortgage appraisal constraint margin 53. Across the country there was .... support for the Democratic party. In
fact, they won a total of 80 percent of the seats.
44. The recent terrorist attack has .... relations between the two neighboring restricted widespread narrow simplified
countries.
seized strained augmented emphasized 54. The most recent scandal has .... protests all over the country. The
protesters are calling for new elections to establish a new government.
45. Carlos didn't have money, so he had to .... into the movie theatre. triggered measured implemented ceased
Fortunately, no one noticed him.
splash sneak split slide 55. The .... of 2010 for Henry was meeting his favorite rock star at a music
festival in summer.
46. The survey was designed to be .... , so participants were told not to write upbringing highlight flood agenda
their names on it.
anonymous invisible elastic crucial 56. Renee is .... with her boyfriend. He never wants to spend time with her,
so she has decided to leave him.
47. That mobile phone company is .... for having the worst customer service. caught up broke up stood up fed up
trustworthy notorious acclaimed forbidden
57. Terry is so .... that he cannot even afford to buy Christmas presents this
year. 66. People who are shy rarely .... conversation with others.
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58. Mr. and Mrs. DeClerk are .... . They too rich and proud to care about 67. After the results of the election were announced, hundreds of angry
other people. people took to the streets and started a .... .
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59. Janet was .... by her workload. She had so much to do that she didn't 68. From his hidden position behind some trees, John caught a .... of his wife
know where to start. kissing another man.
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60. It's best not to talk to my father in the early morning. He's usually .... until 69. There has been much .... in the town recently about a high school teacher
he's had his coffee. dating one of his students.
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61. Peter had a test yesterday to see if he has cancer. He is very .... to get the 70. In the week .... to his trip to Paris, Michael studied some useful French
results. expressions.
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62. At the company New Year's party, the boss raised his glass and made a(n) 71. A .... of Japanese people is that they all eat rice, do karate, and sing
.... to the company's success in the past year. karaoke.
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63. George loves talking about his accomplishments. Yesterday, he .... that he 72. The leaders hope that the new trade policy between will .... rapid
could speak four languages fluently. economic growth in Europe.
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64. The high school music teacher .... my confidence in my singing ability. She 73. After getting married, Garth began .... his body. He stopped exercising
told me I couldn't sing at all. and eating well.
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65. At the ABC Fashion outlet, people can buy last year's clothing at a .... of 74. Takeshi's grandmother passed away 5 years ago. Every August, Takeshi
the original price. goes to the .... to put candles around her grave.
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75. When Karl travels in developing countries, he often encounters .... on the
street who ask him for money.
celebrities signals beggars curbs
76. Foreigners can sometimes face .... when trying to get a job,
unfortunately.
prejudice morality justice literacy
77. Cigarettes are .... . Once you start smoking, it is very difficult to quit.
operational addictive maximal courteous
78. Due to overpopulation, global warming, and other factors, shortages of
vital natural resources .... in the not-so-distant future.
nullify accrue loom buffer
79. When Mary's children .... , she punishes them by making them stay in
their rooms.
command illustrate misbehave diminish