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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which job would you take--one that is more _______ right now or one that pays a small salary but offers a chance for valuable training? | gainful |
| We were pleasantly surprised to see that she completed the difficult task we had given her with neatness and _______. | dispatch |
| As soon as she took over the office of Mayor, she was _______ by dozens of people eager to get city jobs. | besiege |
| I will never _______ the people who helped me in my hour of need! | forsake |
| _______ for a chance to see her work in print,the young writer begged the magazine editor to publish her story. | famished |
| After all the bad things he has done, I feel no _______ about telling him that I don't want him to be my "friend" anymore. | misgiving |
| As soon as he began his long, boring speech, our excitement died down, as thought we had been _______ with cold water. | douse |
| Each day, after she finishes her homework, she enjoys a light _______ of the detective stories she loves so well. | repast |
| Her conscience forced her to _______ the conspirators to the authorities. | denounce |
| His notebooks show that Leonardo da Vinci was not only a masterful artisit by a(n) _______ inventor as well. | ingenious |
| Tom may not be as polished and clever as some of the other boys, but I think it is unfair of you to call him a(n) _______. | oaf |
| We can _______ the messsage of the sermon into one short sentence: "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." | compress |
| His conceit is so _______ that he cannot imagine anyone voting against him in the election for class president. | immense |
| Instead of feeling _______ because you did poorly on the exam, why don't you make up your mind to study harder in the future? | irk |
| We are working hard to improve conditions in our community, but we cannot expect _______ results. | instantaneous |
| He may claim that we have _______ him, but we have facts to back up every staatment made in the column about about him. | libel |
| You may criticize the roads and the lights, but the fact is that most car accidents are caused by _______ drivers. | inept |
| When I realized that I was throughly prepared for the final exams, my fears quickly _______. | recede |
| Where did he ever get the curious idea that we set up this volleyball court _______ for him and his friends? | expressly |
| I always feel sad at the end of the autumn, when the trees lose their beautiful _______ of leaves. | apparel |
| Winter ______ should be warm and cozy. | apparel |
| Let's _______ our cats for the party. | apparel |
| If the troops ______ their stronghold, the rebel forces, may be forced to surrender. | besiege |
| The editor helped to ______ my rambling 25-page mystery into an 8 page thriller. | compress |
| A cold _______ may soothe headache pain. | compress |
| The United Nations decided to publicly _____ the tyrant's crimes against his people. | denounce |
| We'll _______ a repair crew right away. | dispatch |
| He approved request with ________. | dispatch |
| I'll ________ the flames with the hose. | douse |
| At the meeting, parents _______ stated their approval of students wearing school uniforms. | expressly |
| The Vietnamese immigrants, new to a strange American city, were _______ for news of home. | famished |
| I will never _______ my children, no matter what they do or say. | forsake |
| I hope to find ________ employment that is pleasing to me. | gainful |
| Alaska enjoys _______ natural resources, but its severe climate makes those resources difficult to use. | immense |
| The scientist is brilliant in the research laboratory but is _______ at dealing with people. | inept |
| The students found a(n) _______ solution to the math problem. | ingenious |
| Most compute software is designed so that user can obtain nearly ________ responses. | instantaneous |
| Questions that show a student's lack of attention _______ the teacher. | irk |
| The celebrity accused her biographer of _______. | libel |
| It is a crime to _______ other, no matter how yu feel about them. | libel |
| They had _______ about joining the chorus because of its demanding schedule. | misgiving |
| He generally moved like a(n) ________, so I was surprised to see how graceful he was on the dance floor. | oaf |
| The town residents must wait for the flood water to _______ before they can deal with the terrible mess left behind. | recede |
| Let's get together after the show at Callie's Cafe for a latenight _______. | repast |
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