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Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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If you (billow, confront) your problems honestly and openly, instead of trying to hide them, your will have a better change of solving them.   confront  
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The big-league shortstop (manipulates, constrains) his glove like a magician, snaring every ball hit within reach.   manipulates  
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A good scientist must have a keen mind, an unquenchable curiosity, and a (groundless, disinterested) desire to discover the truth.   disinterested  
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She has many interesting ideas, but she seems to lack the physical and mental (stamina, assailant) to make good use of them.   stamina  
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The (adverse, sheepish) publicity that he received during the investigation was probably the cause of his defeat in the next election.   adverse  
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Do you think it would be a good idea to set a (maximum, contemporary) figure for the amount of homework any teacher is allowed to assign?   maximum  
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After giving a few (sheepish, serene) excuses, the swimmers packed up and left the private beach.   sheepish  
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Anyone who has ever sailed a small boat know how thrilling it is to feel the spray in your face while the sails (billow, encompass) overhead.   billow  
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After many stormy years in the service of his country, George Washington retired to the (serene , adverse) life of his beloved Mount Vernon.   serene  
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After living for many years in that roomy old farmhouse, I felt awfully (arid, constrained) in that small apartment.   constrained  
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My idea of a(n) (assailant, hypocrite) is a person who gives advice that he or she is not willing to follow.   hypocrite  
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His decision not to accept our sincere offer of assistance is completely (disinterested, incomprehensible) to me.   incomprehensible  
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I didn't want to (ruffle, manipulate) the feelings of the hotel manager, but I felt that I had to complain about the miserable service.   ruffle  
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Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were (contemporaries, mimics), born within a few years of each other.   contemporaries  
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If you (billow, confront) your problems honestly and openly, instead of trying to hide them, your will have a better change of solving them.   confront  
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Despite the fact that she was in shock, the victim gave a clear description of her (hypocrite, assailant).   assailant  
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What a relief to learn that my parents had been delayed by a storm, and that all my fears about an accident were (groundless, maximum)!   groundless  
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She has gained success as a writer who knows how to (confront, depict) in a lifelike way the hopes, fears, and problems of young people today.   depict  
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Instead of working so hard to (mimic, ruffle) popular TV stars, why don't your try to develop an acting style of your own?   mimic  
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The science program in our school (depicts, encompasses) biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and other related courses.   emcompasses  
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