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Final FIO Vocab Quiz

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After her appointment with the __________ Sally agreed to get regular __________ to help keep her feet in good condition for running marathons.   podiatrist/pedicure  
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The oldest part of the present building is in fact a sloping medieval __________ at the south west corner.   buttress  
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The smell was so __________ that they were all feeling ill.   putrid  
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He agreed it was __________ that the two men had written the exact same poem.   improbable  
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The suspects spent a great amount of time __________ the authorities.   eluding  
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The crime took place in the old __________ looking barn outside of town.   derelict  
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The killer left no clues, the mystery remains __________.   inscrutable  
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The evidence was __________, it was likely the defendant would be found guilty of the crime.   incriminating  
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The police arrived and found a most __________ victim screaming for help in a very __________ way they could not understand.   hysterical/unintelligible  
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You can appoint an __________ by naming them in your will.   executor  
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Silence fell as the smell of smoke __________ through the air.   wafted  
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He continued to stare at the __________ face illuminated by the fire.   gaunt  
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The police determined that his __________ the night of the crime was false.   alibi  
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The person who committed the crime was so __________ in covering their tracks that very little evidence was found. The authorities found it quite __________.   meticulous/impeccable  
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Calling the others names during the investigation was a __________ of speaking to them.   derisive  
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Martha felt that she had paid her __________ for the mistake she made.   penance  
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The wedding planner had all of the appropriate __________ needed to pull off the perfect wedding. It would work nicely with the __________ that the bride had prepared for herself.   paraphernalia/trousseau  
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He __________ with the idea of sharing responsibility for finding the criminal.   grappled  
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She wasn’t a __________ or __________ woman by nature, she was kind and helpful to all.   vindictive/vengeful  
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The characters in The Westing Game are quite an __________ __________of suspects. A good mix of fun and secrets.   eccentric/hodgepodge  
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The master of the castle spoke in a very __________ way to all of the servants, which is why they all quit on the very same day.   demeaning  
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The suspects continued on the run, all the while feeling a high level of __________ that they might be caught.   paranoia  
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The building where they met was __________ to the bank so they could make a quick get-away. Also, it had a rather large __________ that would hide them as they entered.   adjacent/facade  
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The display of fireworks to distract they guards showed of their __________ skills.   pyrotechnic  
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The criminal was a __________ man who had committed terrible crimes.   dastardly  
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The citizens thought the king a __________ man as he consistently spoke down to them and treated them poorly, always displaying himself as a __________.   pompous/bigot  
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The criminal seemed __ and insisted on volunteering for community service. Something was fishy.   obsequious  
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The detective thought he may resort to using a __________ to find the criminal.   soothsayer  
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Tom allowed his mind to become __________ as he brainstormed all the possibilities.   vagrant  
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Everyone was feeling __________ of the prize money she would win.   covetous  
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