English Vocab List 2
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| show | lassitude
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| show | intrinsic
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| show | occulted
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| We are all ready and willing to do what must be done; what we need is leadership- not ____! | show 🗑
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| show | surmised
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| show | ameliorate
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| A sour odor of decay, stale air, and generations of living ____ every corner of the old tenement | show 🗑
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| show | surmised
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| When the bridge suddenly collapsed in the high winds, the people on it at the time were ____ to their deaths in the watery abyss below | show 🗑
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| “I'm sure your every wish will be granted,” I assured the demanding child, my tongue firmly in check, “when and if the ____ ever comes!” | show 🗑
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| Although the music- an etude by Schumann- was not familiar to him, the pianist followed the sheet music and played the piece with great ____ | show 🗑
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| The song had a pleasant, ____ melody that gained it quick popularity and then caused it to be forgotten just as quickly. | show 🗑
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| I trust that we shall have the will to improve what can be improved and the patience to bear what cannot now be ____ | show 🗑
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| After the unexpected defeat, the members of the team wanted to be alone and regarded anyone who entered the locker room as an ____ | show 🗑
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| I can usually forgive a ____ display of feeble jokes and showing off- but not by someone who has passed his fortieth birthday! | show 🗑
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| show | infringes
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| show | epitomizes
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| If you desire a strong garlic flavor that ____ the dish, use fresh, minced garlic rather than garlic powder | show 🗑
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| show | drivel
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| Kathy baked cookies for her book club, hoping to ____ herself so that she would be nominated as president | show 🗑
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| Because I believe in spreading governmental powers among several officials, I am opposed to having the Mayor serve as ____ head of the Board of Education | show 🗑
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| show | bombastic
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| Do we need new laws to combat crime, or rather, more ____ enforcement of the laws we already have? | show 🗑
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| It is easy to ____ against “dirty politics”, but less easy to play a positive role, however small, in the political process | show 🗑
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| She handled a potentially embarrassing situation with cool ____ | show 🗑
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| show | occult
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| leaked through (synonym) | show 🗑
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| show | bombastic
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| model (synonym) | show 🗑
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| show | ingratiate
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| show | inveigh
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| show | aplomb
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| hogwash (synonym) | show 🗑
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| show | stringent
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| show | precipitate
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| show | Ingratiate
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| Uncover (antonym) | show 🗑
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| show | precipitate
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| show | drivel
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| clumsiness (antonym) | show 🗑
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| show | exhorted
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| I refuse to accept the idea that conditions in this slum have deteriorated so far that nothing can be done to ____ them. | show 🗑
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| The voters of this city are looking for practical answers to urgent questions and will not respond to that kind of ____ and pretentious claptrap. | show 🗑
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| show | drivel
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| The people trying to “crash” our dance may think of themselves as merry pranksters, but they are really ____ who would prevent us all from having a good time. | show 🗑
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| show | infringe
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| show | callow
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| show | intrinsic
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| show | ingratiate
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| Throughout the dictator’s long reign, some of his most trusted advisers engaged in behind-the-scenes conspiracies and ____ schemes without his knowledge. | show 🗑
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| The Vice President of the United States, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defence are ____ members of the National Security Council. | show 🗑
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| Addressing the school assembly for the first time was a nerve-racking experience, but I managed to deliver my speech with a reasonable amount of ____. | show 🗑
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| show | epitome
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| We looked up hungrily as the delightful odor of broiled steak and fried onions permeated the room. | show 🗑
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| show | precipitate
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| show | surmise
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| show | inveighed
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| After completing those long, grueling exams, I was overwhelmed by a ____ so great that I felt I would never be able to study again. | show 🗑
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| show | stringent
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