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aggrieved |
The foreman mercilessly overworked his ___________ employees. |
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agile |
The dogs were too slow to catch the ___________ rabbit. |
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agnostic |
Joey's parents are very religious, but he is ___________. |
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agriculture |
It was a huge step in the progress of civilization when tribes left hunting and gathering and began to develop more sustainable methods of obtaining food, such as ___________. |
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aisle |
Once we got inside the stadium we walked down the ___________ to our seats. |
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alacrity |
For some reason, Chuck loved to help his mother whenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the table he did so with ___________. |
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alias |
He snuck past the guards by using an ___________ and fake ID. |
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alleged |
The policeman had ___________ that Marshall committed the crime, but after the investigation turned up no evidence, Marshall was set free. |
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alleviate |
This drug will ___________ the symptoms of the terrible disease, but only for a while. |
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allocated |
The Mayor ___________ 30 percent of the funds for improving the town's schools. |
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aloof |
The scientist could sometimes seem ___________, as if he didn't care about his friends or family, but really he was just thinking about quantum mechanics. |
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altercation |
Jason and Lionel blamed one another for the car accident, leading to an ___________. |
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amalgamate |
Because of his great charisma, the presidential candidate was able to ___________ all democrats and republicans under his banner. |
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ambiguous |
Some people think Caesar married Cleopatra for her power, others believe he was charmed by her beauty. His actual reasons are ___________. |
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ambivalent |
My feelings about Calvin are ___________ because on one hand he is a loyal friend, but on the other, he is a cruel and vicious thief. |
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ameliorated |
The tense situation was ___________ when Sam proposed a solution everyone could agree upon. |
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amenable |
Our father was ___________ when we asked him to drive us to the farm so we could go apple picking. |
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amenities |
Bill Gates's house is stocked with so many ___________, he never has to do anything for himself. |
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amiable |
An ___________ fellow, Harry got along with just about everyone. |
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amicably |
Claudia and Jimmy got divorced, but ___________ and without hard feelings. |
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amorous |
Whenever Albert saw Mariah wear her slinky red dress, he began to feel quite ___________. |
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anachronistic |
In this book you're writing, you say that the Pyramids were built after the Titanic sank, which is ___________. |
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analogous |
Though they are unrelated genetically, the bone structure of whales and fish is quite ___________. |
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anarchist |
An ___________, Carmine wanted to dissolve every government everywhere. |
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anathema |
I never want to see that murderer; he is an ___________ to me. |
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anecdote |
After dinner, Marlon told an ___________ about the time he got his nose stuck in a toaster. |
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anguish |
Angelos suffered terrible ___________ when he learned that Buffy had died while combating a strange mystical force of evil. |
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animated |
When he begins to talk about drama, which is his true passion, he becomes very ___________. |
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annexed |
After defeating them in battle, the Russians ___________ Poland. |
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annul |
After seeing its unforeseen and catastrophic effects, Congress sought to ___________ the law. |
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anomaly |
"That rip in the space-time continuum is certainly a spatial ___________," said Spock to Captain Kirk |
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anonymous |
Mary received a love poem from an ___________ admirer. |
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antagonism |
Superman and Bizarro Superman shared a mutual ___________, and often fought. |
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antecedent |
The great tradition of Western culture had its ___________ in the culture of Ancient Greece. |
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anthology |
The new ___________ of Bob Dylan songs contains all his greatest hits and a few songs that you might never have heard before. |
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antipathy |
I know you love me, but because you are a liar and a thief, I feel nothing but ___________ for you. |
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antiquated |
That ___________ car has none of the features, like power windows and steering, that make modern cars so great |
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antiseptic |
The ___________ hospital was very bare, but its cleanliness helped to keep patients healthy. |
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antithesis |
Your values, which hold war and violence in the highest esteem, are the ___________ of my pacifist beliefs. |
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anxiety |
When he heard about the car crash, he felt ___________. |
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apathetic |
Uninterested in politics, Bruno was ___________ about whether he lived under a capitalist or communist regime. |
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apocryphal |
Because I am standing before you, it seems obvious that the stories circulating about my demise were ___________. |
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appalling |
The judge found the murderer's crimes and lack of remorse ___________. |
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appease |
When the child cries, the mother gives him candy to ___________ him. |
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appraise |
A realtor will come over tonight to ___________ our house. |
