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archaic |
In a few select regions of Western Mongolian, an ____________ Chinese dialect is still spoken. |
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archetypal |
Some believe George Washington, with his flowing white hair and commanding stature, was the ____________ politician. |
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ardor |
The soldiers conveyed their ____________ with impassioned battle cries. |
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arid |
Little other than palm trees and cacti grow successfully in ____________ environments. |
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arrogated |
The king ____________ the right to order executions to himself exclusively. |
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artifacts |
The scientists spent all day searching the cave for ____________ from the ancient Mayan civilization. |
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artisan |
The ____________ uses wood to make walking sticks. |
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ascertained |
With a bit of research, the student ____________ that some plants can live for weeks without water. |
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ascetic |
The priest lives an ____________ life devoid of television, savory foods, and other pleasures. |
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ascribe |
Some ____________ the invention of fireworks and dynamite to the Chinese. |
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aspersions |
The rival politicians repeatedly cast ____________ on each others' integrity. |
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aspires |
The young poet ____________ to publish a book of verse someday. |
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assailed |
At dawn, the war planes ____________ the boats in the harbor. |
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assess |
A crew arrived to ____________ the damage after the crash. |
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assiduous |
The construction workers erected the skyscraper during two years of ____________ labor. |
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assuage |
The mother held the baby to ____________ its fears. |
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astute |
Much of Roger's success in politics results from his ability to provide ____________ answers to reporters' questions. |
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asylum |
For Thoreau, the forest served as an ____________ from the pressures of urban life. |
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atoned |
The man ____________ for forgetting his wife's birthday by buying her five dozen roses. |
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atrophy |
If muscles do not receive enough blood, they will soon ____________ and die. |
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attain |
The athletes strove to ____________ their best times in competition. |
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attributes |
He ____________ all of his success to his mother's undying encouragement. |
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atypical |
Screaming and crying is ____________ adult behavior. |
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audacious |
The security guard was shocked by the fan's ____________ attempt to offer him a bribe. |
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audible |
The missing person's shouts were unfortunately not ____________. |
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augment |
The eager student seeks to ____________ his knowledge of French vocabulary by reading French literature. |
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avarice |
The banker's ____________ led him to amass a tremendous personal fortune. |
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avenge |
The victims will take justice into their own hands and strive to ____________ themselves against the men who robbed them. |
