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At college, a(n] _____ might stand in front of a classroom and speak to students. A short story that often features talking animals and a moral is called a[n] _____.

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From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. filibuster, xenophobia, torpid, prodigal, subdued, invective. Senator Melita Darnell knew that she would have to _____ to prevent a vote on the new McDermid Bill. To her, the bill would pave the way for the same _____ government spending that she had vowed to eliminate. Fortunately, the senator was able to identify others who held _____ opinions on the bill, and thus could be convinced to abstain from voting.

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From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. conduit, ancillary, semblance, behest, dossier, martyr, philatelist. At the FBI Director's _____, Special Agent Ford compiled a[n] on Caroline Polk, including a list of charges, previous warrants, and a psychological profile. No, it was not every day that a stamp thief made it to the most-wanted list, but Polk had simply gone too far when she burglarized the stamp collection of Terry Moore, a well-known _____ and, more important, a United States senator. Identifying the suspect had taken only hours; thanks to some _____ guidance from the local police department's homicide unit, investigators found Polk's fingerprints all over the heating _____ that she used to enter the senator's house. Polk's fingerprints were on record, largely because she was the only person in the country currently wanted for the grand theft of precious stamps. The Bureau had declined to arrest Polk in the past, for she was known to be armed, and few agents were willing to become _____ to the cause of stamp collecting.

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From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. $$ \begin{matrix} \text{genesis} & \text{gait} & \text{emissary} & \text{queue}\\ \text{carp} & \text{patrician} & \text{} & \text{}\\ \end{matrix} $$ After six hours of driving, Charlie parked his car and walked across the parking lot with an odd _______. He was happy to stretch his legs, but he ______ a bout summer crowds when he saw that the ______ for the restroom extended around the comer of the rest stop. He should have expected as much, he reasoned; Memorial Day weekend was the traditional _______ of the summer season, and the crowds had arrived.

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