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A person who has been __________ about by many dreadful misfortunes will either become stronger or suffer a complete breakdown.
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buffeted
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In a natural history museum, we can see physical remains of many species of animals that are no longer ___________.
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extant
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A person who has been __________ about by many dreadful misfortunes will either become stronger or suffer a complete breakdown.
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In a natural history museum, we can see physical remains of many species of animals that are no longer ___________.
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In our frantic search for the missing papers, we overturned everything in the room, leaving it in complete __________.
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Shakespeare tells us that "the evil that men do lives after them: the good is oft ________________ with their bones.
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Let me say frankly that I _________ prejudice in anyone, even a member of my own family.
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It is particularly ____________ for citizens to fail to vote in national elections and then complain about the government.
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We are petitioning the council to _________ its procedures so that all citizens will have a chance to express their opinions.
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The American writer Dorothy Parker was celebrated for her sharp tongue and _________ wit.
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Are we justified in showing visitors only the most attractive and interesting sections of our cities, towns, or villages while keeping them away from the _________ neighborhoods where so many people live?
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Getting a good education will do much to __________ the problem of finding a job that pays well.
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Those accused of crimes are sometimes willing to ________ their accomplices in return for immunity from prosecution.
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Who would not feel depressed on entering that __________ old courtroom, with its dim lighting and dark, massive furnishings!
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Confident that she could present the case effectively to a judge, the lawyer advised her client to ___________ his right to a jury trial.
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A person who changes from one political party to another on the basis of honest conviction should not be regarded as a
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The trunk of the car was so ____________ that it held all our skiing equipment as well as our other luggage.
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The records of the school board meeting on the proposed bond issue are so _____________ that it would take me a week to read them.
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One of the signs of maturity is the ability to _____________ the difference between things that are secondary and things that are truly important.
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We Americans are proud that each change of the national administration, far from being _________, is carried out in a peaceful and friendly manner.
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I didn't expect you to like my suggestion, but I was shocked by your bitter and ___________ criticism of it.
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Although our drill instructor went by the book, he was by no means an overbearing ___________.
