Question 1

gist

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It will be helpful if you can state the _____ of his arguments in a few sentences.

Question 2

covert

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It is up to the courts to decide how far polic authorities may go in making use of _____ means of surveillance to catch criminals.

Question 3

gratuitous

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In view of the fact that I have been driving for many years without having a single accident, his advice on how to handle a car seemed entirely _____.

Question 4

invectives

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My opponent's last speech was filled with such wild charges, acrimonious language, and bitter _____ that I walked out of the room without even trying to reply.

Question 5

debonair

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His elegant appearance was matched by the _____ ease and polish of his manners.

Question 6

fortuitous

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Our meeting seemed at the time to be entirely _____, but I learned later that it was the result of a careful plan.

Question 7

equanimity

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We have seen her accept victory with grace; now can she face defeat with _____?

Question 8

accrue

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Think of the great advantages that will _____ for all of us if we can carry out a truly effective program to conserve and maintain our natural resources.

Question 9

procrastinates

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Anyone who _____ when the opportunity for all of us to make a very profitable deal presents itself is not going to be notably successful in the business world.

Question 10

recondite

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The kinds of books I enjoy reading range from light and airy comedies to _____ studies of social and philosophical problems.

Question 11

motley

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As the British writer W. S. Maugham once observed, human nature is a(n) _____ collection of strengths and weaknesses, foibles and follies.

Question 12

sedentary

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Daily exercise is recommended particularly for people whose occupations are, for the most part, _____.

Question 13

provocative

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Although their language was deliberately _____, I did not allow it to cause me to lose my self-control

Question 14

munificent

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The _____ gift of the Mellon family made it possible to set up the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

Question 15

reprobate

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No sooner had the incorrigible old _____ gotten out of jail than he returned to the wicked ways that had landed him there in the first place

Question 16

bedlam

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_____ broke out in the meeting hall as the speaker tried vainly to be heard over the angry shouting of the audience.

Question 17

dunned

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If you resent being _____ by tradespeople, why not try paying your bills on time?

Question 18

imperious

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She is a leader who can command loyalty and instant obedience without resorting to abusive language, threats, or a(n) _____ manner.

Question 19

efficacious

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This research program is entirely devoted to developing a drug that will be _____ in the treatment of arthritis.

Question 20

annotations

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Next day, the instructor returned my theme with a number of comments, queries, and other _____ penciled in the margin.

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