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Grace set 4 cc
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10
English
10th Grade
04/08/2014

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The World Trade Center is an ________________________ structure because it is 35 stories high.
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immense
Term
The _____________________ consisted of six companies all trained to fight on the ground.
Definition
infantry
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When I could not locate my car at the mall, everything felt __________________.
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amiss
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When the dog became very ill, we had to ____________________ it, so it would n't suffer any longer.
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euthanize
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The ______________________ of the new car reflected light brilliantly.
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lustre
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When the British attacked the Germans in the middle of the night, they created an __________________ because it was a forceful attack.
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onslaught
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The girl's face twisted into a _______________ when she unhappily discovered she lost her cell phone.
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grimace
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When the Jews had to leave their homes during WWII, they left in a ______________________.
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procession
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The children who lived on the street were __________________ because we could see their ribs sticking out.
Definition
gaunt
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The simple huts in the Vietnamese village were covered in ________________, or a thatch made from woven palm leaves.
Definition
nipa
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