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verb. disprove
The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to ______ the false testimony of the prosecution's sole witness. |
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adjective; gloomy; depressing; dark; drab.
From the doctor's grim expression, I could tell he had ______ news, |
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verb. ridicule; make fun of.
The critics ______d his pretentious dialogue and refused to consider his play seriously. |
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noun. expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death.
Instead of delivering a spoken ______ at Genny's memorial service, Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor. |
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adjective. dark; not transparent.
The ______ window shade kept the light out of the room. |
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noun. religious devotion; godliness.
The nuns in the convent were noted for their ______, spending their days in worship and prayer. |
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adjective. ill-humored; sullen; melancholy.
Forced to take early retirement, Bill acted ______ for months. |
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verb. nourish; educate; foster.
The Head Start program attempts to _______ prekindergarten children so they will do well when they enter public school. |
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verb. praise
The NFL ____ed Boomer Esiason's efforts to raise money to combat cystic fibrosis. |
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verb. contradict; give a false impression.
His coarse, hard-bitten exterior ______d his inner sensitivity. |
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verb. coax; wheedle
Diane tried to ______ her father into letting her drive the family car. |
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adjective. wise; shrewd; keen.
The painter was an ______ observer, noticing every tiny detail of her model's appearance. |
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verb. obstruct
The new mother didn't realize how much the effort of caring for an infant would ______ her ability to keep an immaculate house. |
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verb. charge
If the grand jury ______s the suspect, he will go to trial. |
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noun. deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning.
Iago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful. |
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verb. Delay; block; hinder.
A series of accidents ______d the launching of the space shuttle. |
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adjective. inborn
Motzart's parents soon recognized young Wolfgang's ______ talent for music. |
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verb. arouse to action.
He ______d his fellow students to go on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmation action stand. |
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verb. persuade; bring about.
After the quarrel, Tina said nothing could ______ her to talk to Tony again. |
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noun. flood; rush;
When we advertised the position, we received a ______ of applications. |
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verb. deceive.
His mistress may have ______d herself into believing that he would leave his wife and marry her. |
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verb. degrade, humiliate.
Standing on his dignity he refused to ______ himself by replying to the offensive letter. |
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adjective. overjoyed; in high spirits.
Grinning from ear to ear, Bonnie Blair was clearly ______ with her fifth Olympic gold medal.
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verb. raise in rank or dignity; praise.
The actor Alec Guinness was _____ed to the rank of knighthood by the queen. |
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adjective. silly; senseless.
There is no point to what you are saying. Why are you making such ______ remarks? |
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verb. injure; hurt.
Drinking alcohol can ______ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink, don't drive. |
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noun. glowing ardor; intensity of feeling.
At the protest rally, the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal ______. |
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noun. emotional warmth; passion.
Katya's _____ was contagious; inspired by her ardent enthusiasm for the cause all her fellow demonstrators were soon busily making posters and handing out flyers. |
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adjective. intense; passionate; zealous
Katya's ardor was contagious; inspired by her ______ enthusiasm for the cause all her fellow demonstrators were soon busily making posters and handing out flyers. |
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verb. praise; glorify
The president _____led the astronauts, calling them the pioneers of the Space Age. |
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noun. lack of caring; indifference.
A firm believer in democratic government, she could not understand the ______ of people who never bothered to vote. |
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verb. seize another's power or rank.
The revolution ended when the victorious rebel general succeeded in his attempt to _____ the throne. |
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adjective. concise; abrupt; pithy
There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech that is too abrupt. |
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noun. puzzle; mystery
"what do women want?" asked Dr. Sigmund Freud. their behavior was an ______ to him. |
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noun. lack of seriousness; lightness
Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such levity is improper in church. |
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