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| Instead of refreshing me, an afternoon nap only deepens my __; I wake up even sleepier than I was before | lethargy |
| I get news of Darren only now and then, in __ letters from him or his mother. | sporadic |
| A research grant will __ Belinda's study of common fears among the elderly. | subsidize |
| My recent trip to Newark was __. I got on the wrong train. | inadvertent |
| Tracy has learned the hard way not to __ away her time and affection on friends who don't really care about her in return. | fritter |
| My little brother has __(ed) his bedroom ceiling with stars arranged like several of the constellations. | embellish |
| In plays and movies, good and evil characters are often __(ed). This contrast makes the good ones seem even better and the bad ones seem even worse. | juxtapose |
| When student __s led a protest against China's communist leaders in 1989, some students were killed by government troops. | dissident |
| Checking a job applicant's references, the personnel manager was puzzled by one __ comment: "You will be lucky if you can get her to work for you." | ambiguous |
| Steve Martin was poking fun at __ ideas for products when he said, "I got a fur sink, an electric dog polisher, a gasoline-powered turtleneck sweater-and, of course, I bought some dumb stuff too." | inane |
