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| When my grandmother died, I found __ in the thought that she had lived a long happy life. | solace |
| Jan writes at least three drafts of every paper so that the final result will be __. She wants each assignment to be perfect. | impeccable |
| The boss is in a rotten mood today, so he's not __ to tolerate any mistakes. | predisposed |
| My brother and I are both grown up, but Mom is still __ about our health. She says, "You'll always be my babies." | solicitous |
| Many people consider child abuse such a(n) __ crime that they think the penalties should be as harsh as possible. | reprehensible |
| The "going-out-of-business" sale was a __. A year later, the store was still open. | sham |
| It's hard to believe that Stacy, with her __ for flashy clothes and nightlife, has become a missionary. | propensity |
| Unexpectedly, I ran into a former neighbor who had just started her own business. The __ meeting led to a summer job offer for me. | fortuitous |
| Olive acted as a __ between her divorced parents, but she finally insisted that they deal with each other directly. | liaision |
| The job canidate __(e)d when he said he'd been, "working out West." Actually, he'd been a ski bum for three years. | equivocate |
