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| Clair was truly sorry fo having started the argument with Sal. To show how _ she felt, she sent him a special note of apology. | contrite |
| Everyone is greatly concerned about the _ of the hostages. We're not even certain they're still alive. | plight |
| The garden is _, with the same flowers and shrubs, arranged in the same pattern, on each side of a central path. | symmetrical |
| A _ of Asian art told me that my Chinese vase is very old, quite rare, and valuable. | connoisseur |
| In writing, it is actually easier to be _ than to make the effort to cut out the unnecessary words. | verbose |
| During the revolutionary War, Benedict Arnold, an American officer, was involved in a _ to help the British win. | conspiracy |
| The teacher and the other students became irritated when Susan kept asking questions that weren't _ to the class discussion. | germane |
| My parents had expected my sister home by ten o'clock. By the time she finally walked in at two in the morning, they were very _. | distraught |
| Ved's teacher was so pleased with his clear explanation of a difficult theory that she wrote on his paper, "Wonderfully _!" | lucid |
| Whenever Kim tries to buy a new dress, her husband is only _ interested. If she shows him one and asks his opinion, all he says is, "It's fine. Let's buy it and get out of her." | superficially |
