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| When families go camping and decide to spend a whole weekend without pizza and TV, some kids think they are experiencing a great__. | deprivation |
| The last time I had a migraine headache, I tried draping a cold, wet cloth over my eyes to__the pain and nausea, but they only got worse. | mitigate |
| First-aid instructions usually advise against moving an accident victim, because movement can__an injury. | exacerbate |
| The election of John F. Kennedy, a Catholic, to the presidency was__in American history-he was the first Catholic president. | unprecedented |
| No one could__drinking and driving more than Elena; her son was killed by a drunk driver. | deplore |
| Although an Academy Award is not meant to be__, one winner uses his as a paper weight. | utilitarian |
| If you find it difficult to be__about your own writing, try asking a classmate to read it and give you an unbiased opinion. | objective |
| Our city has many different crime-related problems, but the mayor has only one solution to offer: more police officers on the streets. She believes an enlarged police force is a__. | panacea |
| When told that Ms. Thomas was in conference and could not be disturbed, the caller said urgently, "It's__that I speak to her. Her house is on fire." | imperative |
| In Burma, some women lengthen their necks by stretching them with copper coils. This practice damages the muscles, causing them to __: they become thin and weak. | atrophy |
