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| 1. We stood on the dock on a gloomy night, waiting for the storm to _____. | abate |
| 2. Athletes have little choice but to enjoy the sometimes puzzling ________ of their fans. | adulation |
| 3. One of the kids had _________ against to opinion the teacher gave. | anathema |
| The ________ management of money is a valuable skill but may not by itself make a good executive. | astute |
| ________ would be someone that loved to do something and needed to do it for there own satisfaction. | avarice |
| he criminal should be ________, but the other guy got blamed. | culpable |
| 7. She hired an assistant because, on her own, she was always _________ in paying her bills. | dilatory |
| 8. The fly was ________ in the white milk. | egregious |
| 9. Politicians are almost always _________ when giving there response instead of giving a precise answer. | equivocate |
| The girl __________ into thin air after the cloud of smoke went a crossed the stage. | evanescent |
| 11. The little kid was _________ in choosing a type of ice cream. | irresolute |
| 12. The old women’s hair was very _________. | nebulous |
| 13. The young youth basketball players were __________. | novice |
| 14. We never seem to tire of stories of people who go from _________ to sudden wealth. | penury |
| 15. To gain attention the mom yelled at her kid____________. | pretentious |
| 16. Don’t bother to _________the plot of the book, just tell me if it was good. | recapitulate |
| 17. The young boy was dying and we needed someone to __________ him. | resuscitate |
| 18. The house was in a _________ state of being. | slovenly |
| 19. Guided by a ___________ that turned out to be false, they made some disastrous decisions. | supposition |
| 20. The team felt _________after the long game. | torpid |
