| A | B |
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| adamant | Mother was ____ when she said no. Nothing would ever change her mind. |
| ascetic | The monks in the monastery led _____ lives. They had no luxuries. |
| caustic | The critic's _______ remarks would make anyone cry. |
| covert | The children had many _____ meetings to plan the surprise party. |
| discriminating | You need to be a ______ shopper in order to get a real bargain on sale days. |
| embellish | His handwriting was _______(-ed) with flourishes. |
| facade | The _____ of the church had often been photographed by tourists. |
| haphazard | If you read a novel in a _______ manner, you will only be confused. |
| inconsequential | Your objections are ______ and will probably be disregarded by the committee. |
| intimate | She ______(-ed) that she preferred an emerald to a diamond, but George did not get the hint. |
| lugubrious | We did not want to hear the _____ sound of "Taps" as we toured the cemetery. |
| obese | Jack Sprat was thin , but his wife was ______. |
| perpetrate | Who could ____ such a terrible crime as the abuse of animals? |
| perpetual | The cemetery offered ____ care. |
| quandry | John was accepted at both colleges which placed him in a _____ as to which to choose to attend. |
| ruminate | Some students want to ____ for weeks and weeks before they make the final decisions about the classes to take next year. |
| rustic | A log cabin in the woods sounds like a _____ place to live. |
| stupor | A drug addict spends much of his time in a _____ so that he is unaware of the things that are happening around him. |
| terminate | We hope your job will not be _______(-ed) because your family depends on your income. |
| venerable | The general proved to the troops that he was a _____ leader. Everyone looked up to him. |
