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| arbitrary | The defense attorney complained that the judge's decision was ____ . |
| circumstance | Only one ____ prevented his rise to fame - he had no talent. |
| comprehend | The taxpayers could not ____ the need for yet another tax increase. |
| concentration | The scientists were alarmed by the high ____ of harmful chemicals in the air. |
| conform | Two players were dropped from the basketball team because they did not ____ to the coach's rules. |
| consent | I wanted to buy a car with the money I had earned, but I needed my parent's ____. |
| constitute | Twenty-four hours ____ one day. |
| despotism | The new leader promised an end to ____ and a return to democracy. |
| diffusing | Newspapers are an important means of ____ facts about current events. |
| obligated | Katherine felt ____ to raise her deceased sister's children. |
| posterity | We owe it to ____ to preserve our natural environment. |
| precede | My violin solo will ____ the intermission. |
| proclaim | Mr. Solano called a press conference to ____ his candidacy. |
| prone | Although Raymond is ____ to lying, I felt that this time he was telling the truth. |
| subdivision | The ____ of the lots into smaller lots violates the city's codes. |
| subsequent | The editor promised to publish the second half of my article in a ____ issue of the magazine. |
| susceptible | Tina is not ____ to peer pressure; she doesn't let the opinions of her friends influence her. |
| tyranny | The nation's citizens had grown weary of tyranny. |
| unalterable | That store has an ____ policy of not accepting returns after thirty days. |
| uniform | The architect thought that the building would look better if all of its windows were ____. |
