Vocab Level G Unit 8 Completing Sentences and Synonyms and Antonyms - Flashcards

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7 July 2022

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However much it may cost me, I will never _____ the principles to which I have devoted my life.

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recant

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No sooner had the feckless tsar decreed a general mobilization than he _____ his order, only to reissue it a short time later.

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countermanded

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Though some "home remedies" appear to alleviate the symptoms of a disease, they may in fact _____ the condition.

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exacerbate

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Ms. Ryan's warnings to the class to "review thoroughly" seemed to me to _____ as usually difficult examination.

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portend

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The men now being held in police custody are ____ to have robbed eight supermarkets over the last year.

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alleged

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Her freindly manner and disarming smile helped to _____ those who opposed her views on the proposal.

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conciliate

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The service in honor of the miners trapped in the underground collapse included prayers and _____.

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litanies

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We object to the policy of _____ historic old buildings to make way for unsightly parking lots.

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razing

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You are not going to do well in your job if you continue to work in such a _____ and desultory manner.

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lackadaisical

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The enemy's lines crumpled before the mighty ______ of our attack like so much wheat before a harvester.

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juggernaut

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As a snake _____ off its old skin, so he hoped to rid himself of weaknesses and develop a new and better personality.

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sloughs

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My shirt became so _____ with perspiration on the beastly day that I had to change it more than once during the match.

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saturated

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After he made that absurd remark, a ______ grin of self-congratulation spread like syrup across the lumpy pancake of his face.

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fatuous

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"I find it terribly depressing to be around people whose dispositions are so _____ and misanthropic," I remarked.

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saturnine

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The breaking news story concerned corruption among the highest ______ of politics.

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echelons

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Only someone with a truly _____ sense of humor would decide to use a hearse as the family car or a coffin as a bed.

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macabre

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"It seems to me that such _____ hypocrisy is indicative of a thoroughly opportunisitc approach to running for office," I said sadly.

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arrant

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The seriousness of the matter under discussion left no room for the type of lighthearted _____ encountered in the locker room.

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badinage

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At first I thought it would be easy to shoot holes in their case, but I soon realized that their arguments were practically ______.

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irrefutable

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However much it may cost me, I will never _____ the principles to which I have devoted my life.

answer

recant

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No sooner had the feckless tsar decreed a general mobilization than he _____ his order, only to reissue it a short time later.

answer

countermanded

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Though some "home remedies" appear to alleviate the symptoms of a disease, they may in fact _____ the condition.

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exacerbate

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Ms. Ryan's warnings to the class to "review thoroughly" seemed to me to _____ as usually difficult examination.

answer

portend

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The men now being held in police custody are ____ to have robbed eight supermarkets over the last year.

answer

alleged

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Her freindly manner and disarming smile helped to _____ those who opposed her views on the proposal.

answer

conciliate

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The service in honor of the miners trapped in the underground collapse included prayers and _____.

answer

litanies

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We object to the policy of _____ historic old buildings to make way for unsightly parking lots.

answer

razing

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You are not going to do well in your job if you continue to work in such a _____ and desultory manner.

answer

lackadaisical

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The enemy's lines crumpled before the mighty ______ of our attack like so much wheat before a harvester.

answer

juggernaut

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As a snake _____ off its old skin, so he hoped to rid himself of weaknesses and develop a new and better personality.

answer

sloughs

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My shirt became so _____ with perspiration on the beastly day that I had to change it more than once during the match.

answer

saturated

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After he made that absurd remark, a ______ grin of self-congratulation spread like syrup across the lumpy pancake of his face.

answer

fatuous

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"I find it terribly depressing to be around people whose dispositions are so _____ and misanthropic," I remarked.

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saturnine

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The breaking news story concerned corruption among the highest ______ of politics.

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echelons

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Only someone with a truly _____ sense of humor would decide to use a hearse as the family car or a coffin as a bed.

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macabre

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"It seems to me that such _____ hypocrisy is indicative of a thoroughly opportunisitc approach to running for office," I said sadly.

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arrant

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The seriousness of the matter under discussion left no room for the type of lighthearted _____ encountered in the locker room.

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badinage

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At first I thought it would be easy to shoot holes in their case, but I soon realized that their arguments were practically ______.

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irrefutable

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His four disastrous years in office were marked by a plenitude of promises and a _____ of performance.

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paucity

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the INDISPUTABLE evidence

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irrefutable

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the BANTER of the morning talk show hosts

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badinage

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the EGREGIOUS corruption of the officials

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arrant

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CLAIMED that a crime had been commited

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alleged

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FORESHADOWS dangers to come

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portends

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an idea that PERMEATES all aspects of society

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saturates

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will AGGRAVATE tensions between the rivals

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exacerbate

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a long RIGMAROLE of questions and answers

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litany

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a LISTLESS response from voters

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lackadaisical

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the upper LEVELS of power

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echelon

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tried to PLACATE both sides in the dispute

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conciliate

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REVOKED the outgoing President's orders

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countermanded

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wore a very GROTESQUE mask

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macabre

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crushed by the FORCE of progress

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juggernaut

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SLOG through the seemingly endless files

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slough

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ant: a growing ABUNDANCE of cheap labor

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paucity

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ant: given to LIGHTHEARTED predictions

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saturnine

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ant: known for his SENSIBLE opinions

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fatuous

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ant: has REAFFIRMED her support of free trade

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recanted

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ant: CONSTRUCTED a downtown shopping district

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razed

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