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In her most celebrated novels, such as Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Jane Austen reached the ____________of her literary art.
Acme (the highest point)
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Since my boss has, as they say, "a short fuse" patience cannot be considered one of her outstanding _______________.
Attribute (associted with someone or something)
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I agree that we should not exaggerate her achievements, but we shoud noy ______________them either.
Belittle (apper smaller)
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We all need several trucks to____________ all the books to the new libaray building.
Convey (to transport)
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The monroe ______________sought to prevent the colonization of the American continets by European powers.
Doctrine (belief)
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In the early nineteenth century, Thomas bowdler attempted to "clean up" the works of shakespeare by________________all words and phrase that he felt were coarse of offensive
Excise (removing(cutting))
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Most Americans think of Australia as a steange and wonderful continent full______________plants and animals.
Exotic (charmingly unfamiliar)
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The drawn and______________faces of the rescued miners showed clearly the yerrible strain of the ordeal they had undergone.
Haggared (thin or pale)
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Her happy expression and the________________way she walked down the street gave the impression of someone "on top of the world"
Jaunty (lively, easy)
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Two of our divisions were marching rapidly toward each other and hoped to effect a(n) ______________ before the enemy attacked.
Juncture (joining together)
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Even though you are starting at a(n)_______________job, you willgain valuable experience aand knowledge of how the company works.
Menial (lacking importance)
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Because of his ability to _____________his opponents' blows, he was rarely hurt in his many fights in the ring.
Parry (to avoid)
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Though many______________creatures prefer to hunt at night, lions and leopards are active during the daytime.
Predatory (preying on)
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Disease had so____________his once-handsome face that i could scaecely recognize him!
Ravage (to destroy)
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A baseball player who improves his______________at the plate usually also improves his batting average.
Stance (attitude or postion on an issue)
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The room was so overcrowerd with gaudy furnishings that the overall effect was cheap and ______________.
Tawdry (showy and flashy)
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When he switched parties, people called him a(n)________, but he said that he hadjust had an honest change of opinion.
Turncoat (swictch opposing side)
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The author's first published work was a rather_______________little pamphlet on the joys of flying fishing.
Unassuming (not putting)
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During our trip through kenya, we took many pictures of hippos as they______________in a mudhole.
Wallow (lazy, clumsy, or helpless)
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She sat there staring at the menu, _______________between the steak sandwish and the chef's salad.
Waver (to move to and from)
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