Complete the sentance Flashcards

(12 cards)

1
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The doctors reported that the patient was suffering from delusions of grandeur and other unmistakeable signs of ___

Megalomania, sedentary, remonstrate, supposition, mitigate, fractious

A

megalomania

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dont you think its a little pointless to ___ with the umpire when you know hes not going to change his call?

Megalomania, sedentary, remonstrate, supposition, mitigate, fractious

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remonstrate

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That horse is so __ that even expert riders cannot control him, no matter how hard they try.

Megalomania, sedentary, remonstrate, supposition, mitigate, fractious

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fractious

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the ancient stoic philosophers tried to teach people to bear both triumph and tragedy with ___

thwart, disconsolate, contiguous, implicit, equanimity, supplicate

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equanimity

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our opponents alert defense ___ our efforts to score on a suprise ends sweep

thwart, disconsolate, contiguous, implicit, equanimity, supplicate

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thwarted

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my neighbor was ___ when his dog disappeared and asked everyone to join in the search.

thwart, disconsolate, contiguous, implicit, equanimity, supplicate

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disconsolate

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though the solution seemed simple, it had been arrived at through a(n) ____ process of trial and error

callow, contingent, broach, tortuous, abominate, hiatus

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tortuous

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i could see from the grim look on my bosses face that “never” would undoubtebly be the most opportune time to ___ the ticklish subject of a raise.

callow, contingent, broach, tortuous, abominate, hiatus

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broach

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the general rushed ___ of fresh troops into the fray as soon as they arrived on the scene

callow, contingent, broach, tortuous, abominate, hiatus

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contingent

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10
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even though i love to go fishing, im much too ___ to put the worm on the hook myself

avarice, reprove, inauspicious, squeamish, deseanor, corroborate

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squeamish

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when our little practical joke backfired in our faces, the principal called us into his office and ___ us severly for our thoughtfulll behavior

avarice, reprove, inauspicious, squeamish, deseanor, corroborate

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reproved

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one reason for the continuing popularity of TV game show is that they pander to the sense of ___ in many of us

avarice, reprove, inauspicious, squeamish, deseanor, corroborate

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avarice

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