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Because of the dry and torrid heat, the backpackers soon found themselves with barely enough water to _____ their thirst.
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Even the wisest of leaders will come to need counsel, so it is important to ensure that one is surrounded by honest and candid advisers, rather than by mere _____ seeking to please and flatter for their own advancement.
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Although well-received, the poet's first pieces were noted for their tendency towards awkward language and overly-florid descriptions, signaling the _____ writer's efforts to imitate more established and accomplished poets.
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The prisoners were treated harshly, confined to small spaces and fed poorly so that, by the time of their release, their muscles had _____ to the point where some were too weak to support their own weight.
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Having hired a new master chef, the patisserie was soon highly praised for its extraordinary _____.
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The Wankel rotary engine was an engineering marvel that (i)_____ automobile exhaust emissions, but because it was less fuel efficient than the standard piston-cylinder engine, it was (ii)_____ in the early 1970s when (iii)_____ pollution gave way to panic over fuel shortages.
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The modern detective novel (i)_____ Gothic fiction when nineteenth-century authors began to propose (ii)_____ rather than supernatural explanations for seemingly (iii)_____ occurrences.
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(i)_____ the (ii)_____ of their overseer, the employees eagerly anticipate possessing greater control over their work hours.
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When many of her peers were quick to point out a rather (i)_____ error in her calculations, she retreated into the solitude of the lab to (ii)_____ on how to amend her theory.
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In an effort to simultaneously pander to opposing demographics, the politician's speeches became _____, rambling without point or originality.
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For some, creative expression is an organized development, building steadily towards a goal, but creativity also comes to other people more _____, and they may face long periods without creation interspersed with unexpected bursts of inspiration and progress.
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Although he insisted upon his own fallibility, the wise man attracted a cult-like following, with his admirers treating his words as absolute and unquestionably _____.
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Many conditions that affect the liver are signaled by _____ skin, the sickly yellowing caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the blood.
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Although visiting her bereaved friend each evening was an exhausting endeavor, she was happy to provide _____ in her friend's time of need.
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Many of the most recognizable _____ in Western theater may be found in Shakespeare's works, including Juliet's "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" Macbeth's "Tomorrow and tomorrow," and other notable speeches by characters directly and privately to the audience.
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Pier Gerlofs Donia was a Frisian nobleman whose part in the (i) _____ against the dominant Vetkoper party and its Hapsburg allies elevated him to a folk hero known as Grutte Pier, a heroic rebel on a(n) (ii) _____ his family's murderers.
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It is important to nurture a child's imagination, no matter how (i)_____; these same wild fantasies, while seemingly fanciful or even (ii)_____, can help to develop the child's creativity and reasoning abilities.
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In (i)_____ of his (ii)_____ personality, we knew we could trust him -- deceit was simply not a part of his character.
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The (i)_____ design of the palace is remarkable for its exceptional (ii)_____, although some critique the interior as (iii)_____, filled with excessively vivid and contrasting colors and patterns.
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It is important not to be swayed over by _____ speech, but to carefully scrutinize its content.
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