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The young minister was startled to learn that his parishioners considered him _____; he had been unaware that his message was being undermined by his sanctimonious and self-righteous tone.
Many senior faculty members who were accustomed to being addressed in a more collegial and egalitarian manner were alienated by the _____ tone of the new department chair`s introductory remarks.
Meant to demonstrate an air of sophistication and worldliness, the comments that Hannah made upon exiting the building served only to emphasize her _____ mentality and reinforce Mr. Hassan`s conviction that her dismissal was justified because she was not yet mature enough for the corporate world.
Sylvia Plath was not as _____ a poet as was her husband Ted Hughes, having produced just two volumes of poetry in her short lifespan.
The unfounded fear that some children, and even adults, have of the circus clown is rather ironic considering that he is meant to be _____ character who invokes laughter and enjoyment.
The photographer _____ posed the bride for her portrait, carefully adjusting each fold of her dress and each curl of her hair before taking the picture.
After finishing the editing workshop, the writers found that they were able to give each other _____ comments, instead of the general and unhelpful suggestions they had been making beforehand.
Many admirers of art _____ the beauty of Jackson Pollock`s paintings, while others disparage the splatters of color as simplistic.
Expecting Tom to protest the poor grade on his psychology paper, the professor was disheartened when he _____ tossed it in his bag and left the room.
The stock market having plunged drastically, the investor`s _____ mood on the trading floor seemed incongruous.
Hundreds of _____ fans waited in line for hours at the comic book convention to talk to their favorite artists and buy limited-edition toy variants otherwise unavailable.
The group`s final paper, replete with errors in spelling, diction, and idiom, showed every sign of having been given only _____ proofreading.
Releasing a series of solo recordings, collaborating with such musicians as David Byrne and Robert Fripp, and producing artists from Devo to U2 made Brian Eno so _____ for a time that one music industry observer was moved to note that "Brain Eno is everywhere-like God, or salt."
Some of Dr. Seuss`s most famous characters had _____ meanings that would be lost on his young readers until adulthood; the title character in Yertle the Turtle, for instance, was based on Hitler, and the imperiled Who people in Horton Hears a Who represented the citizens of post-World War II Japan.
Oblivious to the magnitude of his costly mistake, Whitman was unprepared to be _____ at so public a forum as the annual shareholder`s meeting.
Because they were written to entertain both parents and children, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies served an unexpectedly _____ purpose: vex, parry, and overture, for example, are among the advanced vocabulary that the young audience could learn in context from The Bugs Bunny Show.
Not known to go out of his way to get along with people, the reclusive author nonetheless managed to surprise the interviewer with his _____ comments.
The decision to continue the investigation was not so much about doubting the veracity of the witness`s statement, which had been corroborated by other reliable interviews, as it was about a conviction that there was further evidence that could play a _____ role in the case.
Boycotting companies that engage in unethical behavior, such as promoting wars or violating privacy rights, can be an effective way to pressure corporations to stop inherently unacceptable behaviors; nonetheless, such demonstrations of consumer _____ can also have negative consequences including inflation and increased unemployment.
Instead of saying "killed" when reporting on war situations, the military often uses more anodyne phrases such as "neutralizing the target" or "collateral damage;" these attempts to gloss reality with _____ do nothing to alleviate the impact of the news.

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