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.
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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.
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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.
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Sylvia Plath was not as _____ a poet as was her husband Ted Hughes, having produced just two volumes of poetry in her short lifespan.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Many admirers of art _____ the beauty of Jackson Pollock`s paintings, while others disparage the splatters of color as simplistic.
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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.
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The stock market having plunged drastically, the investor`s _____ mood on the trading floor seemed incongruous.
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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.
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The group`s final paper, replete with errors in spelling, diction, and idiom, showed every sign of having been given only _____ proofreading.
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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."
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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.
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Oblivious to the magnitude of his costly mistake, Whitman was unprepared to be _____ at so public a forum as the annual shareholder`s meeting.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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