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As the salesman became increasingly glib, promising that there was nothing the warranty would not cover, Xavier sensed that the entire operation was a(n) _____ and quickly walked out.
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Though the CEO was not in accordance with the board`s decision to reward employees with a larger than expected annual bonus, she was hardly one to _____ workers their compensation.
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Winston _____ researched prospective universities, listing both the positive and negative attributes of each school, before choosing the one that suited him best.
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A _____ wit, Noel Coward could elicit laughs in a variety of ways-- through his musical compositions, theater plays, and numerous acting roles.
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While the kitchen may be free of the toxins polluting the outdoors, certain cooking implements, when heated at high temperatures, can release _____ vapors.
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After years of assiduously cultivating an image of integrity, the mayor was acutely aware that just one scandal could forever _____ his reputation in the public`s eyes.
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While she had the _____ talent to be a professional comedian, her stage fright precluded any such forays into this demanding career.
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With the scandal _____ tarnishing his reputation, the judge was forced to give up jurisprudence.
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After the botched elections, the country descended into _____ with many of the stronger taking advantage of the weaker amidst the lawlessness.
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Augustine's sylvan sketches evoke a _____ in the viewer that echoes the very repose during which the artist himself rendered these woodland scenes.
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The proliferation of cell phones with multi-pixel digit cameras has enabled even the most _____ photographers amongst us to become citizen journalists.
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Collaboration between students, while promising-students who work together rarely are in the bottom half of the class-does not tend to account for the success of students at the very top of the class, students who work _____.
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The team`s dismal performance in the last few games left many of the players feeling _____.
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The market continued to be _____, shifting on a moment`s notice.
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In the last few decades, technological progress has proceeded at such a dizzying rate that, beyond the obvious advantages a given technology confers on the user, the non-specialist becomes _____ when pressed to explain how anything really works.
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Water experts predict that unless the coming year`s rainfall will be significantly above average, the city`s denizens, regardless of any protestations, will have to _____ their water usage.
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Managers who categorically squelch insights from low-tiered employees run the obvious hazard of (i)_____ creativity; conversely, these very same managers are more likely to (ii)_____ any ideas that flow down from the top brass.
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