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At lunchtime, the room rang with the sound of _____________ debates between the fans of rival teams.
commodious
vociferous
voluminous
reprehensible
The Tech team was offside on the play, but since we had thrown them for an eighty-yard loss, we ______________ the five-yard penalty.
abhorred
buffeted
waived
amended
In our frantic search for the missing papers, we overturned everything in the room, leaving it in complete _______________.
squalor
chaos
martinet
buffet
Shakespeare tells us that "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft ________________ with their bones."
interred
buffeted
abhorred
waived
Even in his old age, Thomas Jefferson kept up a ____________________ correspondence with important people in America and abroad.
commodious
turbulent
voluminous
extant
A person who has been ________________ about by many dreadful misfortunes will either become stronger or suffer a complete breakdown.
abhorred
amended
interred
buffeted
The Founding Fathers set up a method of _________________ the Constitution that is neither too easy nor too difficult to use.
amending
buffeting
interring
waiving
If you examine the evidence carefully, you will soon _______________ the contradictions in the witness's story.
obviate
discern
abhor
amend
I don't know which was more __________________ - making improper use of the money or lying about it later.
somber
vociferous
corrosive
reprehensible
In 1940, Winston Churchill conveyed to the British people the _________________ truth that they were fighting for their national existence.
squalid
corrosive
somber
extant
A compromise agreement reached in the judge's chambers would clearly _________________ the need for a long, costly lawsuit.
obviate
discern
amend
inter
When he accused me of playing fast and loose with the rules, I lost my temper and called him an officious _____________.
renegade
martinet
discernment
turbulence
I'm not so sure that I want to rent a bungalow so __________________ that I'll have room for guests every weekend.
voluminous
vociferous
chaotic
commodious
Let me say frankly that I ___________________ prejudice in anyone, even a member of my own family.
abhor
discern
obviate
implicate
After surviving the _____________________ conditions of a refugee camp, she came to United States in pursuit of a better life and the America Dream.
extant
somber
corrosive
squalid
It is hard for us to realize that the great men who led our revolution were considered __________________ by the British king.
buffets
martinets
renegades
amendments
History gives us many examples of how the ________________ effects of religious hatred can weaken the entire social structure.
vociferous
corrosive
turbulent
voluminous
Didn't it occur to them that by signing the letter "Sophomores of Central High," they would _______________ the entire class in the protest?
obviate
implicate
waive
discern
Some people prefer the ___________________ of life in a big city to the more placid atmosphere of a small town.
turbulence
discernment
chaos
corrosion
In a natural history museum, we can see physical remains of many species of animals that are no longer _____________.
squalid
obviated
extant
abhored
Choose the best word that matches the underlined word:
Investments across the board were battered by fluctuations in the stock market.
discerned
implicated
buffeted
interred
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The children ran around the spacious and elegant hotel lobby.
chaotic
commodious
corrosive
extant
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Recent polls detected a change in public opinion.
abhorred
amended
discerned
implicated
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The Board of Directors voted to modify the long-standing company policy.
abhor
amend
implicate
extant
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The acquittal resulted in disorder in the courtroom.
chaos
corrosion
interment
amendment
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She found herself entangled in a web of deceit.
interred
buffeted
abhorred
implicated
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She had no patience for the young star as she detested his snobbery and conceit.
abhorred
implicated
discerned
buffeted
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Their friendship fell apart thanks to several letters containing spiteful remarks.
commodious
chaotic
extant
corrosive
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Thanks to the foresight of ancient scribes, manuscripts dating back centuries are still in existence.
buffeted
interred
extant
discerned
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Artifacts of ancient civilizations once buried can now be seen in museums around the world.
interred
abhorred
discerned
amended
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