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The candidate’s inappropriately sexist remark was met with a ______ of denunciations from the angry crowd.
bastion
fusillade
mélange
dichotomy
solecism
A fusillade (n.) is a barrage; a rapid discharge of firearms, simultaneously or in rapid succession.
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A charming painting of a pleasant ______ landscape hung above Vitaly’s fireplace, in marked contrast to the noise and lights of the bustling city outside his window.
nascent
histrionic
bucolic
indigenous
ersatz
Bucolic (adj.) means of or characteristic of country life or people, rustic, especially in an idealized sense; of or characteristic of shepherds or herdsmen, pastoral.
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Frank feels such ______ towards his ex-business partner that he cannot stand to be in the same room with him.
iniquity
collusion
avarice
pallor
animosity
Animosity (n.) means bitter, open hostility or enmity; energetic dislike.
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The discovery of the new element was ______; the scientist was looking for something else.
insignificant
intrepid
eloquent
inadvertent
emollient
Inadvertent (adj.) means not attentive or heedless; acting carelessly; unintentional.
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Giulia soon discovered the source of the ______ smell in the room: a week-old tuna sandwich that one of the children had hidden in the closet.
quaint
fastidious
clandestine
laconic
fetid
Fetid (adj.) means having a foul or offensive odor, putrid.
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Although she was on a diet, Hannah intended to ______ in the feast of Thanksgiving.
dilate
enervate
expunge
nullify
partake
To partake (v.) is to have a share or take part.
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Peter displayed an air of ______ when the officer asked him if he knew the speed limit.
omniscience
obstinacy
nescience
obstetrics
platitude
Nescience (n.) is ignorance, or the absence of knowledge.
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The palace’s great hall was rich in history and splendor, the walls hung with ______ tapestries.
mellifluous
malleable
prudent
illusive
ornate
Ornate (adj.) means richly and artistically finished or stylized.
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The female fox’s ______ over her burrow indicates that she has just birthed her young.
vendetta
preening
vigilance
sepulcher
rendezvous
Vigilance (n.) means alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger.
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The ______ employee decided to complain publicly about the unacceptable working conditions.
discreet
prudent
precarious
malcontent
stupendous
Malcontent (adj.) means dissatisfied, uneasy or discontent; a rebel.
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