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Even the most ___ work can be interesting if you regard it as a challenge to do the very best you can.
(key words: work, interesting)
humdrum
He said that he was going to ask only "a few casual questions," but I soon saw that he wanted to ___ me thoroughly.
(key words: ask questions, thoroughly)
interrogate
After tense negotiations, the warring nations reluctantly agreed to a five-day ___.
(key words: tense negotiations, warring nations, five-day)
truce
Are we going to allow minor disagreements to ___ the club that we have worked so hard to organize?
(key words: minor disagreements, the club)
disrupt
The job applicant gave a copy of her ___ to the person in charge of the employment agency.
(key words: job applicant, a copy, employment agency)
resume
Boston and its ____ suburbs were severely flooded after three days of heavy rain.
(key words: Boston, suburbs)
adjacent
Our team spirit is so high that there is never a ___ reaction from players who aren't chosen to start a game.
(key words: our team spirit is so high, players who aren't chosen to start a game)
sullen
After he interrogated the suspect, suspicion began to ___ in the inspector's mind.
(key words: interrogated the suspect, suspicion, inspector's mind)
germinate
What we want to do is ___ the old house without harming its charm and beauty.
(key words: old house, without harming its charm and beauty)
renovate
If the sights we've seen today are a true ___ of what lies ahead, we're in for some real treats.
(key words: the sights we've seen today, what lies ahead)
foretaste
We had an ___ wait in the hot, crowded train station.
(key words: wait; hot, crowded train station)
interminable
I am angry not because she criticized me but because she made remarks that were untrue and ___.
(key words: criticized, untrue)
vicious
My grandparents were happy to ___ the little girl who found their lost puppy.
(key words: the little girl who found their lost puppy)
recompense
With flattery and clever half-truths, the newcomers ___ themselves into the inner circle of the organization.
(key words: flattery and clever half-truths, into the inner circle of the organization)
insinuated
The runoff, which is quite heavy in the spring, dwindles to a ___ by late summer.
(key words: heavy, dwindles)
trickle
The Han ___ of China was in power for about 400 years.
(key words: the Han, in power for about 400 years)
dynasty
In contrast to the rich land we left behind, the plains appeared to be a ___ landscape.
(key words: in contrast to the rich land)
barren
The way to be successful at a job is to carry out all instructions carefully, even though you think some of them are ___ or silly.
(key words: all instructions, silly)
trivial
The flight attendant asked the passengers to make sure that they had all their personal belongings before ___ from the aircraft.
(key words: flight attendant, aircraft)
alighting
After separating from its booster rocket, the capsule began to ___ through space.
(key words: booster rocket, capsule, through space)
hurtle