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The movie's plots centered on a daring plan to _______ the ambassador and hold him for ransom.
absolution, abridge, abduct, abhor
abduct
Make a sentence with accessible.
accessible means obtainable or reachable.
acclaim
High praise
They decided to _______ the plain hallway with frame photographs and hanging plants.
admonish, adorn, acquiesce, accentuate
adorn
Is this sentence written correctly?
Hoping to finish the project before the deadline, the final section of the report was written in a single late-night session by the exhausted research team, who would already spent weeks gathering data and analyzing results under tight time pressure.
modifier
Even though the new rules felt unfair, the players agreed to _______ by the referee's final decision.
abide, abet, abase, abscond
abide
Make a sentence with adept.
adept means extremely skilled.
Accord
an agreement
The coach had to _______ the player for arriving late to practice 3 days in a row.
admonish, advocate, adulation, adroit
admonish
What transition word should you put here?
The city invested heavily in new public transportation over the past decade. Bus routes were expanded, trained frequency increased, and bike lanes were added throughout downtown. ________, traffic congestion has continued to worsen each year, and average commute times have actually grown longer.
Any contrast
Give me a sentence using absolution.
Give me a good sentence.
Make a sentence with acumen.
acumen means keen insight.
adulation
extreme praise
With her _______ sense of observation, Maya noticed the tiny detail everyone else had missed.
Adamant, accost, accolade, acute
acute
How can you fix this sentence?
After reviewing the data from the 3-year study the scientists concluded that the new treatment which had some promise in early trials was not significantly more effective than the existing options and therefore did not warrant further funding.
After reviewing the data from the 3-year study, the scientists concluded that the new treatment, which had some promise in early trials, was not significantly more effective than the existing options and therefore did not warrant further funding.
Give me the definition of abridge and abstruse.
abridge means to shorten and abstruse means hard to comprehend.
Make a sentence with acquiesce.
acquiesce means to agree without protesting.
adumbrate
to sketch out in a vague way
His ______ comments during the meeting left everyone feeling stung and defensive.
acclaim, acerbic, acquiesce, acrimony
acerbic
Each of the applicants submitted a detailed portfolio of their previous work, hoping the committee would recognize the strength of their unique experiences and offer them a place in the competitive program.
them and their should be singular.
Write me a sentence using abase and abate.
abase means to humiliate and abate means to reduce or lessen.
Make a sentence with accretion.
accretion means slow growth in size or amount.
accolade
High praise, special distinction
After the heated argument, a lasting __________ between the two former friends and they barely spoke again.
accessible, acrimony, accretion, adumbrate
acrimony
Is this sentence correct?
Sitting on the top shelf of the loft cabinet in the back office, far from the reach of casual visitors and protected by a sophisticated security team, are the original signed contracts that company had refused to make public for more than a decade.
yes