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dodged to the left and and ran for a touchdown
feinted
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an unexpected predicament
dilemma
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a violation of security procedures
breach
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tempted by promises of adventure
tantalized
gets into one quarrel after another
altercation
Definition: average, ordinary, undistinguished
mediocre
Definition: looter, pirate, freebooter, raider, plunderer
maruader
Definition: to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
admonish
Definition: sudden and violent but brief
spasmodic
Definition: not genuine, not true, not valid
spurious
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The rug made such a(n) ________ bundle that it took four of us to carry it up the stairs.
cumbersome
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No one but a heartless scoundrel would _______ nickles and dimes from a charity's collection fund.
pilfer
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When it is time to end one of our meeting, a member must make a motion to __________.
adjourn
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The speaker advised is not to imitate the ________ kind of person who squanders time and money in the vain pursuit of pleasure.
dissolute
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A group of ________ scientists met to discuss the long-term changes in Earth's climate.
eminent
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I added a few drops of food coloring to the liquid and watched as they slowly _______ through it.
diffused
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To enlarge the areas under their control, kings of old sent out their armies to ________ their neighbors.
subjugate
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The church of St Michael has a Norman square embattled tower _________ by a spire, and an apsidal chancel.
surmounted
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Once Great Britain had given up her vast oversees empire, she found that she had also ____________ her position as a world power.
relinquished
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During the interdenominational service in our community center, the ________ of various faiths met to worship at once.
adherents
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An economy in which the marketplace is considered "open" is one in which competition is more or less muddled/unbridled.
unbridled
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When I first noticed how illegible/lucrative my roommate's handwriting was, I suggested that he sign up immediately for a course in penmanship.
illegible
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His behavior is so erratic/terse that we never know what to expect from him.
erratic
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You had no right to exorcise/usurp for yourself the role of gracious host at my party!
usurp
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Their irate/cherubic faces and ethereal voices almost made me believe that the music they were singing was coming from heaven.
cherubic