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When the dictator was deposed, a new ________ took control of the government, and some would say it was not much better than the previous one.
regime
A[n] ________ typist can type at least eighty words a minute.
proficient
Without immediate treatment, the _______ for someone with rabies is death.
prognosis
The two trails __________ to form a road that continues through the moutain pass.
converge
The whole country ham_________ the stomach of the massive dog, which was now napping and occasionally licking it's lips.
distended
A fallen electric line created a[n] ________ for anyone walking along the street.
A severe thunderstorm ________ the picnic at the lake and sent everyone running for shelter.
curtailed
The crime_________ identified the make and model of the suspect's vehicle simply by examining the tire tracks it had left at the scene.
analyst
The town does not have a[n] __________ water supply, so please do not let the sprinklers run all night.
infinite
Beverly specializes in post-__________ therapy, helping mothers regain fitness after delivery.
natal
After billions of dollars and years of planning, one ______ mistake caused the destruction of the massive space bridge project.
pitiful
Hector hates the _______ of birthday parties and having strangers in the house, so he convinces his children to hold their parties at the skating rink.
bustle
The crook's _______ involves pretending to be a carpenter and then fleeing town as soon as someone pays him in advance for the job he will never do.
deceit
If the spy speaks in the wrong________, the government agents will know that he is an imposter.
dialect
In a[n] ________ to get the crew to safety, the starship captain told the hostile aliens that his ship had a special device that made it invulnerable to their weapons.
ploy