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The actress added a ______ of pink to her lips then went to get
her purse to leave for her date. |
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touch |
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(B) |
tinge |
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(C) |
clue |
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(D) |
hint |
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"Your parents ______ over the smallest of things. Sometimes I
wish that they had gone through with the divorce," said Jenny to
her husband. |
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(A) |
bicker |
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(B) |
fickle |
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(C) |
squabble |
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(D) |
babble |
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"These are ______ times," said the rancher to his wife. |
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(A) |
troubled |
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(B) |
distressed |
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(C) |
upset |
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(D) |
distraught |
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"Oh, stop being so ______ with your food. you're nothing but
skin and bones now," said Nando's grandmother who is fearful of
her grandson not having enough to eat. |
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(A) |
fastidious |
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(B) |
fussy |
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(C) |
picky |
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demanding |
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"I checked with my ______ in the CIA and he said they had no
record of a Stanley Chan in their database," said Elizabeth. |
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(A) |
association |
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(B) |
link |
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(C) |
liaison |
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(D) |
contact |
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Mark got hit in the face when he ______ another passenger in the
plane, while under the influence. |
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(A) |
inflamed |
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(B) |
incited |
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(C) |
aggravated |
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provoked |
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When Ben got to the interview area, he approached the crowded
hallway with ______. There were a lot of people vying for that
job. |
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(A) |
trepidation |
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(B) |
fear |
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consternation |
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(D) |
unease |
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The burglar was far from being _______ as he said that he didn't
cause the old woman's death and it was a heart attack that
killed her. |
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(A) |
regretful |
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(B) |
contrite |
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(C) |
remorseful |
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(D) |
shameful |
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Brenda can never ever resist the opportunity to ______ about how
rich her new husband is. |
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(A) |
bloat |
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(B) |
revel |
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(C) |
gloat |
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(D) |
wallow |
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The mayor released an apology in the papers to ______ the public
who were angered by the scandal. |
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(A) |
pacify |
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(B) |
calm |
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(C) |
soothe |
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(D) |
console |
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