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Express by single words
the phases in bold in the following sentences |
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I prefer a biography written by
the man himself. |
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The men are paid less than they
ought to be. |
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The cost was estimated above
what was reasonable. |
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The room must be cleared of the
infection. |
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The tone of the book is more
than usually sentimental. |
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We must remove the deception
under which he labors. |
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He has been more anxious than he
need have been about that matter. |
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The facts have been stated in
terms exceeding the truth. |
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Let the letter be dated before
the actual date of writing. |
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Your painting seems to have been
insufficiently colored. |
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He judged the case before
hearing the evidence. |
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Give the letter a date
subsequent to that on which the letter is written. |
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The cat has gone out of sight
all of a sudden. |
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We must get rid of the odor
in this room. |
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We defeated him by a
majority of votes. |
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The witness was reduced to a
state of terror. |
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He is the assistant to the
principal editor of the journal. |
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They had formed an unfavorable
judgment beforehand against the plan. |
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The downward slope of the
hill will give us no trouble. |
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20. |
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He will bid more than you
for that article. |
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Answers |
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autobiography |
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under-paid |
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over-estimated |
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disinfected |
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over-sentimental |
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disabuse, disillusion |
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over-anxious |
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over-stated, exaggerated |
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ante-dated |
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under-colored |
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pre-judged |
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post-date |
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disappeared |
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deodorize |
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out-voted |
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intimidated |
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sub-editor |
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prejudiced |
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incline |
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out-bid |
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