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Fill in the blank with a word
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His hostility is less to be
feared than his ______. |
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A harsh temper may co-exist
with a ______ voice. |
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Permanent, not ______ help
is necessary. |
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A dead silence is even more
oppressive than ______. |
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Pleasure is generally mixed
with some degree of ______. |
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His energies were aroused more by
failure than by ______. |
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Civility makes no enemies,
as _______ does. |
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That day of gloom was
succeeded by one of ______. |
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His guilt was more easy of
proof than his ______. |
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One lives in prosperity; the
other in ______. |
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You should not ridicule but
______ my proposal. |
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Wild flowers are sometimes
as pretty as ______ ones. |
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He opposed more frequently
than he ______ me. |
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One rises, another ______:
one succeeds, another ______. |
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Are you glad or ______ for
what you have done ? |
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friendship |
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gentle |
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temporary |
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noisiness, clamor, noise |
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pain |
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success |
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incivility, arrogance, impudence |
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cheer, joy, happiness |
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innocence |
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adversity, poverty |
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laud, commend |
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domestic |
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supported, praised |
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( falls ); ( fails ) |
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sad, unhappy, regretful |
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