Nouns, Verbs, And Adjectives Or Adverbs In Three Blank Texts

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Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted into the sentence, best completes the sentence. George decided to __________ eating red meat to reduce his high cholesterol, as he had been told by his doctor that his current diet was __________ to his overall health; it was a difficult lifestyle change, as he had a __________ for hamburgers.

impugn . . . disparate . . . abeyance bolster . . . pragmatic . . . anachronism abstain from . . . deleterious . . . predilection cease . . . pernicious . . . platitude forbear from . . . volatile . . . paradox

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. The scientist"s theories initially seemed __________ at best, as there existed little evidence to support them; however, later advances in her field __________ her claims and she received many __________ for her work.

spurious . . . enervated . . . encomiums tenuous . . . corroborated . . . accolades esoteric . . . disparaged . . . harangues empirical . . . bolstered . . . panegyrics ambiguous . . . vindicated . . . elegies

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. Lawrence was relatively talentless, so he learned how to __________ his bosses. This ability __________ him the title “doppelgänger” from his coworkers, who were simultaneously amused and __________ at his shifting personality features.

please . . . adorned . . . amazed delude . . . awarded . . . gaped abate . . . rewarded . . . inebriated enjoin . . . treasured . . . baffled emulate . . . earned . . . vexed

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. A gardener must learn to __________ hedges and trees well, for such __________ will become quite ___________ without such paring.

assay . . . tasks . . . indolent prune . . . vegetation . . . overgrown plow . . . existents . . . vexing cut . . . largess . . . horrendous belittle . . . property . . . testy

The toddler had a strong __________ to broccoli and thus could not be __________ by hiding the __________ vegetable in the much more agreeable mashed potatoes.

Polemic . . . Deceived . . . Unadulterated Attraction . . . Hallowed . . . Venerable Affliction . . . Pondered . . . Appealing Juxtaposition . . . Hollowed . . . Desirable Aversion . . . Duped . . . Revolting

We were all drawn in by the twin babies" __________, wanting to __________ as many hugs as possible from the little __________ duo.

Hedonism . . . Contrive . . . Spurious Eloquence . . . Articulate . . . Devious Vivacity . . . Garner . . . Dynamic Probity . . . Inveigh . . . Malleable Charisma . . . Oblige . . . Abstemious

My neighbor"s well-behaved, __________ son displayed his patience and __________ while he sat still amidst the chaos, refusing to wander and __________ about.

Irritable . . . Cunning . . . Garrison Fleeting . . . Apathy . . . Emigrate Wizened . . . Ignominy . . . Appropriate Stoic . . . Compliance . . . Ramble Erudite . . . Gravitas . . . Curtail

I feel such a strong sense of __________ at the __________ fees charged by my local bank that I am thinking of __________ banking institutions altogether.

Indignation . . . Exorbitant . . . Eschewing Credulity . . . Wanton . . . Delineating Zealotry . . . Miniscule . . . Remedying Mendacity . . . Cumbersome . . . Espousing Indulgence . . . Halcyon . . . Jettisoning

The __________ work of Isidore of Seville __________ all known topics of his era into a single text. It was named after his __________ methodology, which utilized grammar and history to explain the origins of the words listed in the tome.

intriguing . . . linked . . . philological exhaustive . . . collated . . . etymological impressive . . . undergirded . . . research classic . . . recounted . . . questionable tenacious . . . investigated . . . habitual

Although the stadium had been filled with a(n) __________ of voices and sounds, it was now stilled to a(n) __________. The people stood with mouths silent and __________ as the lightning struck multiple times on the field.

elation . . . murmur . . . horrified blather . . . whisper . . . teeming cacophony . . . hush . . . agape mixture . . . mumble . . . kinetic crowd . . . din . . . amazed
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Title: Nouns, Verbs, And Adjectives Or Adverbs In Three Blank Texts
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