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  1. "acidulous"
  2. "slightly sour"
  3. "This milk does not taste good; it"
  4. "must be acidulous."
  5. ""
  6. "Tanya's lips were puckered after"
  7. "she ate the _________ lemon."
  8. ""
  9. "amorous"
  10. "loving"
  11. "* received an amorous  "
  12. "letter from an unknown admirer."
  13. ""
  14. "Steve uttered an _______ reply"
  15. "which openly demonstated his love"
  16. "for his girlfriend."
  17. "aquiline"
  18. "hooked"
  19. "The old man had an aquiline nose"
  20. "which gave him a distinguished"
  21. "appearance."
  22. "The young woman hired a plastic"
  23. "surgeon to reshape her ________"
  24. "features."
  25. "baleful"
  26. "very evil"
  27. "The shopkeeper gave the destructive"
  28. "young men a baleful look when they"
  29. "entered his store."
  30. "The teacher gave her student a _______"
  31. "glance when she saw him cheating."
  32. ""
  33. "copious"
  34. "plentiful"
  35. "The United States has a copious"
  36. "supply of wheat, enough to feed all"
  37. "of its inhabitants."
  38. "The little girl spent a _______"
  39. "amount of time on her science project."
  40. ""
  41. "demented"
  42. "mentally ill"
  43. "The demented woman only wears red,"
  44. "and has a complete wardrobe of red"
  45. "shoes, red dresses, blouses and pants."
  46. "Gary's parents accused him of being"
  47. "________ when he decided to spend all"
  48. "of his money on a motorcycle."
  49. "edifying"
  50. "morally uplifting"
  51. "The preacher delivered an edifying"
  52. "sermon."
  53. ""
  54. "The principal was planning an ________"
  55. "talk which would cause the students"
  56. "to see the value of hard work."
  57. "exorbitant"
  58. "much too high"
  59. "* wouldn't pay the "
  60. "exorbitant price of one dollar for"
  61. "a candy bar."
  62. "Ten million dollars is a most"
  63. "__________ price for that property."
  64. ""
  65. "guttural"
  66. "throaty"
  67. "The angry woman emitted a harsh"
  68. "guttural sound."
  69. ""
  70. "The natives spoke in very deep,"
  71. "________ tones."
  72. ""
  73. "hackneyed"
  74. "used too often"
  75. "The term `Good as gold`"
  76. "hackneyed phrase."
  77. ""
  78. "A favorite _________ saying of my"
  79. "teacher is `Silence is golden.`"
  80. ""
  81. "heterodox"
  82. "differing from the norm"
  83. "The heterodox opinions of the young"
  84. "rebel shocked the older members of"
  85. "the community."
  86. "The rabbi disapproved of the woman's"
  87. "_________ religious beliefs."
  88. ""
  89. "impassive"
  90. "without emotion"
  91. "The Stoics of Roman times trained"
  92. "themselves to endure pain with"
  93. "impassive faces."
  94. "The teenager, who was not frightened"
  95. "easily, watched the horror movie with"
  96. "_________ eyes."
  97. "inhospitable"
  98. "uninviting"
  99. "The climate in Siberia is extremely"
  100. "cold and inhospitable."
  101. ""
  102. "A hostess should never be rude"
  103. "or ____________ to her guests."
  104. ""
  105. "jovial"
  106. "full of fun"
  107. "Everyone thinks that * "
  108. "is a very jovial person."
  109. ""
  110. "He is a very ______ boy who enjoys"
  111. "playing harmless tricks on his friends"
  112. "to make them laugh."
  113. "latent"
  114. "concealed; hidden"
  115. "The young man's latent ability to"
  116. "dance was obviously not developed"
  117. "while he was in school."
  118. "The girl's ______ artistic talents"
  119. "went unnoticed until she was in"
  120. "high school."
  121. "miscreant"
  122. "bad; evil"
  123. "The miscreant gang of criminals"
  124. "thought nothing of robbing every"
  125. "house on the block."
  126. "The _________ vandals destroyed"
  127. "property needlessly."
  128. ""
  129. "nebulous"
  130. "indistinct; unclear"
  131. "A nebulous answer to an essay question"
  132. "will not get you a good grade."
  133. ""
  134. "Some words have definitions which"
  135. "are ________ and difficult to"
  136. "understand."
  137. "omniscient"
  138. "all-knowing"
  139. "Most people believe that only a god"
  140. "can be omniscient."
  141. ""
  142. "Some professors like to believe that"
  143. "they are __________ although their"
  144. "students are aware that this is false."
  145. "preferable"
  146. "more desirable"
  147. "Meg finds lying in the sun preferable"
  148. "to jogging."
  149. ""
  150. "Most students find regular and"
  151. "consistent studying __________ to"
  152. "cramming for tests."
  153. "pugnacious"
  154. "fond of fighting"
  155. "The little puppies are pugnacious"
  156. "creatures who enjoy fighting with"
  157. "one another."
  158. "The sergeant accused his men of"
  159. "being __________ and trigger-happy."
  160. ""
  161. "rangy"
  162. "fit to move about"
  163. "The horses used by cowboys"
  164. "must be strong and rangy."
  165. ""
  166. "If you want to cover this much ground"
  167. "in one day of climbing you had better"
  168. "be tough and _____."
  169. "resurgent"
  170. "rising again"
  171. "After a devastating defeat the"
  172. "resurgent soldiers were back on the"
  173. "battlefield."
  174. "The inhabitants of Hawaii hoped that"
  175. "the destructive tidal wave would"
  176. "not be _________."
  177. "squeamish"
  178. "easily shocked"
  179. "This Halloween movie should not be"
  180. "seen by squeamish people."
  181. ""
  182. "The _________ young woman was terribly"
  183. "shocked by the sight of blood."
  184. ""
  185. "turgid"
  186. "swollen"
  187. "The animal had eaten so much that its"
  188. "body was distended and turgid."
  189. ""
  190. "The river was ______ with runoff from"
  191. "the mounds of melting snow and"
  192. "increased to twice its normal size."
  193. "uncouth"
  194. "crude"
  195. "After living in a college fraternity"
  196. "for a year, the young man had "
  197. "developed uncouth manners."
  198. "My sister made an _______ remark"
  199. "which embarrassed me in front of"
  200. "all my friends."
  201. ad "
  202. "developed uncouth manners."
  203. "My sister made an _______ remark"
  204. "which emba