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"alto"
"singing voice lower than soprano"
"The alto in the quartet had a very"
"lovely voice."
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"The choir leader told me that I was"
"not a soprano but an ____."
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"artisan"
"a skilled workman"
"It takes a true artisan to do such"
"beautiful work with wood."
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"He hired a reknowned _______ to do"
"the masonry work on his house."
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"blazer"
"a sport jacket"
"Your new blue blazer looks good on"
"you, *."
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"Steve wore his new plaid ______"
"to the party."
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"boycott"
"a refusal to buy"
"Are you going to support the farm"
"workers by joining the boycott of"
"grapes?"
"The community staged a _______ to"
"protest the high price of electricity."
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"brocade"
"a fabric woven with raised designs"
"The heavy brocade draperies gave an"
"elegant ambiance to the room."
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"Southern belles wore elegant silk"
"_______ gowns."
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"chasm"
"a deep gap"
"The chasm between the two peaks made"
"the climb more perilous for the men."
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"The continental divide is formed"
"by a long _____."
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"cochlea"
"part of the inner ear"
"The cochlea is the spiral-shaped"
"section of the inner ear."
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"The extremely loud noise injured"
"her _______."
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"descendant"
"an offspring"
"My friend * is a descendant"
"of a man who came to America on the"
"Mayflower."
"Helen is a __________ of two"
"Holocaust survivors."
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"diversity"
"a variety"
"California offers a great diversity"
"of landscapes for the tourist."
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"Our school is noted for the _________"
"of its student body."
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"eloquence"
"fine speaking"
"* spoke with great "
"eloquence on the important issue."
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"Don's _________ has won him many"
"debate trophies."
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"exploit"
"a daring deed"
"The new James Bond movie features"
"his most exciting exploit ever."
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"My most remarkable _______ was"
"climbing Mount Everest."
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"foundling"
"a deserted child"
"The foundling was adopted by her new"
"family when she was two months old."
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"The little girl who was discovered"
"by the police in an alley was"
"classified as a _________."
"glucose"
"a kind of sugar"
"Glucose and sucrose are simple "
"sugars found in many of our foods."
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"One of the simple sugars in our"
"bodies is _______."
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"hypochondriac"
"a person with imaginary illnesses"
"Sue often thought she was ill; she"
"was a hypochondriac."
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"That woman spends most of her life"
"thinking she is ill; I think she is"
"a _____________."
"magistrate"
"a judge"
"He is a magistrate in a county"
"court."
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"The policeman was dismissed from the"
"courtroom by the __________."
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"narrative"
"a story"
"The reading passage was a narrative"
"about life in ancient Greece."
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"The exciting _________ was an account"
"of the author's adventures in the"
"jungles of Africa."
"priority"
"something which comes first"
"Getting good grades is *'s first "
"priority."
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"Getting into a good college is a high"
"________ for many students."
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"receptacle"
"a container"
"Please put all your trash in the"
"receptacle by the door."
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"A woman's purse often serves as the"
"__________ for her basic necessities."
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"remnant"
"a part left over"
"She sewed a vest from the fabric"
"remnant she had saved."
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"That single chunk of pottery is the"
"only _______ of what was once a "
"beautiful vase."
"rigamarole"
"nonsense"
"Why must we go through all this "
"rigamarole just to get our refund?"
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"Large universities often put their"
"students through a lot of __________"
"just to get enrolled in classes."
"sanctuary"
"a place of safety"
"The basement shelter was a sanctuary"
"for the family during the tornado."
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"That little cave in the cliffs would"
"be the best _________ in a downpour."
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"sequence"
"a connected series"
"The Civil War was caused by a long"
"sequence of events in American"
"history."
"The newspaper did a ________ of"
"articles on the television industry."
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"slander"
"a false statement"
"The movie star is suing her agent"
"for slander."
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"I was very upset by a bit of _______"
"I heard about my friend."
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"trek"
"a journey"
"The hikers started their long trek"
"up the mountain."
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"She was preparing to embark on a"
"____ through the Middle East."
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"vanity"
"pride"
"It was vanity that made the balding"
"man wear a hairpiece."
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"Because of my ______, I refuse to"
"leave the house without makeup."
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