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A perfect game is the ______________ of any pitcher's career in baseball.
Acme
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The___________ I most admire in you is your willingness to give everyone's opinions a fair hearing.
Attribute
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Candidates for public office may resort to negative ads that _____________ their opponents' records.
Belittle
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Please _____________ our best wishes to your parents on their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
Convey
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No two religons see eye to eye on every fine detail of ______________.
Doctrine
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If you ____________ that irrelevant remark, you will improve your essay.
Excise
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A recipe may call for ______________ herbs and spices that are difficult to obtain.
Exotic
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The ____________ refugees were given food, clothing, and temporary shelter.
Haggard
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I brought a ____________ straw hat.
Jaunty
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Our property ends at the ________________ of the two stone walls.
Juncture
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New immigrants may find jobs as ___________ in hotels and restaurants.
Menial
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The challenger's swift ___________ caught the champion completely off guard.
Parry
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Owls and other __________ birds play an important role in maintaining the balance of nature.
Predatory
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Swarms of locusts ___________ the farmer's fields and orchards.
Ravage
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A fashion model's _______________ is calculated to show off a designer's clothing to best advantage.
Stance
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An excess of gold braid and glittery beads gave the costumes a ______________ look.
Tawdry
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Strikes generally consider those workers who cross the picket lines to be ______________.
Turncoat
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Many celebrities remain ___________ despite their fame and wealth.
Unassuming
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After a strenuous hike, I was too tired to do anything but _______________ blissfully in a hot bath.
Wallow
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The committee ___________ for several days before choosing the winner of the essay contest.
Waver
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