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A perfect game is the ______________ of any pitcher's career in baseball.
Acme
The___________ I most admire in you is your willingness to give everyone's opinions a fair hearing.
Attribute
Candidates for public office may resort to negative ads that _____________ their opponents' records.
Belittle
Please _____________ our best wishes to your parents on their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
Convey
No two religons see eye to eye on every fine detail of
______________.
Doctrine
If you ____________ that irrelevant remark, you will improve your essay.
Excise
A recipe may call for ______________ herbs and spices that are difficult to obtain.
Exotic
The ____________ refugees were given food, clothing, and temporary shelter.
Haggard
I brought a ____________ straw hat.
Jaunty
Our property ends at the ________________ of the two stone walls.
Juncture
New immigrants may find jobs as ___________ in hotels and restaurants.
Menial
The challenger's swift ___________ caught the champion completely off guard.
Parry
Owls and other __________ birds play an important role in maintaining the balance of nature.
Predatory
Swarms of locusts ___________ the farmer's fields and orchards.
Ravage
A fashion model's _______________ is calculated to show off a designer's clothing to best advantage.
Stance
An excess of gold braid and glittery beads gave the costumes a ______________ look.
Tawdry
Strikes generally consider those workers who cross the picket lines to be ______________.
Turncoat
Many celebrities remain ___________ despite their fame and wealth.
Unassuming
After a strenuous hike, I was too tired to do anything but _______________ blissfully in a hot bath.
Wallow
The committee ___________ for several days before choosing the winner of the essay contest.
Waver
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Chapter 7
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unit 7 vocab. words
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