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Please do not ask me to tell an untruth; lying is ________ to me.

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Please do not ask me to tell an untruth; lying is ________ to me.

Abhorrent

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2

A teacher commend me on my improvement in writing, but _________ me for my lateness to class.

Adomish (ed)

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3

Taste this ripe pineapple; it has an ________ flavor.

Ambrosial

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4

On July 14, 1789, a Paris mob freed the prisoners _______ in the Bastille.

Confine

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5

In the United States, the 1930’s were the ______ of the Great Depression.

Decade

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6

Fall out shows that a nuclear device was probably ______ recently over the Pacific.

Detonate(d)

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7

Day lily blossoms are ________; they last for a day.

Ephemeral

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8

A few of the investors were _______ to buy the worthless shock but most were too astute to be deceived.

Gullible

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9

Have they agreed on a price yet, or are they still _______?

Haggle (ing)

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10

I filled a basin with lukewarm water and _______ my foot in it.

Immerse (d)

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11

The former hostages now get a normal amount of sleep; during their imprisonment they suffered from ______.

Insomnia

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12

I wrote your name with one t, instead of two. Please forgive the _____.

Lapse

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13

A _____ is being conducted to learn what happened to the missing funds.

Probe

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14

Tension was high in the court room as the jury filed in to ______ its verdict.

Render

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15

She eats little; her lunch would hardly make a ______ for a sparrow.

Repast

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16

Every 200 miles we stopped at a service station to ______ replenish our gas tank.

Replenish

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17

We have nineteen signatures already, and if we get one more, we’ll have an even _____?

Score

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18

Why did Sharon invite everyone but me? Was it an oversight, or a deliberate ____?

Snub

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19

A few days after the cut finger was sewn together, the patient returned for the removal of the ______.

Suture(s)

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I ________ opened a letter addressed to you. Please forgive me.

Unwittingly

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