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They have a great deal to say on the subject, but unfortunately most of it is meaningless drivel.
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Drivel
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The Vice President of the US, Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense are _____ members of the National Security Council.
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Ex officio
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That dancer is very talented, but isn't it going rather far to call her "the very _____ of feminine beauty and grace"?
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Epitome
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Representing an org. of senior citizens, the rally's keynote speaker _____ vehemently against conditions that rob elderly of their dignity.
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Inveigh
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"The rash and _____ actions of that young hothead almost cost us the battle, to say nothing of the war," the general remarked sourly
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Precipitate
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The mere fact that we cannot explain at the present time how she was hurt doesn't mean that she was a victim of some _____ power.
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Occult
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After completing those long grueling exams, I was overwhelmed by a _____ so great that I felt that I would never be able to study again.
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Lassitude
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We do not know what her motives were, but we may _____ that she was mainly concerned for the child's well-being.
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Surmise
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A good definition of freedom is "The right to do anything you wish as long as you do not _____ on the rights of others."
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Infringe
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Addressing the school assembly was a nerve-racking experience, but I managed to deliver my speech with a reasonable amount of _____.
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Aplomb
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"If you think my training rules are too _____ and confining," the coach said, "then you probably shouldn't be a candidate for the team.
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Stringent
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We looked up hungrily as the delightful odor of broiled steak and fried onions _____ the room.
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Permeate
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He tries to give the impression of being a true man of the world, but his conduct clearly shows him to be a _____ and somewhat reckless youth.
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Callow
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The voters of this city are looking for practical answers to urgent questions and will not respond to that kind of _____ and pretentious claptrap.
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Bombastic
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Though fossils show that human beings have been on earth a long time, the earliest written records of their activities date back only about 5 _____.
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Millennium
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