The __ of any references or bibliography made his research paper suspect in the eyes of his professor.
1.deficiency
2.supply
3.absence
4.shortage
ABSENCE
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When it became clear that the weather was going to deteriorate overnight, Sean decided to __ the meeting scheduled for the next morning.
1.carry over
2.turn out
3.break off
4.call off
CALL OFF
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There is no doubt that he bought eighteenth-century dishes almost continuously, but his discriminating choices made him much more a __ than a hoarder.
1.packrat
2.collector
3.miser
4.patron
COLLECTOR
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They disagreed about what constituted a great vacation: he wanted to go rock climbing and paragliding, while she wanted to relax in some __ setting.
1.idyllic
2.exhilarating
3.prosaic
4.mysterious
IDYLLIC
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After her collusion with the cheaters was revealed, Sarah’s friends wondered how such an outstanding student could __ a scheme that could only benefit slackers.
1.duck out of
2.branch out into
3.back out of
4.get caught up in