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Sarah has a ________ for knowlege; she's always reading. ( appetite / thirst / hunger / craving )
thirst
The Colossus of Rhodes was one of the seven ancient ________ of the world. ( marvels / spectacles / wonders / rarities )
wonders
Margie was an ________ traveller, even dangerous conflict wouldn't stop her visiting a place. ( inquisitive / intrepid / insightful / ingenious )
intrepid
The floral bouquet we entered in the competition were a _______ of colour, but unfortunately we didn't win first prize. ( wham / buzz / drop / riot )
riot
The entire population of great crested newts were _________ when they built the new motorway. ( wiped up / wiped off / wiped out / wiped on )
wiped out
He gave a ________ response to his opponent which impressed the audience. ( long-winded / quick-witted / short-sighted / narrow-minded )
quick-witted
As their caravan wound around the mountainside, a ________ (PICTURE) village revealed itself in the distance.
picturesque
If I had to make a _______ (EDUCATE) guess, I'd say you were a music professor.
educated
She found many things _______ (DESIRE) about the region- the poverty, the pollution, the smell.
undesirable
His ________ (FEAR) meant he could walk into a area full of ferocious wild animals and not be the least bit scared.
fearlessness
The morbid tale was too much for Frank to bear, given how the storyteller told it so _______ (GRAPH)
graphically
She couldn't go on holiday with Jonathan, they had too much emotional ______ (BAG)
baggage
Having grown up in the countryside, Oscar still had a _______ (PROVINCE) way about himself even after living in the city for a few years.
provincial
The antique wardrobe cleaned up nicely its _______ spotless. ( absolutely / terribly / slightly )
absolutely
I'm completely _______, let's take a nap ( tired / sleepy / exhausted )
exhausted
My (scholarly / statistical) opinion is that I disagree completely with your line of (reckoning/ reasoning)
scholarly/ reasoning
