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  • It was a night of d_____ failure for the athletes. They lost every game.
    dismal
  • I have a b______ desire to climb the Everest.
    burning
  • It's unlikely she was enjoying herself very much == She can't have b....
    ... been enjoying herself very much.
  • Odd one out: distinct / heavy / remote / strong POSSIBILITY
    Heavy
  • My attempts to fish met with _________ ___________. I didn't even get a catfish.
    complete failure
  • The performance was an o___________ success.
    overnight
  • Why on earth didn't you tell me? You should .....
    have told me!
  • The government faces the d__________ ch____________ of reducing poverty.
    daunting / challenge
  • We left home in the ______ of the night.
    dead
  • He is not very s____. When I was ill he didn't even phoned me.
    sympathetic
  • He is the gentlest person I know. He has a ______ full of _____
    heart / gold
  • Odd one out: fair / inside / realistic / slim CHANCE
    inside
  • She is such a s__________ person. She's honest and open and says what she thinks.
    straightforward
  • He never _____ a _____ around the house. He expects us to do everything!
    lifts / finger
  • I'll persuade my aunt to give me some money. She is a _____ touch.
    soft
  • He gets angry very easily. He has a q_____ temper.
    quick
  • She comes across as aggressive, but she wouldn't _____ a fly.
    hurt
  • Everything else that happened in my life pales _____ ________beside that one event.
    into insignificance
  • Odd one out: heated / lifelong / secret / greatest AMBITION
    heated
  • The students were h____________ motivated to start the research.
    highly
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