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  • Wordsworth rejected poetic _____________ in favor of ordinary language.
    diction
  • Abraham Lincoln said the graves at hallowed Gettysburg were ______________ by the sacrifice of the soldiers who died there.
    consecrated
  • In the class that day was an _______ man who was creating turmoil.
    obstreperous
  • I get _____________ when I look at my grown sons' baby pictures and long for the day when they were little.
    nostalgic
  • This class is so _____________ it puts me to sleep some days.
    banal
  • The debate team members are skilled in _________________ and win many of their debates.
    rhetoric
  • It's the ________ of a new day in education dealing with the pandemic.
    advent
  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares all human rights _____________ rights that can not be denied.
    inalienable
  • Sam found cliques to be a(an)____________ truth in high school.
    unpalatable
  • She'd heard sickening tales of _______________ Gestapo torture, and of prisoners who were never seen again.
    barbarous
  • Police must operate in their ___________________ where they have legal authority.
    jurisdiction
  • Many hours of ___________ preparation have gone into writing the book.
    meticulous
  • Since the __________ of jet aircraft, travel has been speeded up.
    advent
  • His hair was so ________________ styled, not a hair was out of place.
    meticulously
  • My third block was a very ________________ class last semester rarely able to focus and do their work.
    obstreperous
  • His murder was an outrageous and __________ act.
    barbarous
  • It is an _____________ fact of life that the most deserving people do not often achieve the most success.
    unpalatable
  • Many Jewish people suffered under the _____________ of Hitler.
    tyranny
  • Nor did a _____ emerge to match Senator Joseph McCarthy, whose cynical witch-hunts in the l950s put a generation on trial.
    demagogue
  • The insurance industry has produced its own proposals for ______health care.
    universal
  • Bland, ______ music tinkled discreetly from hidden loudspeakers.
    banal
  • The new church was ______________ by the Bishop of Chester.
    consecrated
  • Life in Britain was transformed by the _______ of the steam engine.
    advent
  • She sought legal ____________ when her landlord tried to unfairly evict her from her apartment.
    recourse
  • There are dangers/risks ______ in almost every sport.
    inherent
  • She planned her trip in _______ detail.
    meticulous
  • Holyfield had a considerable advantage over his ____________ opponent.
    ponderous
  • The dark clouds on the horizon felt _________________.
    ominous
  • We spent a pleasant evening reminiscing and _____________discussing the state of the world.
    amicably
  • My students ___________ worked in their groups making for a pleasant class.
    amicably
  • The writer's _____________ in the essay was formal and academic.
    diction
  • his case comes under the __________________ of a lower court.
    jurisdiction
  • Many politicians have a hard time ____________ an election.
    conceding
  • His ________________ actions caused the death and injury of many people.
    barbarous
  • Elephants are ______________ animals but can run surprisingly fast.
    ponderous
  • I think this government operates on the basis of _______________ , not of principle.
    expediency
  • The car is making an ________ rattling sound.
    ominous
  • He said the republic now had an________ right to self-determination.
    inalienable
  • Harry Potter's coming of age in Rowling's books represents a common literary ______.
    Theme
  • Motocross has many ___________ dangers and risks.
    inherent
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