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Scientists are pushing known technologies to their limits in an attempt to______more energy from the earth. detract protract extract retract
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When the civil war ended,______tasks confronted the people. Soldiers from both sides had to be demobilized, readjusted to civilian life, and reabsorbed by the devastated economy. staggering appealing contending rewarding
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The new accessibility of land around almost every major city______an explosion of real estate development and fueled what we know as urbanization. incited followed claimed sparked
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Japan’s______in the field of electronics would have to withstand much stronger challenge from competitors in the globalized economy. subordination supremacy submission subjection
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After the 1870s, a number of important authors began to reject the Romanticism that had ______immediately following the civil war. appeared recurred surfaced prevailed
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The poet was able to______the bucolic lifestyle in great detail because he had lived in the countryside for a long time. design determine depict denote
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The most______investments were made in small books that had proven to be steady sellers, providing a reasonably reliable source of income for the publisher. appalling appealing astounding astonishing
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As early as 1782, the______Delaware inventor Oliver Evans built a highly automated, labor-saving flour mill driven by water power. proficient prudent productive prolific
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These innovations in manufacturing______output and living standards to an unprecedented extent. moved triggered boosted generated
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Studies reveal that obesity could, to a large extent, be attributed to the increasing popularity of the______lifestyle. sedentary secretive seclusive solitary
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As a comet’s orbit brings it closer to the sun, first the comet grows, then two______tails usually form. dim distinct definite descriptive
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In his letter he thanked his friend for the gift of tulip bulbs, but he then continued to ______for their death. grumble greet grieve grudge
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Effective communication is an______part of qualifications for a good teacher. integral intellectual intangible inclusive
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When ancient artifacts have been______to these processes, their origin is usually impossible to trace. subordinated subdivided subjected submitted
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Fire ants make use of an alarm pheromone to______workers to an emergency, and their scouts lay down a trail as a guide during mass migrations. alert allot alternate adapt
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For a time he______a career as an army medical doctor, but his family obligation forced him to give up the idea. consulted contested contemplated consented
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One of the best-known examples of mass extinction occurred 65 million years ago with the______of the dinosaurs and many other forms of life. demolition demise diffusion decline
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When water is scarce, lizards may reduce their movements and remain in that condition for______periods of time. pronounced programmed projected prolonged
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The accounting firm deliberately destroyed documents to______government investigators. thrill threaten thwart terrify
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Printmaking is the generic term for a number of processes, of which woodcut and engraving are two______examples. premier prior prime primary
