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Uncommunicative Enthusiastic Alert Overabundance Courageous To greet first An excuse Unlucky Angry Criminal Basic, elementary Clever To make up a lie Great number of people Concise, pithy To use lively gestures Shade of difference Sly Coax, wheedle To make greater To be completely soaked in something Predicting the future Someones special field To continually nag Carelessly chosen Related to science of engineering To add to Beg for assistance Of outstanding reputation A mature women Small amount of Dull, difficult work Desiring huge amount Existing in great number Historical records To come to have an understanding of

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Abound_____ Accost______ Adroit_______ Annals______ Automaton_____ Avid ______ Badger______ Cajole_____ Compound_____ Drudgery_____ Eminent_____ Enhance_____ Fabricate_____ Felon_____ Furtive_____ Gesticulate_____ Hapless_____ Implore_____ Indiscriminate_____ Interminable_____ Intrepid_____ Irate____ Laconic_____ Matron_____ Nuance_____ Paradox_____ Perceive_____ Plethora_____ Pretext _____ Prognosticate_____ Realm_____ Replete_____ Reticent_____ Rudimentary_____ Steeped_____ Technology_____ Throng_____

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Tinge_____ Vigilant_____ Voracious_____ Bristle_____ Caustic_____ Cessation_____ Condolence_____ Dupe_____ Euphemism_____ Inadvertent_____ Incipient_____ Incongruous______ Infamous_____ Jostle_____ Lackluster_____ Loathe_____ Mundane_____ Ominous_____ Reprimand_____ Repudiate_____ Stipulate_____ Tremulous_____ Wrest_____ Alacrity_____ Aspirant_____ Belligerent_____ Belittle_____ Brash_____ Castigate_____ Disdain______ Dregs_____ Feint_____ Frenzy_____ Intimidate_____ Laceration_____ Octogenarian_____ Promulgate______ Pugnacious______ Scoff______ Scurrilous______ Solace______ Completely filled with_____

ll. Robot mm. self-contradictory situation nn. unending oo. despise pp. menacing qq. evil rr. a pause ss. just starting tt. trembling uu. to have ones hair stand up vv. stinging ww. earthly xx. due to an oversight yy. make a specific demand zz. to push, to elbow aaa. an easily fooled person bbb. expression of sympathy ccc. to scold severely ddd. seize eee. having inconsistent elements fff. disown ggg. lacking brightness hhh. saying something in a less direct way iii. scorn jjj. to make afraid kkk. frantic outburst lll. Person of eighty mmm. To mock nnn. Make public ooo. Pretense, sham ppp. Combative qqq. Candidate for better job rrr. Seeking war sss. Speak of as unimportant ttt. Vulgar uuu. Insolent vvv.Punish www. Comfort xxx. Most worthless part yyy. Able to be touched

79. Sordid_____ 80. Tangible______

zzz. Rough cut aaaa. Filthy bbbb. Quick willingness

IDIOMS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. To eat humble pie_______ A pig in a poke________ A flash in the pan________ To pour oil on troubled waters______ The sword of Damocles_______ Pyrrhic victory_______ A wet blanket________ To beard the lion________ Crocodile Tears_______ To carry the day_________ Skid Row________ To go up in smoke________ to throw down the gauntlet_______ feeling no pain________ Hobsons choice_________ To rule the roost__________ a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. a blind item; poor purchase admit to defeat to star today, a flop tomorrow to try to make peace an expensive conquest spoilsport defy an opponent in his home be the boss Under the influence To offer a challenge To have no say in the matter any threatening danger run down district hypocritical sympathy to win the honours end fruitlessly