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Sentence Completion/Selecting Words for IBA

Exam Veda
1. Fate smiles on those who untiringly 22. Some regions of our country still remain
grapple with stark realities of life. inaccessible to the average man.
2. The miser gazed avidly at the pile of 23. It seems that Sayem will not be selected
gold coins in front of him. for the post
3. Catching the earlier train will give us the 24. In Bush, Saddam was up against more
chance to do some shopping. than his match.
4. I saw a herd of cows in the field. 25. I haven't seen you for a week.
5. The grapes are now ripe enough to be 26. I listened, but I had no idea what he was
picked. talking about.
6. Success in this examination depends on 27. The car in which the minister was
hard work alone. traveling met with an accident.
7. My uncle decided to take me and my 28. The non-cooperative attitude of the
sister to the market. members can only spoil the image of the
8. If you smuggle goods into the country, society.
they may be confiscated by the customs 29. Sonika is quite intelligent but rather
authority. lazy/indolent/dormant/slothful.
9. Man does not live by bread alone. 30. In a little-publicized deal, Pepsi, Cola
10. Piyush behaves strangely at times and, has captured the entire soft drink
therefore, nobody gets along with him. market in Afghanistan.
11. Rohan and Rahim are twin brothers, but 31. He insists in wearing the old fashioned
they do not look alike. coat in spite of his wife's disapproval.
12. To err is human to forgive divine. 32. She put in a brief appearance at the end
13. The ruling party will have to put its own of party.
house in order. 33. Life is to death as pleasure is to
14. Restoration of old paintings is a job for suffering.
experts. 34. This, partly, explains how the Anbir
15. During Eid the shops are crowded of family has been able to keep up its
people. lavish lifestyle in recent times, despite
16. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. the fact that all its assets have been
17. The telephone was ringing several destroyed.
times before I answered it. 35. The machine is difficult to build but
18. He passed the examination in the first easy to maintain.
class because he had worked hard for 36. If you work beyond your capacity, you
it. will naturally feel tired
19. Jawaharlal spent his childhood at Anand 37. If you persist in telling lies to me I shall
Bhawan. sue you for slander.
20. If negotiations are to prove fruitful, 38. His father-in-law set him up in business.
there must not only be sincerity on each 39. A few works of reference are valuable
side, but there must also be faith in the as Encyclopedia, Britannica.
sincerity of the other side. 40. This book is quite similar to the one I
21. I hate sitting beside him as he always read last week.
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41. If our friends are not able to take us in 64. Anika pulled a long face when she was
their car, we must make alternative told that she could not go to Agra.
arrangements to go to the airport. 65. Brothers must live in harmony. They
42. A crescendo of metallic thuds arose must never fall apart.
from the market, where the iron-smiths 66. I was astounded at his colossal lack of
were hammering the pieces of metals. knowledge about the Continent of
43. I haven't eaten an apple for a long Africa.
while. 67. Ayesha always seeks the permission of
44. The parliament invested the new her father before going for movies.
organization with judicial authority. 68. He felt no qualms as he plunged the
45. Owing to the power cut in the area, knife into her back.
factories are being forced to lay off men 69. You haven't had your lunch yet, have
46. Man must act to stop pollution. you?
47. He was sent to the prison for his crime. 70. The manner in which bombs exploded
48. The answer was written in blue ink. in five trains within a short span of time
49. Many historic decisions were taken at suggests that it is a part of a conspiracy.
the meeting. 71. Wheat provides carbohydrates,
50. Those who persist in the endeavor at vitamins, proteins, and dietary fiber in
long last triumph over the odds of life. our daily diet.
51. In the modern materialistic society, the 72. The waiter hasn't brought the coffee yet
only aim of people appears to be I've been here an hour already.
acquire money by fair means or foul. 73. In our zeal for progress we should not
52. What is the postage for an air letter? arm executive with more power.
53. He became enamored of her grace when 74. You've only three months to complete
he first saw her dance. the course, Don't give up now.
54. Rahim was so badly injured that he 75. The traveler slept under the cool shade
needed intensive care in the hospital. of banyan tree.
55. You cannot devise a method which 76. She has an aversion to taking even
excludes all possibility of errors. onion and garlic.
56. Many areas of the city were plunged 77. The river overflowed its banks and
into darkness for several hours. flooded the area.
57. Find the captions that accompany these 78. Till the arrival of the police, nobody
cartoons went near the victim.
58. I don't really know how to tackle the 79. When I was a child, I walked to school
problem. every day instead going by cycle.
59. The English schemed to continue their 80. Farida sings very well and so does
rule in Bangladesh by playing off one Salim.
community against the other. 81. The old Nature versus man debate
60. The passengers were afraid, but the regarding crime continues even today.
captain assured them that there was no 82. The Sun rose at six this morning.
danger. 83. That rule is applicable to everyone.
61. The family gave father a gold watch on 84. Her parents will never give their
the occasion of his fiftieth birthday. consent to so much an unsuitable match.
62. The park extends as far as the river. 85. He tried to defend himself against a
63. Many of the advances of civilization horde of ruffians.
have been conceived by young people 86. According to corporate circles data is
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financially powerful company in the 107. It being an irrelevant issue, it is not

processed foods business, the group's correct to introduce questions of
thrust area for the 1990's morality in to the debate.
87. Indeed, all over the world, more and 108. Samir took them all for a ride by
more people are drinking coffee. producing false documents.
88. Like any other country Bangladesh has 109. True brevity resides in saying only what
its fair share of superstitions. needs to be said.
89. The new education policy provides a 110. Health is too important to be neglected.
useful breakthrough for the planners to 111. In hot weather I like lying in the shade
remove illiteracy. of a tree.
90. People who gamble on horses usually 112. It was indeed unreasonable of him to
lose in the end. leave this job and start business.
91. About twenty clerks were made 113. One major conflict/dispute/discord
redundant when the banks introduced between the Election Commission and
computers. the Union Government related to the
92. After the rain the weather cleared up powers of the former in respect of the
and the sun came out. deployment of central police forces at
93. Nadir was found to possess the required places where are elections is held.
qualifications for the job. 114. We shall not to be able to use your
94. Government buildings are illuminated ability in court unless we can find
on the Republic day. someone to corroborate to statements.
95. We had such a wonderful time at the 115. He is too dull to solve this problem.
party last night. 116. He is the person who is most to blame.
96. An employment advertisement should 117. We had to pay more taxi fare because
specify the number of vacancies. the driver brought us by a circuitous
97. When Bashir left the cocktail party he route.
was as wise as a judge. 118. He was accused of stealing his aunt's
98. The criminal seems to have acted in necklace.
collusion the three others. 119. He knew everything better than anybody
99. Soft minded individuals are prone to else, and it was an affront to his
embrace all kinds superstitions. overstrung vanity that you should
100. The stenographer is very efficient. He is disagree with him.
an asset to his firm. 120. It's very kind of you to agree to speak at
101. However, the group's long-term strategy the meeting.
is to concentrate on core sector 121. Pakistan lost a crucial wicket just when
business connected with infrastructure they seemed to be doing so well, and
and energy. that led to their eventual defeat.
102. The man came in a van to mend the 122. Rahima's heart leapt at the sight of the
television set. beautiful diamond necklace.
103. Nobody can compel me to do anything 123. He lives near a lovely stretch of
which I do not want to do. countryside.
104. A sanguine outlook is associated with 124. Ambition is one of those passions
the optimist. which are never satisfied.
105. His conduct is bad, and his honesty is 125. He is a person of sound character and
not above suspicion. amiable disposition.
106. It is 14 years since i saw him. 126. If I take a state roadways bus, I'll get
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127. In high school many of us never realized 146. Besides other provisions, that
the importance that grammar would shopkeeper deals in cosmetics.
play in later life. 147. Leave a two-inch margin on each page
128. In a changing and progressively for the teacher's remarks.
unstructured business environment, 148. The team was well trained and strong,
creativity and innovation are being but somehow their morale was low.
increasingly demanded of executives. 149. The lovers were meeting each other
129. On account of the dearth of grass on the secretly, but their clandestine affair was
arid plains the cattle became emaciated. soon known to everyone.
130. A woman came in with a baby who, she 150. The king pardoned the rebel.
said, had just swallowed a safety pin. 151. I shall call with you tomorrow.
131. The Hubble Space Telescope will search 152. She stood out from the crowd because
for planets around the stars, a key to the of her height and flaming red hair.
quest extraterrestrial life, and examine 153. In a large cities people are cut away
interstellar dust and gases out of which from nature.
stars are born. 154. The more your action and thought are
132. She draws Taka 80 out of the bank allied and integrated the happier you
every Friday. grow.
133. The American ambassador presented 155. We had a spell of warm weather in
his credentials to the President of February.
Bangladesh. 156. Physically we are now all neighbors, but
134. Once he has signed the agreement, he psychologically. we are strangers to
won't be able to back out. each other.
135. It was difficult to remove my feet as it 157. When their examinations are over, the
had got stuck firmly in the mud. children gleefully abandon the books
136. He is a very careful person; he never they had been reading.
takes side but remains impartial. 158. Kabir is too small to start playing
137. Sylhet receives plentiful rainfall and is cricket now.
consequently a very green part of the 159. The thief made off with all the money.
country. 160. The luggage was too heavy for him to
138. This brand of TV is quite inferior to that lift
one. 161. Walking at 3'o clock, I heard the
139. It is not what you say that matters but rumble of thunder.
what you do. 162. A stone that goes on rolling gather no
140. 'Please' and 'Thank you' are the little moss.
courtesies by which we keep the 163. The earth is at present in great danger of
machine of life oiled and running becoming uninhabitable because of
smoothly. colossal environmental pollution which
141. I put out the light and slept. is going on at an incredible rapid pace.
142. To all intents and purposes, the manager 164. Moreover, a fact finding mission
is the master of the firm. dispatched by India to Bangladesh in
143. The pilot had been warned about the January this year strongly recommended
storm, before he took off. that the Awami League should go it
144. Hardly had he arrived when it started alone, and not hand over control to a
raining. Bangladeshi Partner.
145. I consider a car to be absolutely 165. There is a keen competition in each
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166. Now, the management graduate can 185. A man remains narrow minded, self-
expect to have a prosperous life on a compliance and ignorant unless he visits
regular/Consistent income without other people and learns from them.
having to depend on finding a place in 186. My father lays down for a nap.
family busies having to tend the paternal 187. I think they allow their children too
estates. much latitude.
167. The boy fell off bicycle. 188. Once you suspect a person of double
168. The French are reputed to have a very dealing, you ought to keep him at arm's
good sense of humor. length.
169. Johnny, where are you? Here I’m up 189. Affix a revenue stamp and put your
this tree. signature on it.
170. That the poor in our country, are happy 190. My first lesson on forgiveness came
is an illusion. from my mother.
171. The robbers were arrested and taken to 191. At one point, it looked as if an area of
prison yesterday. agreement would emerge specially over
172. The cinema offers a welcome escape the issue of productivity linked wages.
from cramped and dull city life and the 192. Do you know where she comes from?
Bangladeshis are avid movie-goers. 193. God is gracious.
173. I shall take revenge on you. 194. He is so credulous that he immediately
174. This book is a useful addition to our believes my story of ghosts.
library. 195. Rajeev failed in the examination
175. The boy was cured of typhoid. because none of his answers were
176. The communalist represents the pertinent to the questions asked.
antithesis of everything noble that we 196. There are divergent views on the issue
have inherited from our culture and of giving bonus to the employees.
history. 197. Man who has committed such an
177. He is so sensitive to light that he never abominable crime must get the most
leaves the house without sunglasses. severe punishment.
178. The veracity of the Minister's statement 198. He has stopped people visiting him at
cannot be verified by people who have his house because he fears it will cause
no access to official records. discomfort to neighbors.
179. But the introductory fee does not stop 199. Although he never learns to read, his
after the initial handshake, brokers have exceptional memory and enquiring mind
to bring it up after each transaction. eventually made him a very erudite
180. Colgate has also set an ambitious aim of man.
cornering on 8% value shared of tooth 200. More insurers are limiting the sale of
paste market by then end of first years. property insurance in coastal areas and
181. Due to a failure of some traffic lights, other regions prone to natural disasters.
traffic is moving very slowly. 201. Roman Regions besieged the Mountain
182. The battalion operating from the citadel of Masada for three years before
mountain was able to tie down three they were able to seize it.
enemy divisions. 202. Unlike his calmer, more easygoing
183. I purposely didn’t meet you during my colleagues, the senator was irascible,
last visit to Kashmir. ready to quarrel at the slightest
184. I have read one novel by Ahsan. I want provocation.
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203. Jill was loathed by her employees schemes to create infrastructure at

because she often, berated them for not different stages.
working hard enough. 223. The students aren't prepared to take the
204. Reconstructing the skeletons of extinct examination
species like dinosaurs is an exacting 224. We should seize opportunities as they
process that requires much patience and arise.
effort by paleontologists. 225. There is no culture in the world that’s
205. This is a good spot for a picnic. absolutely pure.
206. The management of private limited 226. He took up the letter from the table and
companies is in the hands of its read it to his friend.
directors. 227. He led me along the green laws to the
207. Samir the prince of Dubai adored his palatial building.
siblings. 228. The ship with all its crew was lost after
208. The Christmas tree was adorned with the terrible storm.
stars and other decorative items. 229. We had better start now to work for our
209. The administration of the state is examination.
efficient. 230. The lease of our premises has run out
210. There is no place for errors in an and we have to vacate it.
accountant's job. 231. His boss called for an explanation of his
211. A wise person is one who learns from conduct with his colleagues.
his mistakes. 232. The artist had to struggle a lot before
212. Many companies ask their employees to being recognized for his talent.
sign a bond of secrecy. 233. Most of the committee members were in
213. Slaves were freed from bondage only favor of the constructed of a new dam
after they died. in that village.
214. Before the advent of the Europeans in 234. She wants to learn basic German as she
Indian subcontinent, the Indian will be leaving for Germany next
subcontinent was a free country. month.
215. No sooner did he come than the police 235. They sound a sound infrastructure in
handcuffed him. order to cope with the new challenges.
216. ''What exactly does he want?" He would 236. As soon as she reached the branch
like to see you get a good job on the office, she was asked to report the
project." head-office immediately.
217. She was sorry she didn't attend her 237. Please don't interrupt when I am
friend's wedding." "Yes, she was talking.
regretting that she couldn't go. 238. The pen is mightier than the sword.
218. Lord Buddha abdicated his kingship 239. Rahim took his revenge for the wrong
and become a hermit. done to him.
219. This is a slur on his character. 240. On his sudden demise, my emotions
220. We didn't expect the program to be such were so, complicated that it was
a huge success. intolerable how I felt.
221. I suffer from no illusion about my 241. Since one cannot read every book, one
capabilities. should be content with making a
222. The government, in a bid to make judicious selection.
Rajshahi, a preferred investment 242. His interest in the study of human
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243. Ravi's behavior is worthy of emulation 261. Family planning is essential for curbing
by all the youngsters. the rapid increase in population.
244. Two of the fugitives managed to remain 262. The government should provide
free by adeptly avoiding the pursuit of attractive tax incentives to create the
the police. market for quality goods.
245. Mounting unemployment is the most 263. The young man lost his way in the forest
serious and intractable problem faced and found that he had become a quarry
by India today. to the dacoits.
246. It is not fair to cast aspersions on honest 264. The artisan is working on wood.
and innocent persons. 265. The prolonged illness left him totally
247. The poor ones continue to eke out a enervated.
living inspite of economic liberalization 266. Prospective candidates have to prove
in that country. that they have sufficient money to cover
248. The speaker did not properly use the their boarding and tuition.
time as he went on deliberating on one 267. He bought new shoes last month but
point alone. they are already worn out.
249. Eight scientists have bagged the 268. The accused denied that he had met the
national awards for outstanding deceased before.
contribution and dedication to the 269. Speeding and blocking are traffic
profession. offences which lead to gruesome
250. I request you to confess your crime. accidents.
251. This article tries to acquaint us with 270. Every Shakespearean hero has an
problems of poor nations so that we help internal flaw in his character.
them more effectively. 271. The President of the Students' Union
252. They have decided to meet the Prime played into the hands of some political
Minister in order to have their leaders and instigated the students to go
sufferings heard. on a strike.
253. The new industrial policy is a result of 272. Life is to death as pleasure is to pain.
the confidence the government has in 273. The annual output of industrial
the maturity of the Indian industry. products has risen enormously in recent
254. Rajeev is too fastidious as far as his years.
food habits are concerned. 274. The prisoner was averse to answering
255. He applied for and was granted legal any of my questions.
aid by the Labor Ministry. 275. He is greatly admired for his decorous
256. Going by people's perception it seems behavior.
that democracy has succeeded in India. 276. It is difficult to believe what he tells us
257. In the departmental inquiry, it was because his account of any event is
denied that the police had committed always full of discrepancies of all sorts.
any excesses on people under their 277. Rote learning does not help the mental
custody. growth of a student.
258. Dowry is no longer permitted by law 278. Rahul had severe pain in his stomach.
even in love marriage. 279. We must render help to the people hit
259. Kamal's friends had nothing to offer him by cyclone.
other than consolation in his grief. 280. Let us take him upon his word. I see no
260. Inspite of our best efforts, we failed to room for any duplicity in the matter.
elicit any new facts from him. 281. There was a look of dejection on his
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282. I suppose he has been caught up in a 308. Because of the bad weather we had to
traffic jam. stay at home.
283. Mr. Saddam answered the letter by 309. A man who connives at the faults of his
return of post. children is their worst enemy.
284. Drinking too much impairs one's 310. Help yourself to whatever you can use
judgement. without wasting.
285. A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, 311. This custom seems to have originated in
and a great of it is absolutely fatal. an East European country.
286. The scheme failed due to the paucity of 312. The treatment given by him to his
funds. subordinates was mean.
287. Please do not refuse the offer made by 313. The city was plunged into darkness due
the Chairman. to a sudden power failure.
288. It occurred to me that she was 314. Due to emergency conditions, the army
incurable. was asked to stand by.
289. This is the site chosen for the shopping 315. The ADM decided to resign when he
complex to be built next year. was passed over for promotion to DM.
290. The police dispersed the mob. 316. They want to expel him for his anti-
291. We must submit to authority. party activities during the recent by-
292. The outcome of the discussion is still elections in the State.
not known. 317. Indigenous products are now
293. Error can claim no exemption. comparable to imported goods in
294. The scenic beauty of this land captivates quality.
our mind and makes us happy. 318. Ravi's father was annoyed with him as
295. It is not proper to shelter a stranger in he could not get through his
your house. examination.
296. Anis is not well acquainted with the 319. He became the Governor of a Province
culture of this state. in course of time.
297. He brought all his energies to bear upon 320. Only about 50 percent of the children
the task. have been covered to the immunization
298. Ravi struck his head against the wall. program.
299. I can count on him when I have some 321. After the advice of his father, he was
problem. reconciled to his wife.
300. Rabindranath Tagore was a profound 322. The doctor tried both penicillin and
writer of his times. sulphanilamide; the penicillin proved to
301. Time once lost cannot be recalled. be the more effective drug.
302. I have asked for one month's leave. 323. Until the rain stopped, the play had to be
303. The waiter took the plates away after we suspended.
had finished eating. 324. Sabbir kept talking loudly oblivious of
304. The government agreed to pay the fact that it was the college library
compensation for damaged crops, land and not the students' common room.
and cattle. 325. By trying to take revenge, a man tries to
305. Sanjay was sure of getting a first class in get even with his enemy.
the examination. 326. There being no evidence against him, he
306. The car ran into the railings. was acquitted of the charge.
307. Our country is committed to a policy of 327. The English schemed to continue their
peaceful co-existence. rule in India by playing off one
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328. What frustrates the opposition's effort of 347. Only those who ave completed eighteen
unity is the absence of a credible long years are eligible to apply for this post.
term strategy. 348. The crooks did not offer any resistance.
329. Unlike most rulers in that historic age, 349. The explorers' path was beset with
Akbar believed in religious tolerance. dangers.
330. The vacancy caused by the dismissal of 350. Robbers often act in collusion with the
the superintendent is expected to be police.
filled up by the promotion of a U.D.C. 351. It was difficult to see through the dazzle
331. The accused appealed to the judge for of the head lights of the cars.
mercy. 352. The tyrant exterminated anyone whom
332. Successful people are genuinely very he regarded as a rival.
efficient in accomplishing their tasks. 353. Inspite of some misdemeanors Ashish
333. This book is about a man who deserted is a good sportsman.
his family and went to live in the 354. The defending champion cruised to
Himalayas. victory in just 30 minutes.
334. It was the help he got from his friends 355. The interior of the concert hall is
which sustained him through the veritable to the eye.
tragedy. 356. The reward is a recognition of her
335. The final electoral rolls have been service to mankind.
intensively revised through house to 357. They have made up the deficit.
house enumeration. 358. When Sahim confessed that he was
336. Defection is an unprincipled practice guilty, he was pardoned.
which can do incalculable damage to 359. Ajay was keen on meeting his boss
the democratic process. yesterday only.
337. If the president does not grant clemency 360. His death is a great blow, most terrible
in his case, he will be hanged shortly. to bear.
338. Friction between labor and 361. The firm treated its workers well.
management is inevitable in any 362. My boss refused my request to increase
industrial society. my allowance.
339. The children burst crackers to celebrate 363. He brought all his energies to bear upon
the victory of their team. the task.
340. The audience applauded at the end of 364. A cup of water was enough to quench
the drama. his thirst.
341. Many times newspapers distort the 365. The lost child was restored to his
news to make it sensational. parents.
342. Everyone knows that he is not 366. The boy made good progress in his
accustomed to hard work. studies.
343. Man who has committed such an 367. The punch made the boxer wince with
abominable crime must get the most pain.
severe punishment. 368. The degrees were awarded in the annual
344. The judge used his discretionary power convocation.
and let him off with a reprimand. 369. We should always make a judicious
345. I want to have a set of flats on rental selection of books.
basis. 370. He is notorious for his evil deeds.
346. Rights accrue automatically to him who 371. The table drawer was jammed and
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372. She is qualified for the final round of 396. I became alert because I sensed trouble
the competition. around me.
373. Burglary is a crime. 397. Voluntary work is more enjoyable than
374. The point you are raising is not compulsory work.
pertinent to the subject. 398. It was his foresight that saved him from
375. The Board called on a meeting to the coming danger.
review the financial situation of the 399. The committee met to select the team
Company. for the tournament.
376. The ship was distracted from its course 400. By dint of his labor, he restored all that
by bad weather. he had lost.
377. There was an uneasy silence after the 401. Some people abstained from voting in
announcement. the last elections.
378. There was no dearth of projects to be 402. Since life is a great surprise, he couldn't
posed for aid. see why death cannot be.
379. The strike in the paper mill has resulted 403. He has drawn a wrong inference.
in a colossal loss. 404. All too often journalists fail to respect
380. These facts had been drummed into personal privacy.
them. 405. It has now been confirmed that 52
381. Such gaudy clothes did not appeal to people died in the crash.
her nor did they suit her. 406. It is becoming more and more apparent
382. The solution to the problem evaded me. that the principal is losing the
383. The dictionary of a language describes confidence of his staff.
usage. 407. He finds it difficult to distinguish
384. "Mind your own business", he said between blue and green as he is color
sharply. blind.
385. The glib patter of the sales girl helped 408. His standard of living has risen since his
her a lot in her profession. son joined service.
386. We should not mix with those men who 409. The doctor prohibited the patient from
have an unsavory reputation. taking certain medicines.
387. The figures were barely perceptive in 410. The news of the secret deal soon leaked
the dim light. out despite official silence.
388. A speedy response is one that is made 411. Not only did she condemn vice, she
with alacrity. almost equally despised the tacit
389. She admires people who are good at acceptance of an advantage.
sports. 412. There was no room in the railway
390. A notorious thief was caught by the compartment for additional passengers.
police last night. 413. The world is so constructed that if you
391. The court of conscience supersedes all wish to enjoy its pleasures you must also
other courts. endure its pains.
392. I do not concur with the views 414. Sharmin clocked two minutes and thirty
expressed in your newspaper. seconds to take the first place in the
393. The meeting concluded with a vote of women's 800 m race.
thanks. 415. When the morning came the murder
394. The speaker delineated the scope of his was discovered.
paper on 'Work ethic' at the outset. 416. Just like the nature we all have to follow
395. His genius helped him rise so high in some routine.
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417. He is working under such humiliating 434. We cannot pardon such a/an egregious
conditions that it is difficult to maintain act of violence.
his self-respect. 435. The Minister felt that the
418. He boasted that he could speak five recommendation made by the
languages. Committee was infeasible even though
419. The child's earliest words deal with similar schemes had worked earlier.
concrete objects, only later he is able to 436. The candidates' victory at the polls was
grapple with abstractions. overwhelming as he won with a striking
420. He lost the match easily because he had margin.
played a grueling five set match in the 437. The leaders were scarcely needed by
earlier round. those to whom they were addressed.
421. Your case is so unique that I am not 438. Many tourists to India visit the beautiful
getting any precedent to support it. valley of Kashmir especially in spring
422. Once I forgot the piece of paper on and summer.
which the name of the hotel was written, 439. In case of international matters, there is
I was as good as lost. always an element of risk in whatever
423. Many women in developing countries one might do.
experience a cycle of poor health that 440. We tempted him with many promises,
originates before they are born and but nothing would influence him.
persists through adulthood passing from 441. The construction of the hall has been
generation to generation. hampered/hindered/impeded/encumb
424. Only when persuasions failed, the ered/inhibited/stymied/thwarted
police resorted to force. because of the
425. He gave me an additional allowance of shortage/deficiency/scarcity/dearth/pa
Taka. 200 a month by permission of the ucity of cement in the market.
Commissioner. 442. He is determined to undertake any
426. If we do not take proper care in our kind of work with due sincerity.
industry, we will have to face a grave 443. Papiya’s excellence in athletics yielded
problem. rich dividends as she got a scholarship.
427. Due to inadequate rainfall this year, 444. Priya is not cut out for this kind of a
they had to impose cut in water supply. job.
428. He is usually calm but today he appears 445. Everywhere elegant old buildings are
rather disturbed. being pulled down and mediocre
429. Any system is likely to fail for want of modern structures are being put up.
support from the public. 446. The Press can serve the profession
430. We must prevent endangered wild better if it were objective in its
animal species from becoming extinct reporting.
in order that our future generation may 447. Had the police not reached there in time
enjoy the great diversity of animal life. the bandits would have killed him.
431. It is obligatory/binding for every tax- 448. There is an exception to every rule.
payer to submit the tax returns to the 449. What a sensation it would cause if it
Income Tax Department. were now discovered that such a man
432. Samir saw me coming to his table, he had left behind a diary.
smiled and offered me a chair. 450. The passengers were very happy by the
433. To protect yourself from cold wear friendly and warm treatment given to
warm clothes. them.

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451. Jayant plays football as an experienced 470. Modern public sector managers have
person. become quite adept in shifting their
452. The judge acquitted the prisoner of the loyalties.
charge of murder. 471. I am looking forward to our picnic
453. Do not trouble yourself about the scheduled in the next month.
worries and anxieties of life. 472. There are divergent views on the issue
454. The chief guest's wife gave away the of giving bonus to the employees.
prizes. 473. A glue produced by bees to build their
455. I shall take revenge on you. hives appears to contain antibiotic
456. Just now I heard the news, it is so substances.
strange that you might not believe it. 474. I am given to understand that you are
457. I was informed on phone but no written going abroad.
confirmation has been received so far. 475. How much did it cost to reach Bombay
458. He did not go through the whole book by car?
before giving his opinion about it. 476. Research has also dispelled the illusion
459. He is a postmaster cooking up a cock that childhood dreams are pure
and bull story whenever his boss tries to innocence.
pull him up for his negligence. 477. There is no doubt that one has to keep
460. The soldiers were instructed to exercise pace with the changing times.
restraint and handle the situation 478. If a universal language really existed,
peacefully. people like tourists and businessmen
461. Even at the risk of economic loss, he would find it easier to communicate
steadfastly refused to take the beaten with foreigners.
track. 479. Anita reminds me of a girl I used to
462. Automobile manufacturers are reviving know.
up to launch a campaign designed to 480. Though they did not speak to each other
increase consumer awareness about the much, there was a tacit understanding
new emission control. between them.
463. You must pursue your career with all 481. The ties that bind a family together are
seriousness. so tenuous that they can hardly
464. Contemporary economic development withstand any strain.
differs markedly from the Industrial 482. He sold his property because he was
Revolution of the 19th century. under a lot of debt.
465. Ravi had to drop his plan of going to 483. When the bus was at full speed, its
picnic as he had certain commitments brakes failed and an accident was
to meet during that period. evitable.
466. It was unbelievably hot that day and the 484. It was unlikely that a mind so pure and
cable suffered the brunt of the heat. searching could miss the truth.
467. The prisoner was released on parole for 485. He is a skilled dancer.
good behavior. 486. Since the road was closed for repairs he
468. The skill and ease with which he took the diversion.
repaired the machine proved that he is a 487. Ajay was charged with a serious crime.
competent mechanic. 488. Success gives only momentous
469. After a recent mild paralytic attack, his pleasure.
movements are slightly restricted, 489. This was the first time Roshan had been
otherwise he is still very active. found guilty. He had no earlier
conviction.

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490. A cheerful man endures all difficulties 510. He lives in the world of illusions.
and hardships with a smile on his face. 511. Will you, like the chivalrous gentleman
491. He was able to supplement his small and soldier you are, leave at once before
income by working in a hotel at night. he finds you here?
492. Several of our players were injured, so 512. In these days of inflation, the cost of
our losing the match was almost consumer goods is soaring.
inevitable. 513. Usually the ascent of a mountain face is
493. They are refugees in need of much easier than the descent.
rehabilitation. 514. The specious arguments put forth for
494. The accused denied having committed not disclosing the facts did not impress
the crime but could advance no sound anybody.
arguments to refute the charges. 515. He is very keen on meeting foreigners
495. The country needs a stable government and befriending them.
to tackle the challenges it faces today. 516. The penalty imposed for non-payment
496. One look and you know who among was too low for it to bring in
them is the culprit. improvement in collection.
497. It occurred to me that she was 517. The speech replete with subtle threats
incurable. has resulted in increased tension in the
498. . Barring an accident, the train will sensitive areas of the city.
arrive in time. 518. . Failure of crops was due to continuous
499. On a final consideration, Mr. drought.
Abercrombie’s book strikes us as 519. The war ended immediately after the
singular evocative thought. cease-fire proposal was accepted
500. The bright color of this shirt has faded bilaterally.
away. 520. The partners broke off as they found
501. No one will admire you for having been each other guilty of flagrant breach of
rude to your teacher. promise.
502. He didn't have the faintest idea of the 521. The secretary misappropriated the
villager's problems. society's funds, so he was dismissed.
503. Anticipating renewed rioting, the 522. Sakib looked very happy and elated
authorities erected barricades to block when he heard that his proposed scheme
off the streets. was accepted by the committee.
504. Soft minded individuals are prone to 523. Though he is reputed for his technical
embrace all kinds of superstitions. expertise his books were sadly
505. We were certain that the snowstorm was derivative of the work of others as he
imminent. lacked originality.
506. Being guilty, my daughter was afraid to 524. The soothing words of the mother
look me in the eye. comforted the disappointed child.
507. No matter what provocations come our 525. Ravi grumbled a bit when he was not
way, we should not lose our temper. invited by his friend to attend the party.
508. The chief guest's speech was so 526. The police pre-empted any attempt of
interesting that I was all ears. arson by arriving at the trouble spot
509. A person who constantly calls attention quite in time.
to his trials and sufferings is in danger 527. She was distraught because all her
of developing a martyr complex and plans had gone awry.
impressing others that he is consciously 528. Instead of talking prove your worth by
seeking sympathy. doing something.

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529. The charges made in the system were so 547. On his sudden demise, my emotions
obvious that they didn't require any were so complicated that it was
modifications. intolerable how I felt.
530. He was so convinced that people were 548. His logic surprised everyone, including
driven by ulterior motives that he the experts.
believed there was no such thing as a 549. The villagers mourned the death of
purely selfless act. their leader by keeping all the shops
531. The bandit robbed the traveler of his closed.
purse of gold and wounded him 550. The security for the Ministers has been
grievously. beefed up following the attack at a
532. The increasing revival of dramatic public meeting last evening.
classics is, to one critic, deplorable; it 551. Even in today's modern society, people
seems to him a sign of the anemia of evoke god to bring rains.
the modern theatre. 552. No country can afford to practice a
533. In his ignorance he followed the wrong constant, rigid foreign policy view of the
course. world power dynamics.
534. Sumita decided to set aside some time 553. Quoting eye witnesses, the news
every day for prayers. reporter gave a graphic description of
535. The mounting pressure was so how the fire broke.
overwhelming that he ultimately gave in 554. Freedom and equality are the
to her wish. inalienable rights of every human
536. We thought that she would the job. being.
537. He used to pray every day, believing 555. The conference was successful; your
that as long as he did so, he would be style of presentation was wonderful;
safe. everyone liked it.
538. The higher you go, the more difficult it 556. Freedom is not a gift but our birth right.
becomes to breathe. 557. He has stopped people visiting him at
539. An argument sprang up between the his house because he fears it will cause
two friends. discomfort to neighbors.
540. She takes after her grandfather; she has 558. He very successfully rebutted all the
blue eyes. allegations levelled against him.
541. It should be the aim of every educated 559. Man power is the indispensable means
Indian to see that as many as possible of converting other resources to
people become literate. mankind's use and benefit.
542. Because of the heavy rain, the match 560. Everyone should insure himself against
was called off. illness since medical care has now
543. These essays are intellectually superior become expensive.
and represent various levels of 561. After reaching New York, Rashid will
complexity. have to adapt himself to the new
544. Some people delude themselves into surroundings.
believing that they are indispensable to 562. You need sturdy shoes for walking in
the organization they work for. the hills.
545. The improvement made by changes in 563. His most striking characteristic is the
the system was marginal and did not enthusiasm which he brings to
warrant the large expenses. everything he does.
546. I will be leaving for Dhaka tonight and 564. The principal and staff have made
plan to return by this week end. concerted efforts to enable the students

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to attend college on the days of the bus 584. At one point, it looked as if an area of
strike. agreement would emerge specially over
565. He admired precision in everything, but the issue of productivity linked wages.
it never hampered his quick decision. 585. The bank clerk tried to embezzle money
566. We must buy the tickets for the movie from his friend's account.
in advance. 586. The government is confident that the
567. The music for Asiad was composed by standard of living will begin to rise
Pandit Ravi Shankar. again soon.
568. The problems suggested by style as a 587. The senior officials of the Ministry
sign and index of personality may be charged the secretary with gross
approached from many points of view. negligence of duty and so suspended
569. I tried to give him some good advice but him.
he refused to listen. 588. To explain his design to his visitor, the
570. If something is beyond the boundary of architect sketched a simple plan on the
human knowledge man can know blackboard.
nothing about it. 589. The sound of the running water of the
571. He tried to defend himself against a stream had a pleasantly sonorous effect
horde of ruffians. on me.
572. It is a rugged restless and uncertain 590. He is in the habit of losing his head
existence that the nomads lead. whenever anything goes wrong.
573. Through perseverance and hard work we 591. Hamlet wanted to avenge the death of
can keep the flame of liberty burning his father who was treacherously killed
even during dark and trying times. by his mother's lover.
574. He was an eccentric who was fond of 592. My father was too feeble to push open
weird pets. the heavy door.
575. He was one of the moving spirits behind 593. It is strange that he should be as stingy
the 'Quit India Movement'. as his brother is generous.
576. A man who is well-bred and honorable 594. As the news of the natural calamity
invariably shows consideration for the spread offers of relief poured in.
feelings of other people. 595. His first failure did not deter him from
577. It is impossible for an ordinary mortal to making another attempt.
commit all these figures to memory. 596. This is a literal translation of the
578. The wisdom to distinguish differences is speech.
the basis of science and art. 597. The transfer of territories could not take
579. Kabita draws a sum of Taka. 200 out of place because one state disputed the
the bank every Monday. findings of the Commission.
580. This test assumes no previous 598. The counter clerk was very busy and did
knowledge of the subject: any graduate not pay attention to Sameer's request.
is expected to complete it successfully. 599. He was initially shocked at the
581. The brilliant students will be awarded suggestion but was soon advocating it
scholarships. himself.
582. The doctor gave the woman a sedative 600. It is indeed sad, that 40 years after
to calm her down. independence, we have failed to evolve
583. Manuring in agricultural fields increases a suitable education or examination
productivity. system.

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601. The Deputy Manager threatened, to 620. Those suffering from glaucoma find that
resign because all his proposals were their peripheral vision is impaired and
turned down by his superiors. that they can no longer see objects not
602. The mill workers were not satisfied directly in front of them.
with their low wages and non-payment 621. The oil crisis highlighted the need to
of wages for last three months added develop new sources of energy and to
fuel to the flames. conserve those which are already in use.
603. I don't think I shall be able to go. 622. Because of diesel shortage many
604. Shalini was not deterred by the garages are introducing rationing.
criticism and paid no heed even when 623. It is not possible to mitigate the
her best friend talked against her. suffering.
605. The great scientist conducted himself 624. Would you mind explaining to the
with ability and moderation all through Principal how the trouble started?
the conference. 625. The park was littered with bits of paper
606. Children are more adaptable than after the children had left.
adults; it is reflected in their quickness 626. The overthrow of a totalitarian regime
in learning a new language. by the people is truly the triumph of
607. The activities of the association have democracy.
deviated from the original objectives 627. He did not register his dissent to the
set for it in the initial years. proposal.
608. We must explore natural sources of 628. No man had a more ardent love for
energy as our supply of fossil fuel has literature, or a higher respect for it, than
been exhausted. Dr. Samuel Johnson.
609. We can afford to travel by air, but we 629. I have often wondered why he went to
prefer train journey. live abroad.
610. The paths of glory lead but to the 630. To nobody else did the story seem
grave. credible.
611. Blasphemy is a criminal offence in 631. The charm of an Austrian gentleman,
England and covers cases where the brutality of a gangster, the ranting of
offensive descriptions of Christianity are a demagogue, the assurance of a
published. diplomat succeeded one another in a
612. Though Bonsai, a well-known art form, kaleidoscope of performance.
originated in China, it was perfected by 632. Hindus believe that deliverance from
the Japanese. the cycle of birth and rebirth can be
613. The firm has enjoyed steady expansion attained only by good deeds.
in the last ten years. 633. The Marxists, following a theory of
614. The man is so ill that he can hardly dialectical materialism, contend that
walk. man is merely a producing animal who
615. I keep my private opinions to myself. supplies his own needs and whose life is
616. The excuses sounded lame to her and largely moulded by economic forces.
she did not want to give in. 634. Gandhiji was a humble man known for
617. We don't know what prompted him to his modesty.
commit this crime. 635. If an indelible ink is used, this will not
618. The Committee's appeal to the people be obliterated.
for money evoked little response. 636. The driver suddenly applied the brakes
619. Our flight was diverted from Jaipur to when he saw a stationary truck ahead
Agra airport. of him.

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637. The British were able to establish an 648. His parents did not pay proper attention
empire in India, largely because the to his studies.
ruling Indian princes were disunited. 649. Nobody can say what prompted him to
638. The bureaucrat was indicted for his role commit this crime.
in the scam. 650. Judicial decrees may not change the
639. He was in trouble because he did not heart, but they can subdue the heartless.
follow the instructions. 651. The poor fellow can't even afford daily
640. The lions in the Gir forest are protected food, leave alone buying a house.
as they come under endangered 652. Take possession of the records
species. immediately lest they are tempered
641. Even a cursory glance will reveal the with.
mystery. 653. The children were eagerly waiting to eat
642. Every individual wishes to lead a a delicious cake.
respectable life. 654. And why did the police suspect you? It
643. You will have to face some practical just does not make any sense to me.
problems when you start projecting this 655. A relief team was sent to distribute
plan. food and medicine among the refugees.
644. The wild animal was on the lookout for 656. I narrowly missed the train this
food. morning as I got up late.
645. My friends say that he drinks tea 657. Parliamentary democracy demands a
because it is the best beverage in the discipline and adherence to the rules.
world. 658. They were awaiting official
646. My mother upset the kettle of boiling confirmation of the news they had
water and scalded her right hand badly. heard from a friend.
647. All the employees of the firm are
entitled to a fortnight's holiday.

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Crack SAT
659. After a sudden ebb in popularity, the distribution, it soon had an abundance
director's unique compositional method of useless inventory.
is now experiencing a mild renaissance 670. The fact that some fish devour their
among fans of experimental film. offspring illustrates that these fish lack a
660. The students in the ballroom dancing nurturing instinct.
class stood in awe of their teachers, a 671. The council was divided into such
contemptuous pair that twirled with strong factions that it was almost
effortless grace around the dance floor. impossible to garner bipartisan support
661. Detectives often solve crimes not to pass the bill.
through sudden dramatic inspiration, but 672. Since none of the original doors or
rather through a gradual investigative windows of the Mayan Indian homes
approach that exhausts all possibilities have survived, restoration work on these
until only one explanation remains. portions of the buildings has been
662. To the theater critic, having a CD player largely speculative.
on stage during a play about the 1950s 673. Anthropologists had long assumed that
was as ridiculously anachronistic as hunter-gatherers moved continually in
featuring a cellular phone in a their search for food; however, recent
performance set in ancient Rome. findings indicate that during the
663. Many people are under the impression Mesolithic period, such groups were
that vitamin supplements are innocuous; often quite sedentary.
however, doses that are not carefully 674. The increased humidity coupled with
regulated can be lethal. oppressively high temperatures made us
664. Although Mr. Skillman had feel listless at the beach this summer.
surreptitiously embezzled a considerable 675. Upon learning that she had won the
sum of money during his career, he was grand prize instead of just any prize, her
surprisingly forthright when he initial joy turned into euphoria.
ultimately professed his guilt to his 676. Lisa was known for her garrulous
superiors. speeches in which she rambled for a
665. Once rumors of Amy's lack of propriety long time with frequent repetitions about
were substantiated, the bookstore trivial topics.
rescinded its job offers to her. 677. While the ambassador was not sanguine
666. As a person who would never maltreat about the path that his country was
animals, Amelia takes extra care to taking, he did not believe that its
avoid hitting squirrels while driving. economic politics would cause a
667. When Jerome awoke from the significant amount of distress.
nightmare, he had difficulty 678. The Black Plague was so virulent that
ascertaining whether his memory was in a few short years it had reduced the
of an amorphous dream or of an actual population of medieval Europe
reality. substantially.
668. Every previous attempt to force the 679. Professor Yang's article was unusually
mayor from office had failed, yet his terse but its brevity did not conceal the
critics persevered in their impeachment importance of Yang's discovery.
efforts. 680. The two teams reached an agreement
669. Because the company was forced to that was equitable: they promised to
recall the faulty product and stop exchange players of comparable talent.

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681. Their daughter's story that she was paintings exhibit artistic complexity on
robbed of her homework by wandering multiple levels.
gypsies was so entirely implausible that 692. Mr. Planka's explanations were
the parents believed it to be a unnecessarily convoluted, incorporating
fabrication. entirely too many layers of trivial
682. While many health-conscious information that his students did not
individuals have stopped eating eggs, need.
dietitians say that in appropriate 693. The children in the parade wore a range
quantities, eggs can be quite salubrious. of costumes, some dressing in classic
683. Presidents of large companies have ghost or witch costumes, some as civic
traditionally been very conservative; figures such as firefighters or police
they rarely suggest radical new ideas officers, and others as famous singers
unless all other options have been and other icons of popular culture.
investigated and found to be impossible. 694. The success of the school's book club is
684. In speech and in action, she was never owed to the club's policy that the novels
haughty or conceited; she was always selected, authored by a diverse group,
willing to consider any cover a broad array of subject matters
recommendations, even if she did not and range of historical eras.
agree with them at first. 695. Although detractors labeled Margaret
685. The fireworks display created so much Thatcher's policies regressive, she
light that the night sky was completely asserted that her ideas ultimately helped
illuminated, almost as if it were the bring about a period of prosperity in the
middle of the day. United Kingdom.
686. Drew was a munificent boss, one who 696. Miranda, in her desire to foster
gave generous holiday bonuses and harmony, often felt compelled to
often overlooked minor lapses in acquiesce readily to others in tense
judgment. situations.
687. Zora Neale Hurston's talent at 697. Some subatomic particles, discernable
convincing her readers to believe in the only through their effects on other
world as she describes it in her novels is bodies, have been compared to outer
due to her ability to create extremely planets whose existence was first
credible characters. deduced from eccentricities in other
688. Some educators view television as an planets' orbits.
entirely deleterious presence in society, 698. Plants that grow in the desert or on high
virtually disregarding the idea that rocky ledges can survive long periods of
television has the potential to be aridity because they hoard water in their
beneficial. leaves, stems, and root systems.
689. The improvements made on the new 699. Architects define a physical structure as
automobile are largely superficial; a set of materials arranged in such a way
although the exterior has been changed, that these materials can resist the
the engine has remained unchanged. downward pull of gravity.
690. One of the serious limitations of 700. Any biographer of this playwright, who
meteorology is that natural weather assumed an elaborate public facade in
patterns cannot be recreated in the order to conceal private concerns, must
laboratory for investigation. examine the impulse behind such
691. Despite appearing stylistically artifice.
unsophisticated, Pablo Picasso's

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701. Conflicting standards for allowable 712. Male ostriches are extremely
radiation levels in foods made reliable conspicuous: they can be perceived by
appraisals of the damage to crops the human eye at a distance of 900
following the reactor meltdown meters.
extremely difficult. 713. Business letters are largely functional,
702. In a society that abhors rebelliousness, conveying unadorned information in a
the nonconformist is persistently clear and concise manner.
suppressed. 714. The exterminators inadvertently
703. The spacecraft has two identical sets of increased the fire ant population by
electronic components; if one fails, its using a pesticide that killed a natural
duplicate will still function. predator of the species.
704. Frank was confident that he had 715. During her interview with local students,
presented the most efficacious plan the dignitary exchanged her lofty public
possible, but in reality his proposals manner for a friendlier, less pretentious
were just the opposite, neither practical one.
nor useful enough to produce any 716. Through the years, financial misfortunes
worthwhile results. and personal tragedies turned his early
705. The theory of the convergence of cynicism into hardened bitterness.
cultures argues that all societies with 717. Situated so close to the riverbank, the
highly developed technologies will archaeological site is in danger of
evolve similar social institutions. inundation when the new dam is built.
706. The two travelers may have chosen 718. The lemur is little studied because it is
divergent routes across the continent, nocturnal and dwells in an extremely
but the starting point was the same for rainy region, factors that discourage
each. most researchers.
707. The former cult-film director 719. The child was stung by the adult's sharp
disappointed his original audience by reprimand; no one had ever rebuked her
making films that appealed instead to that way before.
the general public. 720. Before the truth-in-advertising
708. Marine biologist Sylvia Earle makes a regulations were put into effect, some
career of expanding the limits of deep- automobile companies went beyond
sea mobility, making hitherto impossible making vaguely misleading claims and
tasks feasible through the new resorted to blatant deception.
technology designed by her company. 721. Sixteenth-century Spanish rulers saw
709. In many cases, the formerly mysterious themselves as champions of orthodoxy:
origins of diseases have now been trifling with tradition was not permitted
identified through modern scientific in matters of faith or politics.
techniques. 722. Ed's discomposure was apparent in the
710. The attorney was expert in identifying fumbling and agitated way that he
loopholes in contracts, ambiguities that approached his supervisor's office.
could cause difficulties and therefore 723. Mavis described the recently published
needed to be revised. treatise as inane, insipid, and banal, just
711. Rita Dove's poems are widely admired another affirmation of the obvious.
for their leanness; as one critic has said, 724. Horror movies have a cathartic effect,
Dove has "planed away unnecessary purging our fears of the unknown by
matter." giving them artistic expression.

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725. The collection of animals in the has been updated, but the engine
laboratory was a virtual menagerie that remains unchanged.
included sea urchins, mice, dogs, 737. Many of our memories are elusive,
monkeys, and chimpanzees. escaping our consciousness just as we
726. Although in most of Jorge Edwards' strain to recall a face or a name.
stories the references to politics are 738. Although Caroline Gordon was
subtle, in one of his recent works his rigorously objective in her journalistic
criticism of the government is scathing. writing, her lively and entertaining
727. Some of the region's ranches belong to private correspondence exhibited a
absentee landowners; they live delightful capacity for biting
elsewhere and visit their ranches only commentary on the social scene.
rarely. 739. An effective member of a debating team
728. When autumn comes to the Southwest, must focus clearly on the principal
the chamisa plant blooms, and this issue and avoid peripheral arguments
previously inconspicuous shrub 740. The man's colleagues characterized him
suddenly seems to be everywhere. as cantankerous because he had an
729. In sharp contrast to the previous night's irritable, quarrelsome disposition.
revelry, the wedding was a dignified 741. Lena Horne's singing style is such that
affair. she can invest even the most vapid
730. The medical community seemed so lyrics with dramatic meaning.
factional that medical progress was 742. Carson presents her case so strongly and
often accompanied by conflict, with logically that only the prejudiced or the
each step forward creating new enmities. obstinate will attempt to contradict her.
731. After years of speaking with smug 743. Over the years the anthropologist's
superiority to colleagues, the manager opinions had ossified: he refused to
finally admitted that such an attitude tolerate new ideas and nothing could
was arrogant. change his mind.
732. Although some of the text's language is 744. As the first salvo of the political
archaic and virtually indecipherable, campaign, the senator unleashed a
most of it is surprisingly intelligible. spirited verbal attack on her leading
733. The sound advice given by the eleventh- opponent.
century medical scholar Trotula in her 745. Although visitors initially may find
writings on women's health belies some touring the city by subway to be
of our assumptions about the inadequacy daunting, they are pleased to discover
of medieval medicine. that subways are an inexpensive and
734. Despite prohibitions on taking rare efficient way to get around.
tamarins from their habitat, the illegal 746. One critic asserts that modern urban
trade in the tiny monkeys remains architecture causes sensory deprivation
active. because it fails to provide visual and
735. Representing a round world on a flat tactile stimulation.
surface is impossible without some 747. Because little rain falls in the district
sophistication: The Mercator projection during summer, municipalities are
map shows Greenland as over ten times necessarily careful to store water from
larger than Mexico, a country in fact winter storms.
only slightly smaller than Greenland. 748. Toni Cade Bambara's novels are
736. The highly publicized redesign of the engrossing because the protagonists, in
car is essentially cosmetic: the exterior

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striving to achieve goals, are not simply 761. The representative was a traditionalist,
passive characters. reluctant to support any legislation
749. New data measuring the contours of inconsistent with the nation's most
land beneath the oceans permit accurate orthodox principles.
generalizations about the topography of 762. Although usually warm and cordial in
the seafloor. greeting friends, Lauren was too
750. The legislation facing Congress was so reserved ever to be truly malleable.
divisive that it threatened to shatter the 763. Legal scholars argue that when "justice"
governing body's fragile bipartisanship. is interpreted too broadly, the concept
751. Because an older horse is more becomes strident, easily changed and
tractable than a younger one, it is safer controlled by outside forces.
for a novice rider. 764. The instructor's voice was so ------- that
752. The library's collection is a trove of most students preferred taking a test to
Asian American historical documents, listening to its grating sound.
including rare materials about race 765. Historian Carlo Botta often contradicted
relations. himself, as when he first championed
753. Myra laughed exuberantly and embraced and then denounced the ideals of the
her friends repeatedly, so euphoric was French Revolution.
she about having been selected. 766. Luisa worked with extreme precision, a
754. The new policy has been called a quiet meticulousness that served her well in
revolution because, though introduced her law career.
without fanfare, it is already producing 767. In 1916 Yellowstone National Park had
momentous changes. only 25 bison, but the population has
755. When two chemical compounds are since burgeoned to more than 2,000.
combined, a synergistic effect can be 768. Though surgeon and researcher Charles
achieved: the resulting combination can Drew never enjoyed celebrity, he truly
be more potent than either of the deserves to be lionized for his life's
individual compounds alone. achievements.
756. Artists who are described as Avant- 769. Though he was fascinated by the
grade are the first to experiment with unorthodox behavior of others, Darek
new forms or concepts. was, by contrast, the model of
757. During the 1990's, Shanghai benefited conformity in his own comportment.
from an architectural renaissance, the 770. Teachers who consider cartoons and
result of a dramatic increase in comic books harmful to students'
innovative and artistic building. literacy skills often use class time to
758. Many subatomic nuclear particles are deride these media.
elusive and nearly imperceptible: they 771. Because he had decided not to
are hard to track as well as to detect. aggrandize himself through the sales of
759. The crafty child tricked his innocent his new product, the inventor
brother, a particularly guileless and anonymously donated all profits to
trusting boy, into committing a charity.
mischievous prank. 772. Since her personal pleas had failed to
760. Ellen Ochoa's deftness with the make her noisy neighbors change their
apparatus in the space shuttle Discovery ways, the homeowner felt that her only
was apparent when she adroitly recourse was to notify the police.
manipulated the shuttle's robot arm. 773. When x-rays were discovered around the
turn of the twentieth century, doctors

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quickly began to exploit their newfound docile enough to be walked safely

ability to diagnose maladies by peering without a leash.
beneath the surface of the human. 785. Flagrant as Mario's misdeed was, his
774. The critics found the play convoluted, grandmother, always blind to his faults,
in that its social message was pretended to be unaware of it.
unfortunately lost in the awkward twists 786. Despite his occasional desire to show
and turns of the plot. off, he remained at heart a very reticent
775. Muriel was so fond of her dog that their person.
brief separation left her not just 787. Despite pressure from reporters to
saddened, but in a state of bereavement. discuss the scandal in which Senator
776. Anthropology was much more than an Scottsdale was currently embroiled, the
avocation for the novelist Zora Neale press secretary would not divulge the
Hurston: she studied at Barnard College details of the senator's upcoming public
with Franz Boas, who is often called the address.
"Father of American Anthropology." 788. The employer blamed the staff member's
777. Angered that the book arrived in the lack of productivity on indolence rather
mail in such a shabby condition, Elliot than incompetence, claiming that the
insisted that the bookseller replace it man knew how to do his job but was too
with a pristine copy. lazy to apply himself.
778. Staring at the abstract painting, Edna 789. After David left him waiting for the
could not understand how so many of third consecutive time, Kirk realized that
her fellow museumgoers could pretend the same behavior he had initially
to comprehend its meaning, when to valued as spontaneous and carefree was,
her its message was so opaque. in fact, simply capricious.
779. Mrs. Rodriguez was under the 790. Even though Charlie was in apparently
impression that discipline would good health, the doctor prescribed for
hamper her wayward student's him some preventative medication due
academic progress rather than advance to his familial history of high blood
it. pressure.
780. Despite the director's lifelong reputation 791. Though earlier anatomists had touched
for humility, the retirement celebration on the idea, Paul Broca was the first to
found him unable to resist the urge to articulate fully the modern notion that
catalog his successes. specific behaviors are controlled by
781. Despite his penchant rich food, the chef particular areas of the human brain.
was able to practice austerity when his 792. Designed as a gathering place, the new
diet became threatening to his health. student lounge was appropriately
782. Raul's game-winning goal in the closing appointed with tables, chairs, and even
minutes of the game epitomized his sofas where groups could assemble
well-known ability to excel under comfortably.
stressful conditions. 793. Named in honor of the school's founder,
783. The garden that had remained dormant the Richard Brownstone Community
for months was now pleasantly Service Fellowship is one of the highest
enlivened by the budding shoots of its awards conferred on Brownstone
perennial flowers. School graduates.
784. After several months of training, the 794. As if intended to squelch rumors of
boisterous young spaniel was finally cutbacks, the company's annual
celebration was as lavish as ever.

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795. The professor's disjointed lecture on 806. In many parts of the world, people use
American history served more to rice as a central rather than a
confuse the students than to clarify the supplementary part of their daily diets.
difficult material. 807. Victor gained a reputation for being a
796. Since the foreign correspondent was ruffian because he constantly bullied
accustomed to completing his other children.
assignments under tumultuous 808. The geologist speculated that eons ago,
conditions, the commotion of the before the area was inundated, the
subway at rush hour presented no present-day island was actually a hilltop
impediment to his creativity. in a vast forest.
797. Unlike the sophomoric presentations of 809. The mountain road was distinctly
the other students in class, Mary serpentine: it twisted back and forth
Catherine's presentation demonstrated a along the contours of the hillside.
thorough and mature grasp of the 810. At the family reunion Hiroko found her
material. cousin charming and gentle, the
798. Sadly, the author never reaped the antithesis of his formerly rude and
rewards of literary success during her overbearing self.
lifetime; public recognition and 811. His conduct at the state dinner was a
appreciation of her talent were cavalcade of blunders, one gaffe
completely posthumous. following another until the evening
799. Edmund White is a versatile author: he ended.
has written novels, essays, short stories, 812. The rehearsal of Maria Irene Fornes'
a travel book, and a biography. play Mud—a realistic room perched on
800. The archaeologist believed the coin she a dirt pile—challenges conventional
unearthed was indisputable evidence, interpretations of stage scenery.
unquestionable proof that the site dated 813. Because of the therapeutic effects of
to the fourth century. the hot springs, tourists suffering from
801. The border between the two properties, various ailments flocked to the village's
never established by legal means, had thermal pools.
long been the subject of disputation 814. More valuable and comprehensive than
between the antagonistic neighbors. any previously proposed theory of the
802. Although the rigors of ballet dancing are phenomenon, Salarza's research has
primarily physical, this art is also provided the basis for all subsequent
emotionally and spiritually demanding. investigations in their field.
803. A model of temperate behavior, 815. Dangerously high winds thwarted
Cunningham never ate or drank to attempts to begin the space shuttle
excess. mission on schedule, delaying the
804. The entrepreneur had a well-deserved launch by nearly a week.
reputation for prescience, having 816. By the end of the long, arduous hike,
accurately anticipated many changes Chris was walking with a halting gait,
unforeseen by established business limping slowly back to the campsite.
leaders. 817. Actors in melodramas often emphasized
805. Scientists require observable data, not tense moments by being solicitous, for
conjecture, to support a hypothesis; example, raising their voices and
sound science is grounded in empirical pretending to swoon.
results rather than speculation.

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818. Her dislike of flattery made her regard 831. Predictably, the detail-oriented workers
people who tried to win her approval are adept at keeping track of the myriad
through praise as sycophants. particulars of a situation.
819. Some scientists speculate that a small 832. The controversial tax fueled a sustained
pterosaur of the Jurassic period known uprising that could not be quelled by
as Sordes pilous had membranous the Prime Minister's impassioned
wings that were thin, pliable and speeches.
somewhat transparent. 833. Inbreeding can promote the expression
820. To reflect the heterogeneity of nation's of deleterious genes, those that make an
spoken languages, its writers often make animal subject to disease or impair
use of a mixture of dialects. reproductive efficiency.
821. She apologized profusely, only to 834. Though Luis eagerly sought her
discover that her self-serving excuses counsel, he subsequently chose not to
failed to have a palliative effect. heed that advice.
822. A swindler's prey is usually a gullible 835. The beauty of Mount McKinley is
person who is unable to resist the usually cloaked: the clouds shroud the
swindler's traps. summit nine days out of ten.
823. Cito Gaston, one of the least 836. Madame C. J. Walker introduced her
demonstrative baseball managers, first hair-care product just as demand
surprised reporters by weeping openly was reaching its peak; this opportune
after his team won the play-offs. marketing made her a millionaire.
824. The critic's writing is so obscure and 837. For a long time, most doctors
dense that upon first reading, one finds maintained that taking massive vitamins
its opacity hard to penetrate. was relatively harmless; now, however,
825. Oil companies seeking permission to some are warning that excessive dosages
drill in Alaskan wildlife refuge areas can be toxic.
argued that, for animals, the effects of 838. In Jamaica Kincaid's novel Lucy, the
previous drilling in comparable areas West Indian heroine scrutinizes her
have been negligible. employer's world, critically examining
826. To avoid being predictable, composer its assumptions and values.
Stephen Sondheim strives for an 839. The frequent name changes that the
element of surprise in his songs. country has undergone testify to the
827. Because the pandas had already been political turbulence that has attended its
weakened by the disease and drought, a recent history.
harsh winter would have had 840. Commerce on the remote island was
catastrophic consequences for them. conducted exclusively by barter,
828. Maggie is a procrastinator, inclined to exchanging goods
temporize and to prolong discussions. 841. The existence of the environmental
829. The actor was note for his petulant contamination is no longer a point of
behavior; he quickly became irritated if dispute; government, industry and
his every whim was not immediately public agree that it is a serious problem.
satisfied. 842. In rock climbing, survival depends as
830. Hayley Mill's films have been called much on intuition, the ability to
treacly, although most of them are not perceive without conscious reasoning, as
so sentimental as to deserve that on physical strength.
description. 843. Colonial American Playwright Mercy
Otis Warren was known for her political

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acumen; her keen judgment and insight 856. Tame koala handled by tourists are
were widely acknowledged. docile, but wild koalas are hard to
844. Anne mentioned John's habitual control and typically require two people
boasting about his wardrobe as an to hold them.
example of his egotistical ways. 857. Ms. Rivers gave a performance of
845. His peers respected him because noteworthy scope: her piano repertoire
resolute both diplomatic; steadfast in ranged from classical music to jazz.
his beliefs and tactful in his 858. The skepticism of some ancient
negotiations. philosophers foreshadows and helps to
846. Considering that many women had little elucidate varieties of nihilism that
control over their own lives in medieval appeared in the early nineteenth century.
England, Margery Kempe's fifteenth- 859. The cafe attracts a motley clientele: a
century autobiography demonstrates a startlingly heterogeneous group of
remarkable degree of autonomy. people collects here.
847. The rebels saw the huge statue of the 860. The second edition of the textbook
dictator as a symbol of the totalitarian provides copious footnotes; since the
and swiftly toppled the monument. first edition, the editors have apparently
848. Residents of the isolated island were amassed great deal of background data.
forced to master the art of the 861. Concrete is an amalgamation of many
navigation, becoming the most adept materials, a composite of rocks, pebbles,
sailors. sand and cement.
849. O'Leary tolerates worms and snakes but 862. The depiction of the lone' wolf is
is phobic about insects: he has an largely a misconception; wolves are
exaggerated fear of them. social creatures that prefer to run in
850. Guests at the party found the general packs.
merriment infectious and were won over 863. Jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong is
by the party's gaiety. renowned for his improvisations on the
851. Demagogues do not deserve full blame trumpet; his innovations as a vocalist are
for last summer's public hysteria: equally noteworthy.
although they turned the mood to the 864. The medicine does not have a salutary
political advantage, they did not actually effect by alleviating pain, even if recent
create it. studies prove that it cannot eliminate
852. Orangutans are arboreal apes: they such discomfort entirely.
typically conduct most of their lives up 865. The intern was almost too empathetic;
in the trees of tropical rain forests. he felt the suffering of his patients as if
853. Since establishing the Children's it were his own.
Defense Fund in 1973, Marian Wright 866. As the charismatic speaker left the
Edelman has been an unswerving podium, she was surrounded by an
advocate, steadfast and constant. entourage of zealous supporters who
854. The author expanded the last act of her interfered with our attempts to
play to appease those critics who approach her.
disparaged the work for its brevity. 867. Sally was a lighthearted and even-
855. The editorial claimed that the tempered woman; she had none of her
gubernatorial candidate lacked worldly sister's truculence.
wisdom and that this naïveté would 868. Frequently used as a spice, ginger also
likely be his undoing. has curative properties: it can be used to
treat coughs, colds, and upset stomachs.

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869. The scientific organization denounced celebrates and yet censures his own role
the newspaper for prominently covering in the life of his brother.
the predictions of a psychic while 881. Many writers associated with Harlem
neglecting to report on a major research Renaissance were not originally from
conference. Harlem; drawn by artistic community it
870. A discerning publishing agent can provided, they adopted the place as
winnow promising material from a mass home.
of submissions, separating the good 882. Nicknamed the "contact lens", the
from the bad. device installed on the Hubble
871. Residents of the secluded island fear that telescopes successfully corrected its
encroaching' commercial development flawed vision, the result of a faulty
will disturb their quiet way of life. mirror.
872. Thought it is often exclusively 883. The treasurer was intimidated by the
surrounded by Brazil, the Amazon glacial demeanor of the auditors who
jungle actually borders parts of eight neither spoke nor smile when they
other South American countries. arrived
873. Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar's recent 884. Rodolfo Gonzales was once described as
book presents a surfeit of detail, lithe in body and mind because of the
providing far more information than one flexibility and grace apparent in both his
can easily digest. boxing and his writing of poetry and
874. Galloping technological progress has plays.
made consumers jaded: advances 885. On the verge of financial collapse, the
undreamed of a generation ago are so museum was granted a reprieve,
common that they seem humdrum. receiving a much-needed infusion of
875. They use language not to explain but to cash in the form of government loan.
distort; each statement is like a 886. Initially only the carpeting outside the
reflection in a warped mirror. restroom was drenched by water from
876. Colonial South Carolina was the burst pipe; eventually the entire
characterized by cultural convergence: hallway flooded.
Europeans, Africans, and Native 887. He displayed a nearly pathological
Americans each absorbed some customs curiosity, insisting on knowing every
of the other groups. details of his friends' lives.
877. Anna Freud's impact on psychoanalysis 888. Although condemned by the review
was cumulative, coming not from one panel, to film critic Pauline Kael the
brilliant discovery but from a lifetime movie seemed entirely innocuous and
first-rate work. unlikely to offend.
878. Sleep actually occurs instantaneously, 889. The reviewer characterized Modanna
though one may receive clues signaling Swan-Abdalla's autobiography as a
its onset' for several minutes before one portrait of an indomitable person, one
falls asleep. who prevailed against great odds.
879. Laila performed her tasks at the office 890. Although it stayed in business for
with alacrity, completing all her several months, the company was
projects in record time. actually insolvent and met its financial
880. Critics say that autobiographical work obligations only by engaging in
Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar fraudulent activities.
Wideman is surprising in that it 891. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein centers on
a scientist's hubris, the overweening

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pride that makes him believe he can 904. The announcement that the city would
usurp nature. raze the landmark school building was
892. The residents of town lived secluded such a distressing disclosure that it
lives; no one indulged in wild or provoked an outcry.
scrupulous life 905. Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris co-
893. The staff complained the managemet wrote The Crown of Columbus, a
was myopic, focusing on short-term vicarious effort successfully mingling
profits while disregarding the long-term their individual styles as writers.
welfare of the corporation. 906. The eager members of the audience
894. Efforts are finally being made to found the lecture topic stimulating', but
alleviate the traffic congestion that unfortunately the lecturer droning voice
plagues the downtown area. had a soporific' effect.
895. Though outwardly serene, the speaker 907. Displays in the Australian Museum's
was actually quite disturbed by the exhibition on dinosaurs are designed to
tumultuous crowd. be touched, offering visitors a tactile
896. Cathedrals usually take decades, even experience.
centuries, to complete; thus no one 908. The magician's adroitness astonished
expected the National Cathedral to be us; her deft performance proved the old
built with dispatch. saying that the hand is quicker than the
897. New York designer Anna Sui creates eye.
eclectic clothes that represent an 909. Although Keller achieved national
amalgam of playful, 1970's funky style prominence as a hero, hie lamentable
fused with an edgy, urban sensibility. ineptitude in the political arena soon
898. Royal garments found in the tombs of became painfully apparent.
ancient Egyptians reveal no evidence of 910. The professor argued that every
having been mended: this discovery grassroots movement needs a
suggests that the rulers of Egypt opted manifesto; without this public
for disposal rather than repair'. declaration of motives, there can be no
899. The author used a rhetorical question as cohesive organization.
a terminal flourish to conclude the 911. The model of decorum, he displayed
section of text. impeccable manners and excellent taste.
900. Foamy viruses cause cells in 912. The detectives believed that the
laboratories to swell but produce no fingerprint on the glass was
much distension in cells of living incriminating evidence; it definitely
organisms. placed the defendant at the scene of the
901. Annoyed by the new employee's crime.
excessively obsequious manner, the 913. Carl had a reputation for being a
supervisor advised him that such daredevil because he fearlessly skied
fawning was inappropriate. down the steepest trails.
902. Much interpersonal communication is 914. Although the seminar's participants
implicit in gestures, expressive assembled for a morning introduction,
movement. they soon plundered until later on in the
903. Castillo's poetry has generated only afternoon.
enthusiastic response: praise from the 915. Having suffered numerous injuries over
general public and plaudits from the the course of her career, the gymnast
major critics. demonstrated her resilience by

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overcoming adversity and winning the 927. Prodigious even from a distance, Mount
gold medal. Everest is the highest mountain in the
916. When Clara saw the actor at the airport, world, and certainly one of nature's
she could not help noticing that wonders.
everything about him seemed unreal; his 928. A talented raconteur, she had a wide
skin appeared more orange than array of stories and loved to get the
suntanned and his teeth were crowd laughing with one of her hilarious
preternaturally white. anecdotes.
917. Despite its innocuous appearance, the 929. Despite the solemn tone of the play, the
fish has a deadly sting. subject matter was rather break.
918. Upon learning that their reservation had 930. Even though he lost, the results were so
been canceled because their payment did close that the candidate was sanguine
not clear, the angry couple became about his chances of winning the next
belligerent, shouting at the desk clerk election.
and threatening to sue the management. 931. Even after two weeks in the Caribbean
919. The sun had already set, and as Amanda sun, Denise still had the pallor of a
walked down the sidewalk she could not researcher accustomed to spending her
help but notice how peaceful her days in the dim recesses of the science
neighborhood looked in the faint library.
crepuscular light. 932. Luis twisted his ankle Wednesday
920. A strong yet malleable stone, cantera is afternoon, but it was not until Thursday
ideal for architectural applications such morning that he noticed the ankle had
as fountains, fireplaces, and columns. become tumescent and uncomfortable
921. Sam was always impeccably dressed at to walk on.
work; however, at home his sartorial 933. One would think that the ravenous bear,
style seemed to limited to jeans and T- fresh from months of hibernation would
shirts. eat everything in sight, but he is
922. After waiting patiently for an surprisingly picky.
extraordinarily long period of time, the 934. Before the book was published,
crowd was infuriated by the extreme references to several living people were
brevity of the concise announcement expurgated.
that said simply, "Tonight's concert is 935. History has shown that two of the most
cancelled." eminent patriots of the Revolutionary
923. Although she had a modest upbringing, War were Samuel Adams and John
the entrepreneur now lives in the most Hancock.
opulent building in the city. 936. Despite her explosive temper, the
924. Either lascivious or vapid, every story actress typically displayed a timid
the dinner guest told was crude or dull. demeanor.
925. After missing the bus, Mitch was saved 937. As her guests warmly ensconced
from a 3-mile trudge to school by the themselves in front of the fireplace, the
fortuitous appearance of his next-door hostess returned to the kitchen.
neighbor's car heading into town. 938. For Maurice to arrive on time, he had to
926. Although the management's relationship extricate himself from the web of traffic
with the union had never turned in which he was currently stuck.
adversarial it had always been 939. The ending of the movie was so
tempestuous best. equivocal that many questions the
audience had were left unanswered.

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940. Both tranquil and sinuous, the river's 953. The decision to go whitewater rafting
path was quiet and winding. was ultimately irrevocable; once on
941. The court's refusal to reverse the board, there would be no turning back.
decision, despite overwhelming 954. A regular at rummage sales, who was
evidence, led many to believe it had often seen carting away boxfuls of
impeded justice. books, Ms. Tompkins could be said to
942. Based on almost no research, the have a propensity for accumulation.
company's plan to go ahead with the 955. When the owner provided a spurious
expansion seemed rather arbitrary. certificate of authenticity, the art
943. Although the effects of the tornado were historian declared the painting a forgery.
ruinous, it brought the town together 956. Although the rain was torrential, Sheila
through a sense of camaraderie. stayed dry in her new raincoat that was
944. Lacking any interesting qualities, the impervious to water.
insipid movie featured cheap special 957. Wary of defeat, the rebel factions
effects, an unlikely plot, and coalesced into a single army to fight the
ridiculously bad acting. approaching invaders
945. Because of her deft handling of the case, 958. With the vote split evenly, the
the lawyer was asked if she would be commissioners waited for the mayor to
interested in becoming a junior partner stop vacillating and decide the outcome
in the venerable law firm. of the proposal.
946. Leaving the computer store with an 959. Although she has a sublime voice, Nina
armload of merchandise, Amir could not had to be compelled by her friend
help but feel that the beguiling Marco to join the choir.
salesperson had misled him into buying 960. After losing for the sixth time in a row,
more than he really needed. the basketball team hoped it had reached
947. One of the most pretentious the nadir of its season.
songwriters of her generation, Joni 961. Although Martin had made several
Mitchell has written and recorded over practice runs through the driving course
three hundred songs since 1968. without incident, he could not help but
948. Considering she'd only read a synopsis, feel a sense of difference when he went
Marian's critique of the book seemed to take the test.
premature. 962. While searching for his library card in a
949. Perhaps the best known constellation in jacket he had not worn since last spring,
the sky, Orion is occasionally visible Alex made the serendipitous discovery
throughout the northern hemisphere and of a $20 bill in one of the pockets.
discernible with the naked eye. 963. The high point of the debate came when
950. By the time Abe sat down for dinner, the the challenger delivered an excoriating
biscuits had vanished, the gravy had attack on the incumbent, blasting him
coagulated, and the roast had dried out. for being soft on corporate crime.
951. Once the scouts realized they had left 964. While the logging companies have
their water behind, Julia and Marie, ever invaded the state like a rapacious army
the pragmatists set out to look for the over the last hundred years, the
nearest stream. developers have not been far behind.
952. After staying up all night and working 965. On the last weekend of summer break at
interminably to finish the project, the seashore, the roads were jammed
Gerard finally succumbed to sleep. with traffic and the beach teemed with
vacationers.

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966. Stock market analysts have advised 977. To prevent household fires, all
investors to examine leading economic flammable liquids, oily rags, and other
indicators that portend a recession combustible materials should be
before making any financial decisions. properly disposed of.
967. Considering that the author spent only 4 978. Some anthropologists claim that a few
seconds signing her book, Micah apes have been taught to communicate
decided that 8 hours was an inordinate using rudimentary sign language, but
amount of time to have waited in line. skeptics argue that the apes are only
968. His style is best described as emulating their trainers.
flamboyant: his signature vivid colors 979. Only when one actually visits the
and mixture of bold patterns, combined ancient ruins of marvelous bygone
with his dramatic bearing, always make civilizations does one truly appreciate
him the center of attention. the sad transience of human greatness.
969. Although bound to uphold the law, a 980. If it is true that morality cannot exist
judge is free to use his discretion to without religion, then does not the
mitigate the cruel severity of some erosion of religion herald the collapse of
criminal penalties. morality?
970. Max's grandmother seems eccentric; she 981. Shaken by two decades of virtual
is frequently observed behaving in an anarchy, the majority of people were
unconventional manner. ready to buy stability at any price.
971. The antibiotic ointment was so effective 982. The stoic former general led his civilian
on the infection in Molly's swollen life as he had his military life, with
finger that after only one application, the simplicity and austere dignity.
finger was no longer distended. 983. Because the apelike members of
972. Professor Cooligan told his class that Australopithecus afarensis were capable
since the Industrial Revolution, the both of walking and of swinging through
global warming trend has been trees, the anthropologist described them
inevitable; human disregard for the as a mosaic, bipedal from the waist
environment precipitated many of the down and arboreal from the waist up.
alterations in the earth's climate zones. 984. From the critic’s perspective, M. F. K.
973. When participating in a yoga class, Fisher is a writer who skirted
Katarina attains a placid state; the classification, for her food writing reads
soothing music and soft lighting invoke like love stories, her fiction like
a serenity that is otherwise lacking in memoirs.
her frenzied existence. 985. “The show must go on” is the oldest
974. Nuclear power plants are some of the corroboration of show business; every
largest producers of noxious wastes, true performer lives by that creed.
with each plant producing barrels of 986. Rather than allowing these dramatic
radioactive material that must be stored exchanges between her characters to
in special protective containers. develop fully, Ms. Norman
975. After the governor's third trip overseas, unfortunately tends to truncate the
voters complained that he was paying discussions involving the two women.
too little attention to domestic affairs. 987. The Apache are a matrilineal society,
976. Communities in primitive areas where where husbands typically move into
natural sustenance is scarce must be wives’ dwellings and women take the
resourceful in order to secure adequate leadership role in family affairs.
nutrition.

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988. Leavening his decisions with humorous, key factor, such as water, sunlight, or an
down-to-earth anecdotes, Judge Wapner essential nutrient, places sharp
was not at all the pedantic legal scholar. constraints on the existence of living
989. Untampered by any discretion, she things.
spread an ever more militant message to 999. Learned though she was, her erudition
her followers. never degenerated into pedantry.
990. Since novelty of presentation is apt to 1000. Although most worthwhile criticism
add to a performer’s popularity, the concentrates on the positive, one should
most successful troubadours were those not indiscriminately praise everything.
who were also the most spontaneous in 1001. Just as a sense dish lacks flavor, an
their delivery. inane remark lacks insipid.
991. The humorist Mark Twain had a great 1002. On some occasions Monteverdi clearly
empathy for history and historians, specifies the instruments he wishes to
observing that each year the antiquarians make up his orchestra, but more often he
shed new darkness on the past. is enigmatic or silent on the issue.
992. Paradoxically, while it is relatively easy 1003. Contemporary critics often dismiss the
to prove a fraudulent work of art is a poet Longfellow as a simple
fraud, it is often virtually impossible to sentimentalist who relied too much on
prove that an authentic one is genuine. poetic meters only suitable for light
993. When you learn archaeology solely from verse.
lectures, you get only an abstract sense 1004. Because he had abandoned his post and
of the concepts presented, but when you joined forces with the Indians, his fellow
hold a 5,000-year-old artifact in your officers considered the hero of Dances
hands, you have a chance to involve with Wolves a renegade.
your senses, not just your intellect. 1005. The new dance troupe’s gravest
994. Increasingly silent and withdrawn, he problem, one that mars the current
changed from a fluent, articulate speaker production, is a desire for correctness
to someone who gave only and technical accuracy that stifles both
monosyllabic answers to any questions energy and musical response.
asked of him. 1006. The discovery by George Poinar and
995. The Americans and the British seem to Roberta Hess that amber can preserve
have a dog-in-the-manger attitude intact tissue from million-year-old
toward the island of Malta, no longer insects raised the possibility, since
needing it themselves but nevertheless proved correct, that it also can preserve
wishing to deny it to others. intact DNA.
996. Though the ad writers had come up with 1007. Though she tried to be happy living with
a highly creative campaign to publicize Clara in the city, Heidi pined for the
the company’s newest product, the head mountains and for her gruff but loving
office rejected it for a more prosaic, grandfather.
down-to-earth approach. 1008. When railroads first began to supplant
997. The sea was so rough that the safest rivers and canals as highways of
thing to do was to seize the railing of the commerce, they were regarded as
ship and hang on; walking was too blessings and their promoters were
precarious a pastime. looked upon as benefactors.
998. Biologists categorize many of the 1009. Because it had not been blasted into a
world’s environments as deserts: regions stable orbit, the satellite moved
where the limited availability of some erratically through space.

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1010. While the movie Spellbound is in many 1021. Rosa was such a last-minute worker that
ways a glowing testimonial to the she could never start writing a paper till
powers of psychoanalysis to overcome the deadline was imminent.
the evils of unreason, its portrait of the 1022. For many years an unheralded
analytic profession is not entirely researcher, Barbara McClintock gained
adulatory. international renown when she won the
1011. Such was Brandon’s probity that he was Nobel Prize in Physiology and
frequently described as being honest as Medicine.
the day was long. 1023. When clay dries out, it loses its
1012. Because the damage to his car had been plasticity and becomes less malleable.
negligible, Michael decided he wouldn’t 1024. We look with pride at our new bridges
bother to report the matter to his and dams, for they are works of art as
insurance company. well as of utility.
1013. Just as sloth is the mark of the idler, 1025. Was he so thin-skinned, then, to resent
obsequiousness is the mark of the any small jest at his expense?
today'. 1026. Even when being logical in method,
1014. Determined to hire employees on the people can come up with incorrect
basis of their merits rather than on the answers by basing their arguments on
basis of their family connections, false premises.
Johnson refused to countenance 1027. Most people who are color-blind
nepotism and other forms of favoritism actually can distinguish several colors;
in the engagement of new workers. some, however, have a truly
1015. Because we have completed our analysis monochromatic view of a world all in
of the major components of the shades of gray.
proposed project, we are free to devote 1028. The TV news magazine sits precisely at
the remainder of this session to a study the juncture of information and
of the project’s incidental details. entertainment, for while it is not a silly
1016. American culture now stigmatizes, and sitcom, it is not a documentary either.
sometimes even heavily penalizes, 1029. Today employers no longer speak of
behavior that was once taken for firing or discharging employees; instead,
granted: overt racism, cigarette smoking, according to the latest euphemism, they
the use of sexual stereotypes. simply “effect a separation.”
1017. Mrs. Thatcher had a better eye for the 1030. The omniscient narrator stands above
weaknesses and ____ of her the story he is telling, unlimited in his
contemporaries than for their virtues. knowledge of what will occur.
1018. Donald Trump’s former casino in 1031. Lovejoy, the hero of Jonathan Gash’s
Atlantic City once was the most mystery novels, is an antiques dealer
ostentatious gambling palace in the who gives the reader advice on how to
East, easily out glittering its tell a spurious antique plate from the
competitors. real thing.
1019. It was only the first day of summer 1032. During the last four decades of
vacation, but his nerves were already Tennyson’s long life, his creative
frayed by the constant clamor of the powers never flagged, some of his most
children. remarkable work coming after the age of
1020. Trying to prove Hill a liar, Senator 70.
Specter repeatedly questioned her 1033. Duke Ellington’s jazz symphonies were
veracity. attacked by classical critics who felt that

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the entire attempt to fuse jazz as a form 1045. Some thought Dali was a brilliant
with classical music should be painter; others dismissed him as a
discouraged. conceited poseur.
1034. Factory trawlers, large fishing vessels 1046. Though critic John Simon seldom had a
that drag heavy nets over the seafloor, good word to say about most
“vacuum” the North Pacific seas, contemporary plays, his review of All in
trapping fish indiscriminately. the Timing was a total rave.
1035. Uncertain which suitor she ought to 1047. The periodic nature of her complaints
marry, the princess vacillated, saying began to concern us: alarmed by these
now one, now the other. recurrent attacks, we decided to consult
1036. Tom prided himself on knowing the a doctor in spite of her opposition.
latest news, the secrets of the rich and 1048. As a product of the Soviet literary
the poor; it galled him that there was establishment, the author was brave
something he did not know about his enough to nibble at the hand that fed
friend. him, but not heroic enough to bite it.
1037. The true historian finds the facts about 1049. She wondered whether triangles, which
Marlowe and Shakespeare far more had only three sides, qualified as
interesting than people’s unfounded polygons, which she thought of as
conjectures. many-sided.
1038. For a young person, Winston seems 1050. If, like the mole rat, you could run
remarkably stodgy; you’d expect backward as easily as forward but had
someone his age to show a little more weak eyes that could see only dim
life. shadows of light and dark, you too
1039. The expertise, by definition, possesses might want touch-sensitive whiskers to
wisdom; the virtuoso, by definition, help guide you through the tunnels of
possesses sage. your underground home.
1040. The book will arouse antagonism, 1051. The biographer of Tennyson is
disagreement, and animosity among confronted with the problem, rarely
theologians because it will undermine solved, of how to make a basically
many established rituals and beliefs. uneventful life interesting.
1041. The Battle of Lexington was not, as 1052. During the troubles of 1750, the extent
most of us have been taught, a of destitution in Scotland was terrible;
spontaneous rising of individual many Scots could afford nothing to eat
farmers, but was instead a tightly but oatmeal porridge.
organized, well-planned event. 1053. Though ostensibly teaching posture,
1042. The moon was hidden and the night had Feher brings into play techniques of
grown very dark; she had to strain to ballet, yoga, and vocal projection to
see. come up with lessons that can best be
1043. Because vast organizations are an described as eclectic.
inevitable element in modern life, it is 1054. Whereas most scholars have tended to
futile to aim at their abolition. regard Monteverdi’s opera L’Orfeo as
1044. Mr. Levi is formidably learned; he has the beginning of a tradition, Mr. Pickett
read everything bearing on his subject sensibly considers it the culmination of
and on poetry in general (in several one.
languages), and he has forgotten little if 1055. Helen valued people who behaved as if
anything. they respected themselves; nothing
irritated her more than an excessively

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obsequious waiter or a fawning homogeneity of opinion from

salesclerk. Massachusetts to Georgia; the
1056. Under the rule of the foreign invaders, differences between the sections are
the land seemed asleep, save for a small superficial, almost always explainable
group of rebels who sought to kindle the by differences in climate or topography.
dormant nationalism of the people. 1068. In their determination to discover ways
1057. Life is a commingling of the sacred and to prolong human life, doctors fail to
the profane, of good and evil; to try to take into account that longer lives are
separate them is futile. not always happier ones.
1058. Lexy’s joy at finding the perfect 1069. Where lesser scholars would have been
Christmas gift for John was transitory, daunted by the vast collection of
for she still had to find presents for the unpublished letters, rough drafts, and
cousins and Uncle Bob. journals left by Henry James, Leon Edel
1059. Compared with the ostentatious glamour was emboldened by its discovery and
of opera, classical song (increasingly began to plan an ambitious series of
called lieder everywhere) is a more studies on the life and works of the
subdued tradition. novelist.
1060. Gaddis is a formidably talented writer 1070. Samuel Johnson gave more than tacit
whose work has been, unhappily, more cooperation to his biographer, James
likely to intimidate or repel his readers Boswell; he made himself available to
than to lure them into his fictional Boswell night after night, furnished
world. Boswell with correspondence, even read
1061. Science is always tentative expecting his biographer’s notes.
that modifications of its present theories 1071. What made Ann such a fine counselor
will sooner or later be found necessary. was her empathy, her ability to put
1062. Contrary to her customary gregarious herself in her client’s place and feel his
behavior, Susan began leaving parties emotions as if they were her own.
early to seek the solitude of her room. 1072. Numerous studies have found that
1063. Wherever Lao Li travels, he makes people who choose to represent
slides of contemporary works of art; his themselves in court on the whole
archives document every meaningful exercise pretty good judgment—they
artistic effort in modern China. seem to have a reliable sense of when
1064. The mayor and school superintendent let they need a lawyer and when they don’t.
their dispute over budget cuts escalate 1073. Burdened by debt, Lydgate abandons his
to ugly and destructive proportions. dreams of reforming medicine to take a
1065. Despite their reputations as soothing conventional but lucrative practice in
love songs sung by mothers to lull London.
fretful infants to sleep, many lullabies 1074. Although Miss Watson never joined the
are of a dark, even threatening nature. temperance movement, she was a strict
1066. Halls and audiences for lieder recitals teetotaler and would not condone
tend to be smaller than those for opera drinking alcohol.
and thus more conductive to the 1075. It is a spotty sort of book, with many
intimacy and sense of close pages that, if not exactly dull, are less
involvement, which is the recital’s than exciting'.
particular charm. 1076. Aimed at curbing European attempts to
1067. In this survey of Revolutionary seize territory in the Americas, the
America, the author finds a remarkable

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Monroe Doctrine was a warning to 1088. Despite the poem’s archaic and tortuous
predatory foreign powers. language, the thrust of the poet’s
1077. People expected Winston Churchill to argument is surprisingly intelligible.
take his painting lightly, but Churchill, 1089. The artists of the Chinese avant-garde
no dilettante, regarded his artistic have used Western styles cannily and
efforts most seriously indeed. meaningfully to accomplish artistic ends
1078. Grateful as we are for these splendid of their own.
books, they remain isolated examples of 1090. Flying in the face of convention, the
excellence in a literature of mediocrity. writer George Sand shocked her
1079. If you need car parts that the dealers no contemporaries by taking lovers and by
longer stock, try scavenging for odd bits wearing men’s clothes.
and pieces at the auto wreckers’ yards. 1091. Though Phil had expected to feel
1080. Polls indicate that many prospective overawed when he met Joe Montana, he
voters in the next presidential election found the world-famous quarterback
are apathetic about the outcome; they friendly and unintimidating.
do not seem to care who wins. 1092. Actors fade out of view with depressing
1081. Far from being in the pristine condition frequency; the theater is a precarious
promised by the realtor, the condo was profession at best.
shabby and dilapidated. 1093. Justice Harry Blackmun’s retirement,
1082. Egocentric, at times vindictive when he while unlikely to bring about a drastic
believed his authority was being change in the Supreme Court, will
questioned, White could also be kind, remove a distinctly personal voice from
gracious, and even self-deprecating the Court’s often featureless mix.
when the circumstances seemed to 1094. Though set in a mythical South
require it. American country, Isabel Allende’s
1083. A journalist rather than a scholar, Mr. novel is rooted in the tragic history of
Cose seems nevertheless to be familiar Chile.
with most of the serious studies relevant 1095. Peter has a bad habit of making
to his topic. digressive remarks that wander so far
1084. One of Detroit’s great success stories off topic that we forget the gist of what
was Lee Iacocca’s revitalization of the he is saying.
moribund Chrysler Corporation, turning 1096. Left to endure a penniless old age, the
it into a vigorous competitor. improvident man lived to regret his
1085. While some Southern writers see the prodigal youth.
past as a heavy burden, others see it as a 1097. The banquet had a soporific effect on
subject for nostalgic reflection. the overfed guests: they began to nod off
1086. Because of the trauma they have in their seats.
experienced, survivors of a major 1098. One by one, she alienated almost all of
catastrophe are likely to exhibit her supporters until, at the end, only a
aberrations of behavior and may handful of her closest allies really
require the aid of competent therapists. wanted her to stay in office.
1087. Splitting the country into conflicting 1099. In the 1920s Hollywood became a
factions, pitting brother against brother, magnet for men and women on the
the Civil War was a divisive experience cutting edge—innovative artists
for the American people. genuinely excited by the possibilities of
the up-and-coming film medium.

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1100. Waiting impatiently in line to see Santa 1112. Though masterminded by the
Claus, even the best-behaved children Metropolitan Museum’s Guy Bauman,
grow fidgety and start to fret. this survey of Flemish paintings in
1101. The senator contended that, rather than America was clearly a collective
being a peripheral concern, global operation, aided by scholars throughout
warming is a critical problem that North America.
imperils not just Americans but all life 1113. Excited and unafraid, the inquisitive
on Earth. child examined the stranger with bright-
1102. The text abounds with details, but there eyed curiosity.
are no overarching theses to unify them. 1114. Repeat offenders who continue to drive
1103. Throughout his career he demonstrated under the influence of alcohol face
strong belief in individual faith but having their drivers’ licenses
powerful skepticism about the permanently revoked.
organized church. 1115. Now better known for its racetrack,
1104. If Amelia Earhart’s acceptance was by Saratoga Springs first gained attention
no means universal, her fame was for the therapeutic qualities of its
unusually widespread and her popularity famous “healing waters.”
long-lived. 1116. The crisis is not imminent; it will not
1105. Salvador Dali’s tendency to fabricate affect us for years to come.
events makes it difficult for the 1117. Instead of taking exaggerated
biographer to tell the story of his life precautions against touching or tipping
with any degree of accuracy. or jarring the bottle of wine, the waitress
1106. Why do some plant stems develop a handled it quite tentatively, being
protective bark that enables them to careful only to use a napkin to keep her
survive the winter, while others shrivel hands from the cool bottle itself.
at the first frost? 1118. Lamenting that something horrid had
1107. The jazz musician cannot play well if he recently befallen the craft of biography,
is completely relaxed, as if lying half biographer Arthur Schlesinger deplored
asleep in a Jacuzzi. the glut of gossipy new lives on the
1108. A born teller of tales, Olsen used her market.
impressive narrative skills to advantage 1119. Illness can be defined as how disease
in her story “I Stand Here Ironing.” feels, the experience of being sick: at
1109. Far from being distracted or once a physical or natural condition and
immobilized by his inner conflicts, a social and cultural one.
Keynes was energized by them into 1120. Boccherini was a good and interesting
becoming one of the most productive, composer whose reputation has not
effective, and buoyant personalities of sufficiently recovered the decline into
the twentieth century. which it fell after his death.
1110. A New World lizard, the basilisk, 1121. Elizabeth Gaskell: A Habit of Stories is
occasionally does something that seems a considerable accomplishment,
to assess physics: it runs across the superseding Winifred Gerin’s learned
surface of water for distances of up to 30 biography of the English novelist.
feet. 1122. A hypothesis must not only account for
1111. I am seeking an equitable solution to what we already know, but must also be
this dispute, one that will be fair and verified by continued observation.
acceptable to both sides. 1123. Even as the local climate changed from
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caused other animals to become extinct it was quite amazing good ones ever got
—our almost-human ancestors survived written.
by learning how to use the new flora. 1136. Telling gripping tales about a central
1124. A man incapable of spontaneous action, character engaged in a mighty struggle
he never had an opinion about with events, modern biographies satisfy
something that he had not worked up the American appetite for epic
beforehand, fashioning it with lengthy narratives.
care. 1137. Janet Malcolm depicts the biographer as
1125. All critics have agreed that the opera’s a nosy, intrusive figure, invading his
score is uneven, but, curiously, no two subject’s private papers.
critics have agreed which passages to 1138. By putting the entire Woolf archive on
praise and which to damn. microfilm, the project directors hope to
1126. Although a few of her contemporaries make the contents of the manuscripts
appreciated her book, most either more accessible to scholars.
ignored it or mocked it. 1139. Using novel concepts and techniques
1127. Abandoning the moral principles of his previously unknown in commercial
youth, the aging emperor Tiberius led a advertising, the innovative advertising
dissipated, wanton life. campaign broke new ground in the field
1128. Our mood swings about the economy of marketing.
grow more extreme: when things go 1140. As founder and president of the
well, we become euphoric'; when things Children’s Defense Fund, Marian
go poorly, gloom descends. Wright Edelman has ensured that, even
1129. According to Lionel Trilling, the though the young cannot vote or make
paradox of liberalism is that in its quest campaign contributions, they are
for freedom it must move toward greater nevertheless not ignored in Washington.
organization, stricter legislation, and 1141. Given the ability of modern technology
increasing control. to destroy the environment, it is clear
1130. The most crucial issue for wildlife in that, if we are not careful, the human
this arid land is unimpeded access to race may soon be as extinct as the
water. dinosaur.
1131. Always trying to look on the bright side 1142. By arguing that much of what scientists
of every situation, she is a born think they know about the focusing
optimist. mechanism of the eye is untrue, this
1132. He loved his friends, but he held people radical scholar has gained a reputation
in general in contempt and maintained as a maverick in the field.
that human virtues were unworthy of 1143. John Keats, Dylan Thomas, Arthur
comparison with a dog’s devotion. Rimbaud—all these were poets who had
1133. The aorta is like a tree trunk from which to be poets, whom no one or nothing
other major arteries branch off. short of death could have derailed from
1134. Musk oxen survived in isolated arctic their courses.
habitats, but in the nineteenth century 1144. Thanks to the emerging technology of
they declined rapidly even there, their active noise control, automakers may
numbers devastated by the armed soon be able to mute noise inside a car
enthusiasm of explorers, whalers, fur and create the long-promised “quiet
traders, and Eskimo. ride.”
1135. According to poet John Berryman, there 1145. For years’ no one could make this
were so many ways to ruin a poem that particular therapy work in animals larger

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than rodents, but now two research because the hurricane made landfall the
groups have demonstrated its efficacy in day after I was scheduled to arrive.
dogs. 1157. The cacophony produced by the stray
1146. Skulls are the Rosetta stones of cats in the neighborhood used to drive
anthropology because they bear unique us crazy at night; it was impossible to
features that let scientists determine get any sleep.
whether two fossil samples come from 1158. Although Apple computers seem to have
the same type of creature. a(n) ubiquitous presence in the
1147. According to a noted art critic, one marketplace, they only account for five
would have to be completely immune to percent of sales.
the sensuous pleasures of painting to be 1159. Even though the teacher caught her red-
drawn to Lucien Freud’s mesmerizing handed, Shannon had the temerity to
art. deny using her smartphone during last
1148. Just as the earliest stone tools left by week's test to search for answers on the
humans may seem nothing more than Internet.
rock fragments to a layperson, so a lot of 1160. "The hostile morass that is this
fossils require a trained eye to administration's foreign policy is going
appreciate them. to lead to misunderstandings, which
1149. Unfortunately, excessive care in could culminate in our nation's going to
choosing one’s words often results in a war," said the politician on the cable
loss of spontaneity. network show.
1150. The report was relentlessly hostile to the 1161. The opposing team was magnanimous
scientist, interpreting one complex event in their defeat; they congratulated us,
after another to his discredit. and even invited some of us to go get a
1151. Her memoirs are quite unlike those of bite to eat after the game.
her predecessors, for she is bold and 1162. From afar, Beatrice looked like a
aggressive where they are reticent and pleasant, kind-hearted grandmother, but
conventional. in reality, she had a cold, vitriolic
1152. Because of its strength, adhesiveness, personality.
and invaluable qualities as a nest- 1163. The young man was pertinacious in his
building material, many species of birds quest to get the job of his dreams; he
incorporate silk into their nests. worked hard at several internships and
1153. It is possible to analyze a literary work contacted a number of college alumni,
to death, dissecting what should be a requesting interviews.
living experience as if it were a 1164. When the socialite was denied entry to
laboratory specimen. the invitation-only party, she began to
1154. The Cabinet member’s resignation was pout and stomp her feet like a
not a total shock: rumors of his querulous child.
imminent departure had been making 1165. The Boy Scouts had been camping for
the rounds in Washington for a week. five days to get a number of merit
1155. The zenith of Lauren's high school badges, so their pride and satisfaction
experience was being both homecoming with a wonderful experience was
queen and class valedictorian. concomitant with being happy to go
1156. It was oddly prescient that I chose to home to a hot shower.
change my travel plans; I would have 1166. Florence Nightingale was brave and
had to sit in my hotel room all week, compassionate; she helped soldiers who

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had been wounded on remote, equipped with a GPS-enabled security

dangerous, fetid battlefields. system.
1167. My grandmother told wonderful stories 1178. Emily had been doing so well in English
about what it was like in New York City class that I was shocked to find that her
at the end of World War II, running in latest essay assignment was full of
the streets among the jubilant crowds. egregious errors and obvious mistakes.
1168. Harry is energetic and funny, but most 1179. The chief of police vowed to find the
people misinterpret his quiet voice and people who desecrated the cemetery by
laconic responses as evidence that he's spray-painting the mausoleums and
shy or awkward. knocking over tombstones.
1169. It is dangerous to decry government 1180. The governor held a press conference to
policies in totalitarian regimes, since any publicly admit his wrongdoing in an
criticism is often met with severe attempt to prove that he was contrite.
punishment 1181. Janice stayed up all night studying, and
1170. The look on my mother's face was try as she might with coffee and energy
essentially a(n) tacit refusal of my drinks, she could not shake that
request to go to the party on the other somnolent feeling the next morning.
side of town. 1182. I am going to have to rescind my offer
1171. Clara was tired of her brother's teasing to drive the carpool this week, since I
her that she had taken up a(n) ascetic will be out of town.
way of life, because she got rid of her 1183. I know that Jessica took my iPod
Internet connection and gave up red charger without asking; her shuffling
meat. feet and shifty eyes evince her guilt.
1172. When I see you hanging out in your 1184. According to the school principal, the
room posting on Facebook, I renounce local government's ideas about how to
the premise that you cannot help your distribute this year's taxes are so obtuse
mother take out the trash. that they will only lead to confusion and
1173. After seeing the poor results of my a misuse of funds.
annual physical, I had to hear my doctor 1185. The period between 1945 and 1992 is
once again extol the health benefits of known as the Cold War, because the
regular exercise and a sensible diet. hostility between nations and the threat
1174. Tensions between the two nations of nuclear destruction were tantamount
escalated when the president made to a perilous physical, "hot" war fought
pejorative comments about the other with bombs and guns.
country at a meeting of the United 1186. Rebekah vacillated between her suitors
Nations. —the poor but loving Philip and the
1175. My aunt Martha says that my cold but wealthy Charles—unable to
generation's youth is impertinent: we make a choice.
do not respect our elders and we do not 1187. Nancy could not be cajoled into joining
know what "polite conversation" is. the Girl Scouts, even though we pleaded
1176. Of course Lana took umbrage at your endlessly and tried to tempt her with
comments; she thought she looked great, offers of free cookies.
but you said her hairstyle and clothes 1188. The consumerism that drives people to
were sad and old-fashioned. live beyond their means is a(n)
1177. The hapless criminal thought that he pernicious element of our society,
could make a clean getaway in the stolen driving individuals into the terrible
car, but unfortunately for him, it was chasm of debts they cannot repay.

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1189. Selena does not realize that her 1199. Georgia told Melissa that she was never
grandiloquence makes her arguments going to find a boyfriend sufficiently
sound more condescending than cogent. obsequious for her taste, since she
1190. The origin of the phrase "dressed to the demands round-the-clock attention and
nines" is unknown, but some historians constant compliments.
surmise that it came from the amount of 1200. My experience at the seminar was
fabric needed to create an expensive, amazing; I learned a great deal and
elegant garment. thoroughly enjoyed the intelligent
1191. The alacrity with which Chuck called repartee between the political science
Melody after getting her phone number experts.
was not surprising, considering how 1201. Unfortunately for President Lincoln,
beautiful she is and how enchanted he General McClellan proved to be an
was by her at their first meeting. ineffectual and capricious leader,
1192. I am going to have my aunt read my unable to be decisive on the battlefield.
college application essay, since she is 1202. The buffet was replete with dishes from
intelligent and profligate, making her around the world; it seemed as though
the perfect proofreader. every nation was represented with at
1193. After receiving her master's degree in least two examples of their local cuisine.
petroleum engineering, Carol has a(n) 1203. Colin had reached the nadir of his
bureaucracy of job options, as there are career as a comedian when he could not
too few graduates to fill the many open even book a performance at amateur
positions out there. night in the sleazy Hoboken Club.
1194. Social media websites, while 1204. Karen's accusations that I cheated to win
entertaining and a great way to bring the baking contest threaten to defile my
people together, are insidious'; reputation as an honest competitor.
irresponsible posts can ruin your college 1205. It was not my intention to vex Sandra
and job prospects. with my album choices for our road trip,
1195. We were forced to fire Todd because of as I could not imagine that someone
his tardiness as well as the ribald jokes could hate the Bee Gees so much.
he would tell, despite being told that 1206. Contemporaries described Catherine the
most people in the office found them Great as implacable; betray her once,
offensive. and you lost her confidence forever.
1196. Our new, punctilious supervisor is 1207. Emily did not let me into her room, as
constantly reminding us about the she did not want me to laugh at her and
company's dress code and the types of deride her obsession with My Little
decorations that are allowed in Pony dolls.
employees' cubicles. 1208. We hold up historical figures like
1197. The CEO had to be fired, since the George Washington and Abraham
company could not defend his malicious Lincoln as paragons of American
invective against their top rival, which bravery and patriotism.
was caught on tape and played endlessly 1209. I grew tired of listening to the
on cable news. politician's sanctimonious speeches
1198. At the gallery, we were delighted with about the importance of family,
the juxtaposition of the delicate, airy especially since I knew that she hadn't
watercolor paintings and the bulky, spoken to her mother in more than five
ornate frames; the contrast really made years.
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1210. As we toured the streets of Paris, we 1221. Eddie's reverence for the band was
were overwhelmed by the pulchritude obvious; not only did he own every
of the architecture, especially the album, but he also collected Beatles
beautiful bridges along the Seine River. memorabilia and studio-session
1211. The laconic, timid girl was the exact recordings.
opposite of her garrulous', extroverted 1222. Your circuitous explanation is making
mother. it hard for me to focus and fully
1212. There is a tenuous relationship between understand the complicated physics
the two brothers; they are just one small problem you are talking about.
misunderstanding away from never 1223. After taking the three-hour tour of the
speaking to each other again. Grand Canyon on foot, the kids and I
1213. She wore the most beautiful dress, made fell in love with the parched but
of a(n) diaphanous fabric that made her beautiful landscape of the Arizona
look as though she were dressed in desert.
sunlight. 1224. The scientist worked around the clock to
1214. The woman's harangue about the find an antibiotic that could eliminate
dangers of kryptonite in the city's this deadly, virulent strain of bacteria.
drinking water made it clear to police 1225. In this age of viral videos and social
that she was not a credible witness. media, fame comes quickly, but it is also
1215. Many people in this country feel that our evanescent, since people swiftly move
legal system is bogged down by on to the next fad.
frivolous lawsuits by people who are 1226. Because Carol was deathly allergic to
looking for money or fame, not for peanuts, she was forced to abstain from
justice. eating many of the treats at Dustin's
1216. The criminal's proclivity for finely birthday party.
tailored suits was his downfall; he wore 1227. The teacher said that Iago was the
them so often that it was easy for antagonist in Shakespeare's famous
witnesses to remember him and point play, but I felt that Othello was not
him out to the police. exactly the hero of the story, as he also
1217. The linchpin of my argument is simple: acted cruelly and selfishly.
I could not have been at the bar when 1228. It seems impossible after our decades-
you said I was, since I was in the library long friendship, but our former
studying, and Mary can back me up on camaraderie has disappeared
that claim. completely because of your betrayal.
1218. It is going to take a great deal of 1229. Eric's ability to avoid jail time is
legerdemain to get Harriet's CD back; conditional upon his performing 1,000
Carrie will have to sneak into the room hours of community service.
when her sister is not around and avoid 1230. I hope that there are extenuating
moving her things out of place. circumstances to justify your arriving
1219. We all gathered around to hear Uncle home past curfew.
Clark's and Aunt Sue's anecdotes of 1231. The renovation of the sixteenth-century
their trip to Tierra del Fuego and church was expensive and time-
Antarctica. consuming, but the visitors all agreed
1220. Researchers are working diligently on that it was remarkable to see the
ways to enhance the picture quality of building restored to its former glory.
the old films, which have become faded 1232. We have such divergent ideas about
with age. how to approach economic policy that I

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don't know how we will ever come to an leave, since it was incompatible with
agreement. the open and accepting nature of our
1233. None of what Katherine said about me is congregation.
true, and I will confront her about 1245. Despite his disagreeable run-in with the
making those spurious remarks. homeless lady, Derek felt compassion
1234. The detective scrutinized every piece of for her sad situation.
information in the cold case file in an 1246. I will be moving soon into a smaller
attempt to find new leads. house to save money, so I will have to
1235. I did not believe that Madelyn was a have a garage sale to sell any
precocious child until I heard her play superfluous items.
the Mozart concerto. 1247. The architecture of the Baroque period,
1236. I was amazed at how restrained the with its gold-leaf ornamentation and
mother was in the courtroom, opulent use of color, is considered by
considering the fact that she was looking many to be among the most
into the eyes of her daughter's killer; I ostentatious.
could not have had the same remarkable 1248. Janelle could not be counted on to be
self-control. tactful, as she was always insensitive to
1237. I asked Ellen many intimate questions other people's feelings and indiscreet
about my relationship with deceased about personal information.
relatives to see if she could substantiate 1249. The demagogue certainly made some
her claim that she is clairvoyant. rousing speeches, but he proved to have
1238. Because of the threats against witnesses a flimsy platform and no solutions when
by gangs in the neighborhood, the best tested at the electoral debates.
the police could hope for was to receive 1250. The transient feelings of patriotic
anonymous tips about the brazen camaraderie disappeared a few months
shooting. after the terrorist attacks.
1239. Every minute of Lara's life was 1251. The interior designer's colorful aesthetic
scheduled and carefully planned, leaving was clearly a(n) intuitive talent, as she
no room for fun or spontaneity. had no formal education or training
1240. Roald Amundsen was a(n) intrepid before creating her successful business.
explorer; he was the first person to visit 1252. The difference between the paint
both the North and South poles. swatches labeled "off-white" and
1241. I am not pretentious: I would much "cream" was too subtle for Fabian to
rather drive my dad's vintage detect.
Volkswagen Beetle than be seen in my 1253. With just two weeks on the job, John
sister's flashy new sports car. was a(n) novice, but his enthusiasm
1242. The Texans in the Alamo were made up for his lack of experience.
unwilling to compromise with or 1254. It is past my curfew, so I need to enter
surrender to Mexican General Santa the house surreptitiously in order to
Anna, and they paid the ultimate price. avoid detection.
1243. Miranda considered it a matter of 1255. "The prosperity of this nation depends
integrity to defend her classmate who on our ability to educate our citizens and
was being taunted by the bully, even to create jobs, so Americans can once
though she was just as scared. again be on the road to financial
1244. The hate speech that the gentleman success," the politician said in his
began to express at our church meeting speech.
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1256. With his late-night parties and wild 1267. The longevity of the CEO's impressive
spending sprees, it was only a matter of career can be credited to her ability to
time before Andrew's hedonistic adapt to new circumstances and to seize
behavior landed him in jail or cost him new opportunities while climbing the
his job. corporate ladder.
1257. The police were called to the high 1268. Brenda hoped that her current success
school football game, as a convergence was not ephemeral, since it had been a
of disorderly fans from the rival teams dream of hers since childhood to be a
resulted in violent fights. pop music icon.
1258. Her bouffant hairdo and poodle skirt 1269. Mr. Jones, a venerable statesman, was
were anachronistic; she looked out of stationed in the Pacific theater during
place at the punk rock concert. World War II and was a successful
1259. The reporters were not allowed to ask businessman before serving in the state
the politician about the provocative senate for more than fifteen years.
photos published in the tabloids of him 1270. Although artist Vincent van Gogh and
being handcuffed by police outside a author Edgar Allan Poe might have felt
Las Vegas casino. inconsequential during their lifetimes,
1260. In the 1960s, thousands of people fled their work is now considered to be quite
Cuba after Fidel Castro took power, influential.
seeking political asylum in the United 1271. They said that he was a brilliant orator,
States and other countries. but I found the language of his speech to
1261. The wound that killed the general be too florid, because it was
appeared to be superficial and harmless; overwrought and long-winded.
we did not learn until much later that it 1272. Although you are furious with Shayna,
was deep and had punctured several because her gossiping almost got you in
vital organs. trouble with the boss, I recommend that
1262. The loud and rowdy children on the you calm down and take a(n) prudent
field trip did not show the appropriate approach to your conversation with her.
reverence while visiting Arlington 1273. Despite his intense nervousness around
Cemetery. her, Harry attempted to be nonchalant
1263. Although the two coworkers seemed to when he spoke to Amy.
be always at odds, their relationship was 1274. Everyone thinks I am to blame, but
actually quite amicable'. when I prove that Claire was the one
1264. Romeo made the tragic and impetuous who stole the cookies from the office
decision to kill himself before he could refrigerator, I will be vindicated.
find out the truth about Juliet from his 1275. Your sagacious solution to the
friend the friar. complicated problem between these
1265. After learning of all the incredible freshman roommates was incredibly
obstacles she had overcome to make it helpful.
to the audition, it was evident to the 1276. I tuned in to the debate to learn more
show's producers that Marie had a(n) about the candidate's economic policies,
tenacious desire to become a successful but he kept digressing with stories about
actress. his family and upbringing.
1266. John D. Rockefeller was a devious 1277. I could see the look of growing
businessman who pored over every exasperation on the saleswoman's face
possible aspect of his company in order as she continued in her attempt to
to cut costs and increase profits appease the irate customer.

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1278. The rancorous old man yelled angrily at 1291. A week of sun and exercise had a
Billy when he accidentally threw a salutary effect; when Dawn returned,
baseball over the fence. the tired look on her face had
1279. I thought that the new novel by disappeared.
Madeleine LeCroix would be original 1292. The compromise bill is tenable; both
and exhilarating, but I found the plot to Democrats and Republicans can live
be hackneyed and dull. with it.
1280. It was fortuitous that her sister was able 1293. Giving preference to his brother's son
to babysit, or else Janie would not have for the job smacked of nepotism to all
been able to make it to the crucial dress the other employees of the company.
rehearsal tonight. 1294. Considering that the author spent only 4
1281. The assiduous student was class seconds signing her book, Micah
president, graduated at the top of her decided that 8 hours was an inordinate
class, and was a member of the varsity amount of time to have waited in line.
volleyball team. 1295. Although the cyclist had to overcome
1282. Angela thought her assignment overseas obstacles that most people would
would be an exciting adventure, but in consider insurmountable, he was
reality, it turned out to be a(n) prosaic resolute' in his determination to qualify
office job. for the prestigious Tour de France.
1283. While his partner was furious with the 1296. Stock market analysts have advised
loss of one of their biggest clients, investors to examine leading economic
Matthew was apathetic and showed no indicators that portend a recession
real emotion when he learned of the before making any financial decisions.
loss. 1297. On the last weekend of summer break at
1284. If you act disrespectfully to other the seashore, the roads were jammed
guests, you will not be asked to any with traffic and the beach teemed with
other party they give. vacationers.
1285. You cannot be present in fifth-century 1298. While the logging companies have
Britain, but you can experience it invaded the state like a rapacious army
vicariously by reading Joy Chant's book over the last hundred years, the
The High Kings. developers have not been far behind.
1286. Being a stickler for promptness is just 1299. The high point of the debate came when
one of Aaron's many peccadilloes. the challenger delivered an excoriating
1287. The beggar smiled sardonically as he attack on the incumbent, blasting him
threw back the nickel, saying, "Here! for being soft on corporate crime.
You need it more than I do." 1300. Although Martin had made several
1288. It is easy to see the difference between practice runs through the driving course
the two photographs when they are without incident, he could not help but
placed in juxtaposition. feel a sense of trepidation when he
1289. She was known for her altruism; in went to take the test.
short, no one was more selfless than she. 1301. The lavish project, really a vanity
1290. Whenever the press pursued her, the project dreamed up by the developer,
film star sought refuge in her palatial was marked by profligate spending and
home. a reckless' waste of resources.

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‫َو َم ۤا َاَصاَبُكۡم ِّم ۡن ُّمِص ۡیَب ٍۃ َفِبَما َكَس َب ۡت َا ۡیِد ۡیُكۡم َو َی ۡعُف ۡوا َع ۡن‬
۳۰ؕ﴿ ‫﴾َكِث ۡیٍر‬
And whatever strikes you of disaster - it is for what your hands have earned; but
He pardons much.

তোমাদের যে বিপদ-আপদ ঘটে তাতো তোমাদেরই কৃতকর্মের ফল এবং তোমাদের অনেক অপরাধ
তিনি ক্ষমা করে দেন

The
End

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