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Gossiping and backbiting are bad habits that are bound to ALIENATE friends.

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We hope that students at other schools in our city will follow our PRECEDENT in volunteer work and charitable contributions.

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Even the most renowned art experts were completely taken in by the forger's ARTIFICE.

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After taxes are deducted, a small raise in salary may result in a NEGLIGIBLE increase in take-home pay.

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The first landing on the moon, in the summer of 1969, EXHILARATED the nation.

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Philosophers have always MUSED on the meaning of life.

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The judge repeatedly cautioned the prosecuting attorney not to HARASS the witness.

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During an INCLEMENT New England winter, heavy snowfalls may bring highway traffic to a standstill.

Their bad manners and insufferable conceit _ even those who were most inclined to judge them favorably.

As I lay under the old apple tree, I began to _ on the strange twists of fate that had led to the present situation.

Their _ behavior at the first sign of danger was a disgrace to the uniform they wore.

Since both cars had virtually come to a halt by the time their bumpers met, the damage was _.

When the snowstorm lasted into a second day, we listened attentively to the radio to find out if our school was among those closed because of the _ weather.

The coach emphasized that the way to stop our opponents' passing game was to _ their receivers and blitz their quarterback.

When planning our trip to the Southwest, we made sure to set aside two days for a(n) _ at the Grand Canyon.

When Grandfather stubbornly refused to eat his vegetables, he set a(n) _ that was immediately followed by the children.

Magicians rely on sleight of hand and other forms of _ to deceive their unsuspecting audiences.

At first we watched the game with relatively little emotion, but we became so _ by our team's strong comeback that we began to cheer loudly.

The highlight of my trip to Europe came when I _ in the birthplace of my ancestors.

We must reject the _ advice of those who feel we can solve social problems by abandoning our democratic freedoms.

The artist took a _ to the mountains, hoping to relieve his stress and renew his creativity.

I admit that we did some foolish things after the game, but you must remember how _ we were by the victory.

Since we were making _ progress in our fight against pollution, the time has come for us to adopt completely new methods.

It is all very well to _ on what might have been, but it is far better to take action to make good things happen.

Our city government needs basic reforms; clever little _ will not solve our problems.

Because of the severe sentences she often handed down, she gained the reputation of being an extremely _ judge.

The coach ran the risk of _ influential graduates of the school when he suspended a star player who had broken training.

We need a supervisor who can maintain good discipline in the shop without _ the workers.

Did the other journalists _ the young writer after she expressed some political views with which they disagreed?

When Washington refused to serve a third term as President, he set a(n) _ that was to last for 150 years.