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Exercise 7

Use the context to help you find the term that best fits each sentence.

1 .       Money is not necessarily a ____________, cure-all, for all that is wrong in life. 



2 .       My parents added a ___________ (addition) to their Will. 



3 .       The teacher told the class they had violated her trust by committing several _____________________. 



4 .       To enter our college, students must take a ______________, series, of tests. 



5 .       Despite my __________, fondness, for nice clothes, I rarely shop. 



6 .       The spring has been the most ____________ (rainy) we’ve had in over forty years.  



7 .       My son sang the hymn so slowly, it sounded like a ______________, a funeral hymn. 



8 .       That was a ________________—shrewd—move on your part.  



9 .       Your opinion is ____________, or biased. 



10 .       The teacher’s comments were _____________—brief—so we didn’t understand the assignment. 



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