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Exercise 9

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

1 .       Short and tall are the ______________—opposite—of each other. 



2 .       We must teach our children proper ________________ (polite behavior). 



3 .       We are at a critical _________________, point, in our marriage. 



4 .       My husband gave me a _____________, or convincing, argument as to why he was late coming home from work. 



5 .       My mother is the _____________—ideal—model of a mother. 



6 .       The plans looked ______________ (i.e., promising). 



7 .       The ____________—responsibility—fell on my shoulders after the storm. 



8 .       My daughter’s behavior was ____________, shameless. 



9 .       I knew my mother had cleaned because of the _____________, sharp-smelling, odor of bleach. 



10 .       The most ____________, obvious, type of cheating is copying another’s paper. 



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