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A ( ) of four construction companies built the bridge.
consortium
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The widely accepted ( ) if that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
hypothesis
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Several ( ) are installed on the wall.
plaques
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There are many restaurants along the ( ).
boulevard
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Tax cuts are the ( ) of the president's plan to revive the economy.
centerpiece
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Husbands should share household ( ) with their wives.
chores
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Eighty percent of those who received tax ( ) save the money.
rebate
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They had to make ( ) the initial plan.
alterations to
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The height of the Mayan ( ) was over 1,000 years ago.
civilization
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My taxable income after ( ) was about $40,000.
deductions
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His decision was based on ( ) rather than on logic.
intuition
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The office space is divided by ( ).
partitions
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The NASA budget will come under ( ) on Capitol Hill.
scrutiny
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( ) must obey superiors.
subordinates
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The two companies have agreed to refer the dispute to ( ).
arbitration
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Many companies are in a financial ( ).
predicament
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She made ( ) of sexual harassment against her supervisor.
allegations
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Under this form of payment, you will receive an ( ) of $5,000 each year for the rest of your life.
annuity
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They are waiting for their baggage by the ( ).
carousel
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He put up his house as ( ) for the loan.
collateral
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He writes political ( ) for The Washington Post.
commentary
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Creditors have better memories than ( ).
debtors
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The country is suffering from prolonged ( ) and famine.
drought
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One of the ( ) of freelancing is the flexibility in your schedule.
perks
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The prime minister showed great ( ) addressing global warming.
zeal for
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She got ( ) of her daughter after the divorce.
custody
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Prius is one of the ( ) of Toyota's range.
flagships
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With any business there is an initial ( ) to get started.
outlay
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She is one of the leading ( ) of early childhood education.
proponents
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The ballet company has more than 50 ballets in its ( ).
repertoire
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Many nations experienced political ( ) and revolution in the 19th and 20th centuries.
upheaval
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( ) safety regulations is of the utmost importance.
adherence to
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Carbon dioxide is one of the main ( ) global warming.
contributors to
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To remove ( ) from velvet, hang it in a steamy bathroom.
creases
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Ladies and gentlemen, we're beginning our final ( ) Narita International Airport.
descent into
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Knowledge is the ( ) success.
gateway to
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I was overwhelmed by the ( ) of the Rocky Mountains.
grandeur
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( ) is the most common factor in hair loss.
heredity
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The company agreed to the settlement to avoid ( ).
litigation
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Americans consumers have a ( ) choices on almost everything.
myriad of
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The government made a ( ) not to raise consumption tax next year.
pledge
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He gave me some ( ) how to write a term paper.
pointers on
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( ) farmers are faced with increasing energy and feed costs.
poultry
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You will be ( ) for three months before being considered a regular employee.
on probation
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Please read the ( ) carefully before you invest.
prospectus
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He is one of the most influential political ( ).
pundits
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They are going down the river on a ( ).
raft
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Saddam Hussein's ( ) was overthrown by US forces.
regime
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The ( ) is nearly dry due to the drought.
reservoir
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The mobile phone market has almost reached ( ).
saturation
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Consumption of a huge amount of fossil fuels has ( ) global warming.
aggravated
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I ( ) he's lying.
bet
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The US ( ) pressure ( on ) Japan to open the home market to US products.
exerted
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The rescue operation was ( ) by bad weather.
hampered
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The electronics manufacturer ( ) four patents relating to digital cameras.
infringed
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The decline in domestic production was ( ) by the increase in overseas productoin.
offset
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Oil prices have ( ) a 10-year low.
plummeted to
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It is very difficult to ( ) ideals ( with ) reality.
reconcile
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Private schools are ( ) the seriousness of the global recession.
subsidized
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The economist ( ) by the government.
underlined
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Bank nationalization would ( ) confidence in the financial system.
undermine
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He ( ) a map on the desk.
unfolded
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The rain ( ) and the sun emerged.
abated
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If you cancel your reservation, you will ( ) your deposit.
forfeit
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My house is ( ) with fiberglass insulation.
insulated
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The conference was simultaneously ( ) into five languages.
interpreted
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Do you ( ) what you said to me the last time we met?
recollect
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I tried to ( ) his claims.
refute
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The government sent troops to ( ) demonstrators.
suppress
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The company's assets have been ( ).
depleted
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The ruins were ( ) for the first time in 1922.
excavated
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The two companies ( ) a strategic alliance last year.
forged
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In the high school, girls ( ) boys by almost two to one.
outnumber
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The trial was ( ) until next month.
adjourned
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Our company has successfully ( ) the Chinese market.
penetrated
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We need to ( ) our products from our competitor's.
differentiate
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He has ( ) his mortgage.
defaulted on
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He was forced to ( ) his position as CEO due to illness.
relinquish
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The woman is ( ) the fallen leaves.
raking
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All prices have been ( ) by 60 percent!
slashed
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Police ( ) the protesters with tear gas.
dispersed
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The president ( ) that the war in Iraq is not going as well as he had hoped.
conceded
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He received a speeding ticket and his driver's license was ( ).
confisicated
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The board has ( ) making a decision on the issue.
deferred
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Don't ( ) your future by having an unreasonable amount of debt.
jeopardize
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Her suggestions were ( ) the final design of the building.
incorporated into
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Do you think the death penalty ( ) crime?
deters
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This event provides an opportunity to ( ) local people.
mingle with
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He ( ) his attorney about the case.
conferred with
90
Many religious leaders ( ) the movie as blasphemous.
denounced
91
Weather conditions will ( ) whether or not we hold the barbecue.
dictate
92
Police ( ) the crime.
scrutinized
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The results ( ) the experimental data.
concurred with
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Scientists ( ) that water once flowed on the surface on Mars.
deduce
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The Internet is the best medium to gather and ( ) information.
disseminate
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CD sales have ( ) since downloading music became popular.
dwindled
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The high cost of gasoline ( ) tourism.
hinders
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Japan's postal system was ( ) in 2007.
privatized
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The doctor said the pain would ( ) in a few days.
subside
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Stock prices ( ) to their lowest level in three years.
tumbled