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Question		Answer
compel start learning		force, against your will I was ___ out of the room
prodigality start learning		generosity, a will to spend money or valuable items Laughter is easier minute by minute, spilled with ___, tipped out at a cheerful word
caterer start learning		providing food or goods to a company At least once a fortnight a crop of ___ came down with several hundred feet of canvas
toil with start learning		busy with hard work eight servants, including an extra gardener, ___ all day with mops and scrubbing-brushes
raft start learning		a construction that floats on the water used to cross rivers and carry goods At high tide in the afternoon I watched his guests diving from the tower of his ___
brisk start learning		fast, lively, energetic his station wagon scampered like a ___ yellow bug to meet all trains.
checkers start learning		a strategy game with black and white pieces that are moved by a player draughts Buchanan compelled me from the room as though he were moving a ___ to another square.
upholstery start learning		material (leather, fabric) used to cover furniture, usually sofas or armchairs she selected a new sofa, lavender-colored with gray ___
spring start learning		flexible coiled piece of steel The return ___ snaps the latch shut securely every time.
pivotal start learning		crucial, extra important, main Reading comprehension plays a ___ role in rational consumption of content
fondle start learning		scratch, rub, squish, play with where she ___ dog's weatherproof coat with rapture.
pastoral start learning		associated with peacful, biblical images We drove over to Fifth Avenue, so warm and soft, almost ___, on the summer Sunday afternoon
wistful start learning		rather sad, yearning he approved of me and wanted me to like him with some harsh, defiant ___ of his own.
defiant start learning		blazing, brave, undefeatable he approved of me and wanted me to like him with some harsh, ___ wistfulness of his own.
fractious start learning		moody, capricious, fanciful His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of ___ he conveyed.
apron start learning		a piece of clothing used to cover you from dirt and oil
ladle start learning		a tool used to draw liquid from a pot
corkscrew start learning		a tool used to remove caps from the bottles
permeate start learning		get into, fill in, move into The bar is in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails ___ the garden outside
libel start learning		not true, disinformation, fake news It's all ___. Im not getting married.
lead start learning		soft toxic metal used for bullets
obtrusive start learning		annoying, bothering people around you His ___ music wasn't letting us fall asleep
wan start learning		tired, pale, lacking emotions Her gray sun-strained eyes looked back at me with polite reciprocal curiosity out of a ___, charming, discontented face
banter start learning		have a chat, be friendly, joke and laugh Sometimes she and Miss Baker talked at once, unobtrusively and with a ___ inconsequence
peremptory start learning		firm, decisive, definite, closed-minded as if his sturdy physical egotism no longer nourished his ___ heart.
conoct start learning		roughly made, constructed from big pieces, unbelievable The lies he ___ were smooth, and no one guessed something's wrong
transcedent start learning		pivotal, paramount, out-shining others, gaining popularity where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a ___ effort, of men who move dimly
dismal start learning		gloomy, dark, depressing, stark the passengers on waiting trains can stare at the ___ scene for as long as half an hour
kindling start learning		sticks and branches used for keeping the flames burn
grate start learning		to rub against spiky surface causing destruction and reduction into small pieces Mom ___ some cheese into the bowl

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