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Description of events in order?

(Chronology)

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Context of the sentence: 'The student found out his test results during his ___.'

(Interview)

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Meaning of 'feasible'

(Practical)

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Describes someone who believes a friend's story

Credulous)

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Efface is best defined as

(to rub out or erase)

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Drivers drive cars on the _______

(Right side)

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Priority?

Of great importance

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Ingest?

Swallow

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Unruly?

Untoward

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Imploring?

Pleading

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Perform?

To carry out an action

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Consent?

Approval to continue

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Detestable?

Not well liked

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Delusion?

Belief that others are trying to harm him or her

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Susceptible?

Exhaustion

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Labile?

Unstable

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Environment?

The elements inside and outside of a person

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Assistance?

Help or support

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Illusion?

False image or perception

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Contract?

Reduce in size

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Sensible

A reasonable understanding

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Impending?

Soon to occur

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Residual?

What is left

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Avid?

Showing keen interest

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Patency?

Being open

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Imply?

To suggest or express indirectly

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Cast?

Protective device

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Further?

In addition to

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Democratic?

Encouraging participation in decision-making

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Excess?

More than is needed

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Deterioration?

State of decline

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Kinetic?

Pertaining to motion or movement

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Altruistic?

Generous and focused on helping others

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Devious?

Showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics

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Medication?

Substance used for medical treatment

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Osmosis?

Process of water movement between compartments

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Receipt?

A written acknowledgment for goods

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Toddler?

A small child just learning to walk

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Plaudit?

Statement of strong praise

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Fundamental?

Underlying difference

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Vertigo?

A sensation of movement.

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Prescription?

A written order for medication from a doctor.

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Concise?

To the point; expressing much in few words.

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Rigidity?

Inflexibility; inability to change or adapt.

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Justification?

A reason or explanation that defends an action.

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Ambivalent?

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

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Lampoon?

A newspaper article that makes fun of a politician's performance.

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Voiding?

The act of urinating.

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Pivotal?

Critical; of crucial importance.

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Continuously?

Without interruption; ongoing.