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  1. The swimmer's back injury ______ his prospects for a gold medal at the world championship competition.
  2. A.
    compelled
    B.
    advanced
    C.
    jeopardized
    D.
    maintained
    E.
    expounded

  3. As Ramiro strolled through his old neighborhood, he noticed sounds and smells that were ______ of his childhood.
  4. A.
    belligerent
    B.
    malleable
    C.
    reminiscent
    D.
    recondite
    E.
    incessant

  5. Lynette had to learn the ______ of the insurance profession before she felt comfortable describing products to her clients.
  6. A.
    lexicon
    B.
    classicism
    C.
    juncture
    D.
    cessation
    E.
    asperity

  7. Marta had to pay off her ______ to the credit card company before she could get a mortgage.
  8. A.
    stipend
    B.
    liability
    C.
    remuneration
    D.
    concession
    E.
    consolidation

  9. The local high school issued a ______ on field trips until the bus was repaired; then traveling could begin again.
  10. A.
    indispensability
    B.
    divergence
    C.
    moratorium
    D.
    subjection
    E.
    compulsion

  11. With Justine's ______ nature and passion for art, she would make an excellent tour guide for the museum.
  12. A.
    volatile
    B.
    congenial
    C.
    servile
    D.
    fledgling
    E.
    trite

  13. Patrice was a(n) ______ girl when she was teenager”long-limbed and constantly tripping over her own feet.
  14. A.
    blithe
    B.
    resolute
    C.
    ungainly
    D.
    preternatural
    E.
    conducive

  15. The employee's claim of being out with the flu did not seem very ______ because he returned from sick leave with a deep tan.
  16. A.
    inattentive
    B.
    inarticulate
    C.
    tactful
    D.
    plausible
    E.
    vulnerable

  17. The con man used his ______ to convince the elderly woman to sign over her life savings to him.
  18. A.
    estuary
    B.
    melee
    C.
    flagrancy
    D.
    malleability
    E.
    wile

  19. Mike proved to be ______ throw after throw, hitting the carnival dart game's bull's eye every time.
  20. A.
    sedentary
    B.
    temporal
    C.
    mediocre
    D.
    infallible
    E.
    infeasible