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1.His professor rejected his doctoral dissertation again. It
made his blood to think that the vast majority of his
other professors lauded his superior academic
performance and now, for the first time in almost eight
years, his current work was described as "below his skill
level."

boil
turn colors
pump
congeal
2.She knew that her fear of contracting a disease from
eating fish bordered on the pathological. She felt bad
whenever she went to someone's house for dinner and the
dinner turned out to be fish. She felt bad because she
knew she would reject eating the meal and would,
therefore, insult her hosts. Just the thought of eating fish
made her crawl.

bugs
flesh
thoughts
mind
3.She felt that she had endured the most extreme fright of
her life that night. She even had a premonition before the
event that made her stand on end like an
electrocution victim. She felt that something ominous
would happen that night to someone she loved.

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bed
clothes
nail
4."I read an interview of the heinous serial killer who was
caught last month and it was enough to make my
toes . The idea that anyone could commit acts that
deranged and with such malice shocks me," Ellie said to
Beth.

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clench
bend
curl
5.Ken's group of friends ostracized him because he
spread a rumor about Jan and David's secret love affair.
They were both very angry but he knew that their anger
might blow over in time so he decided to make
himself for the summer and try to befriend the group
again in the fall.

sparse
spread
scarce
gone
6.When the supplier expressed his concern that Mr.
Wilson was not coming to conduct business with him
personally, Mr. Wilson said, "I regret that I will be unable to
make a personal appearance. However, Mr. Saxs is

coming to meet with you. Mr. Saxs is my man and I
have delegated all of my authority to him for the duration
of your business matters. He will provide the same
excellent service that you have grown accustomed to
receiving from me."

right-hand
right-brain
right intention
competence
7."I understand your apprehension gentleman. One does
not like to put their livelihood in the hands of another —
however briefly. I can assure you that your interests will
receive the utmost attention from Mr. Smith and that this
minor setback will be resolved in two days time. Mr. Smith
said that everything will be handled appropriately and he is
a man of his ," Mr. Levi told the clients.

sentences
phrase
word
commitments
8."I think that we should grant him membership into our
elite club. He is refined, cultured and obviously a man
of ," Grant told the other members during their
meeting.

assets
commodities
means

cash
9."I think that Jim would be an excellent guest speaker. By
profession, he is a man of the but his financial
management of his parish is noteworthy. His specialty is
investment strategies and he has shown exceptional
prowess in this field," Marcus told the management club.

priest
cloth
word
pulpit
10."Do I think it will work? I anticipate that our plan will
work. However, no matter how calculated our steps are
and no matter how much we do contingency planning
exercises, there is always a chance of something
unforeseeable cropping up to derail our objectives. You
have probably heard the saying "man proposes, God
. If it is meant to succeed, the plan will succeed. If it is not
meant to happen, it won't," the presenter said to the
questioning manager.

initiates
examinates
disposes
delegates