Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
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"I didn't like that movie we went to see. It was as......... as ditch-water," Anna said to Jacob.
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dark
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B -
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drab
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C -
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dumb
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D -
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dull
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"That kid shouldn't be in this class. It's too advanced for him, and he's as ......... as a rock," Kyle said to Joel.
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A -
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dumb
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B -
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thick
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C -
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dirty
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D -
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slow
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He wanted to fire Roy. Roy just cost him money and was as dumb as a sack of......... .
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A -
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potatoes
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B -
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hammers
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C -
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screwdrivers
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D -
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leaves
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I think it was the Dutch ......... that made him try to climb the wall. No one sober would have tried that at night and in the rain.
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A -
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humor
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B -
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uncle
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C -
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oven
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D -
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courage
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He had asked her out, and when he offered to go......... and each pay their own bill, she accepted. She is a liberated woman.
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Dutch
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B -
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French
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C -
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American
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D -
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Greek
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"I know you didn't get the grades you wanted last semester. Just try harder this time and try not to ......... on the past," Christian told Pete.
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follow
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B -
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rest
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C -
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deem
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D -
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dwell
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He wouldn't vote for the Democrat even though he was a better candidate. He was a dyed-in-the-......... Republican and proud of it.
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A -
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vine
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B -
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woods
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C -
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wool
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D -
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vat
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"I wouldn't have built the shed that way; I don't like the way the supports are set up. But to each to his......... ," Luke said to Harry.
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A -
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view
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B -
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opinion
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C -
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own
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D -
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druther
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Dawn was an eager ......... in the morning. She always wanted to start work before the sun was up, and she never seemed to get tired.
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A -
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creature
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B -
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weasel
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C -
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weevil
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D -
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beaver
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"If we go paintball shooting on Saturday, I want Jim Bedford on my side. He's a good shot and has an eagle ......... ," Sean told his friends.
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A -
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eye
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B -
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talon
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C -
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wing
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D -
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beak
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