GRE Verbal › Context Clues in One-Blank Texts
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Many thought that Harry was merely happy about the news when, in fact, he was __________ to hear the report.
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She was infuriated by her classmates’ _________; she wanted to do something to fix the problems that everyone else seemed to accept as inevitable.
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When Laura’s sharp retorts did not __________ the strange man’s advances, she gave him a fake number in order to finally get rid of him for good.
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She was infuriated by her classmates’ _________; she wanted to do something to fix the problems that everyone else seemed to accept as inevitable.
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Rather than increasing the opportunities to drill for natural gas, the bill intends to __________ oil production near national and state parks.
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The conversation, which began as a minor disagreement between two friends, had escalated into a __________ display of enmity.
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Rather than increasing the opportunities to drill for natural gas, the bill intends to __________ oil production near national and state parks.
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Until now, the traditional narrative of Vincent Van Gogh's death was considered __________. New historical evidence, according to some scholars, could show that the artist was a victim of a murder.
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Until now, the traditional narrative of Vincent Van Gogh's death was considered __________. New historical evidence, according to some scholars, could show that the artist was a victim of a murder.
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Although Todd tends to be ___________, he used a conversation partner to help him learn French.