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No one liked attending the miserly old man's dinner parties; he kept a __________ menu and sent people home hungry, unlike his jolly neighbor, whose tables were filled with __________ amounts of provender.

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Many good-willed people decided to take up the cause of ___________ on behalf of the enslaved population, believing that none deserved to have their rights so totally __________.

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The promotion to supervisor was all that Larry had been working for, and when it went to a coworker to whom Larry considered himself superior, he was __________ and considered __________ his position.

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Accused of being a __________ since he hadn't attended school in three months, Roger defended himself by claiming he had been abducted by aliens, but everyone thought his excuse was __________.

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The protestors were __________ at being arrested since they had been making their concerns heard __________.

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He was a __________ supporter of his local government for years, until they violated a promise to the community to build a new highway around the town; after that, he promptly __________ any association with them.

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Although the chef was __________ about the taste of the strange new fruit at first, later she was __________ in singing its praises.

At the end of the long line, the last two men spoke with irritation. The __________ man was particularly __________, and continually voiced his annoyance to the man at the very end of the line.

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The jury ruled that the claims of the __________ were not __________ and therefore found him guilty.

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Fearful for his life, the hero was quick to __________ the outraged monster, whose foul temper had been __________ by the mischievous antics of the adventurers.