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Even when he was young, John Thomas expressed a desire to explain the sometimes __________ aspects involved with racial heritage in order to __________ them instead of viewing those aspects as disparate.

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The elderly woman’s __________ tone about modern dating habits made the young men hesitant to tell her about their personal lives.

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Sally __________ when she saw the __________ height restriction for the roller coaster she had wanted to ride because she assumed that she was not tall enough to ride; while no one under five feet tall could ride with no exceptions, she was luckily exactly that height.

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The __________ claims made by the witness about the circumstances of the crime __________ justice.

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During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt gave many explanatory speeches to the American public, hoping to __________ fears over the lengthening economic crisis.

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I am not a particularly __________ person, so I have had difficulties __________ into new communities after moving to a new city.

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Johnson felt that his __________ was only a minor __________ and not a serious transgression against his marriage vows.

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Although the house was relatively new, it was in a state of significant disrepair, to the point that it looked much worse than many old, __________ buildings in town.

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Sally __________ when she saw the __________ height restriction for the roller coaster she had wanted to ride because she assumed that she was not tall enough to ride; while no one under five feet tall could ride with no exceptions, she was luckily exactly that height.

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When they learned how __________ a threat the encroaching enemy army represented, many of the village's residents grew __________ with fear and had to be soothed.