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

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The ___________ scientist decided that he would attempt to __________ his competitor’s work, making it appear dubious to the general scientific community.

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At first __________ by the child’s rapid changes in mood, the teacher later understood it as just the boy’s __________ nature.

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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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While Hannah knew that her teacher would consider her claim to have written three lab reports in a single evening __________, she knew that he would not be able to __________ her story because it was true.

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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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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.

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Harold commenced a __________ of strenuous studying to build up the mental __________ to complete the three-day bar examination.

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The fox had predominantly __________ fur, but its fluffy tail was tipped in white and __________ down to a delicate point.

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__________ by the levels of poverty in the city, the activist took it upon herself to collect essential items for the __________ in the community.