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In that scene of the movie, the __________ con man has committed a crime, and __________ the police officer into blaming it on his associate and arresting the wrong man.

Grandmother Sylvia never spoke ill of anybody that she knew or did not know. This did not prevent her from making __________ remarks about others. She merely pronounced such views in carefully crafted __________.

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

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The __________ of Andrew Jackson was infamous among politicians in his time; even after he achieved phenomenal success they could not bear his consistent __________.

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

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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.

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In that scene of the movie, the __________ con man has committed a crime, and __________ the police officer into blaming it on his associate and arresting the wrong man.