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- "bicameral"
- "having two legislative chambers"
- "California, like most states, has"
- "a bicameral legislature."
- ""
- "A _________ legislature contains"
- "a house of representatives and a"
- "senate."
- "bilingual"
- "speaking two languages"
- "* is bilingual and can"
- "speak both French and English."
- ""
- "Maria went to a _________ school"
- "where both Spanish and English were"
- "spoken."
- "cumulative"
- "increasing successively"
- "The cumulative effect of all the"
- "praise she received was increased"
- "self confidence."
- "Several severe storms had the"
- "__________ effect of ruining the"
- "crops."
- "divine"
- "godly; holy"
- "Christians consider the Bible to be"
- "a book written by divine inspiration."
- ""
- "Mohammed is a ______ figure in the"
- "Muslim faith."
- ""
- "effusive"
- "expressive; unrestrained"
- "Mother poured forth effusive"
- "thanks for her birthday gifts."
- ""
- "The critics were ________ in their"
- "praise of the actor's performance."
- ""
- "exacting"
- "demanding great effort and care"
- "Jewelry repair is exacting work."
- ""
- ""
- "The teacher was very ________; she"
- "demanded a lot from her students."
- ""
- "forensic"
- "pertaining to debate"
- "* is going to a debate "
- "Saturday with the forensic team."
- ""
- "A lawyer must have good ________"
- "skills."
- ""
- "iconoclastic"
- "attacking conventional beliefs"
- "The iconoclastic college student"
- "got in frequent arguments with his"
- "more traditional parents."
- "An ____________ person does not"
- "conform to the traditional standards"
- "of society."
- "idyllic"
- "pleasant; rural"
- "They chose an idyllic spot for the"
- "summer picnic."
- ""
- "The country scene was beautiful and"
- "_______."
- " "
- "indigenous"
- "growing naturally in a region"
- "Many plants are indigenous to"
- "Southern California."
- ""
- "Joshua trees are __________ to the"
- "California high desert."
- ""
- "intestate"
- "having made no will"
- "If a person dies intestate, he"
- "has no control over the "
- "distribution of his inheritance."
- "Mr. Jones died _________; he left no"
- "will."
- ""
- "itinerant"
- "traveling from place to place"
- "Professor Harold Hill, in THE MUSIC"
- "MAN, was an itinerant salesman."
- ""
- "Nomads have an _________ life style."
- ""
- ""
- "kinetic"
- "resulting from motion"
- "If you study physics, you will"
- "learn about kinetic energy."
- ""
- "In physics, potential energy is"
- "distinguished from _______ energy."
- ""
- "mundane"
- "commonplace"
- "She spent her day doing mundane"
- "tasks such as grocery shopping and"
- "cleaning house."
- "She read an adventure novel to"
- "escape from her _______, everyday"
- "world."
- "occult"
- "hidden; mystical"
- "Astrology and magic are among the"
- "occult arts."
- ""
- "Margaret was a student of the"
- "______ and liked to read books on"
- "mysticism."
- "passe"
- "old-fashioned; out-of-date"
- "That dance was popular in the 60's,"
- "but it is now passe."
- ""
- "Current slang words will soon"
- "become _____ and will no longer be"
- "used."
- "perfunctory"
- "mechanical; indifferent"
- "* was tired and gave"
- "the machine only a perfunctory"
- "safety check."
- "The senator gave a speech, but his"
- "remarks seemed ___________ and"
- "insincere."
- "permeable"
- "allowing passage of fluids"
- "The liquid will flow through this"
- "permeable membrane. "
- ""
- "Many of the body's tissues are"
- "_________, allowing blood and other"
- "fluids to pass through."
- "pristine"
- "untouched; unspoiled"
- "They traveled far back into the"
- "woods to the pristine wilderness."
- ""
- "The photo captured the ________"
- "beauty of the primitive landscape."
- ""
- "redundant"
- "excessive; unnecessary"
- "The directions on the package were"
- "lengthy and redundant."
- ""
- "A filibuster is usually a"
- "repetitious, _________ political"
- "speech."
- "resonant"
- "resounding; prolonging sound"
- "The room was too resonant to use"
- "as a recording studio."
- ""
- "He was a singer and a trained"
- "actor; he had a beautiful ________"
- "voice."
- "sadistic"
- "cruel; morbid"
- "The man was convicted of an"
- "especially vicious, sadistic"
- "crime."
- "The boys took ________ delight in"
- "torturing the animals."
- ""
- "subversive"
- "tending to destroy or overthrow"
- "The FBI investigated the man who"
- "was suspected of subversive"
- "activities."
- "The man was guilty of __________ "
- "activities which were intended"
- "to overthrow the government."
- "ubiquitous"
- "being everywhere; omnipresent"
- "Television is almost ubiquitous in"
- "the American culture."
- ""
- "The most important means of"
- "transportation in Los Angeles is"
- "the __________ automobile."
- "unmitigated"
- "harsh; severe"
- "The midwest has suffered through"
- "another winter of blizzards and"
- "unmitigated low temperatures."
- "The punishment was swift and harsh,"
- "___________ by mercy."
- ""
- winter of blizzards and"
- "unmitigated low temperatures."
- "The punishment was swift and harsh,"
- "___________ by me