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  1. "bicameral"
  2. "having two legislative chambers"
  3. "California, like most states, has"
  4. "a bicameral legislature."
  5. ""
  6. "A _________ legislature contains"
  7. "a house of representatives and a"
  8. "senate."
  9. "bilingual"
  10. "speaking two languages"
  11. "* is bilingual and can"
  12. "speak both French and English."
  13. ""
  14. "Maria went to a _________ school"
  15. "where both Spanish and English were"
  16. "spoken."
  17. "cumulative"
  18. "increasing successively"
  19. "The cumulative effect of all the"
  20. "praise she received was increased"
  21. "self confidence."
  22. "Several severe storms had the"
  23. "__________ effect of ruining the"
  24. "crops."
  25. "divine"
  26. "godly; holy"
  27. "Christians consider the Bible to be"
  28. "a book written by divine inspiration."
  29. ""
  30. "Mohammed is a ______ figure in the"
  31. "Muslim faith."
  32. ""
  33. "effusive"
  34. "expressive; unrestrained"
  35. "Mother poured forth effusive"
  36. "thanks for her birthday gifts."
  37. ""
  38. "The critics were ________ in their"
  39. "praise of the actor's performance."
  40. ""
  41. "exacting"
  42. "demanding great effort and care"
  43. "Jewelry repair is exacting work."
  44. ""
  45. ""
  46. "The teacher was very ________; she"
  47. "demanded a lot from her students."
  48. ""
  49. "forensic"
  50. "pertaining to debate"
  51. "* is going to a debate "
  52. "Saturday with the forensic team."
  53. ""
  54. "A lawyer must have good ________"
  55. "skills."
  56. ""
  57. "iconoclastic"
  58. "attacking conventional beliefs"
  59. "The iconoclastic college student"
  60. "got in frequent arguments with his"
  61. "more traditional parents."
  62. "An ____________ person does not"
  63. "conform to the traditional standards"
  64. "of society."
  65. "idyllic"
  66. "pleasant; rural"
  67. "They chose an idyllic spot for the"
  68. "summer picnic."
  69. ""
  70. "The country scene was beautiful and"
  71. "_______."
  72. "         "
  73. "indigenous"
  74. "growing naturally in a region"
  75. "Many plants are indigenous to"
  76. "Southern California."
  77. ""
  78. "Joshua trees are __________ to the"
  79. "California high desert."
  80. ""
  81. "intestate"
  82. "having made no will"
  83. "If a person dies intestate, he"
  84. "has no control over the "
  85. "distribution of his inheritance."
  86. "Mr. Jones died _________; he left no"
  87. "will."
  88. ""
  89. "itinerant"
  90. "traveling from place to place"
  91. "Professor Harold Hill, in THE MUSIC"
  92. "MAN, was an itinerant salesman."
  93. ""
  94. "Nomads have an _________ life style."
  95. ""
  96. ""
  97. "kinetic"
  98. "resulting from motion"
  99. "If you study physics, you will"
  100. "learn about kinetic energy."
  101. ""
  102. "In physics, potential energy is"
  103. "distinguished from _______ energy."
  104. ""
  105. "mundane"
  106. "commonplace"
  107. "She spent her day doing mundane"
  108. "tasks such as grocery shopping and"
  109. "cleaning house."
  110. "She read an adventure novel to"
  111. "escape from her _______, everyday"
  112. "world."
  113. "occult"
  114. "hidden; mystical"
  115. "Astrology and magic are among the"
  116. "occult arts."
  117. ""
  118. "Margaret was a student of the"
  119. "______ and liked to read books on"
  120. "mysticism."
  121. "passe"
  122. "old-fashioned; out-of-date"
  123. "That dance was popular in the 60's,"
  124. "but it is now passe."
  125. ""
  126. "Current slang words will soon"
  127. "become _____ and will no longer be"
  128. "used."
  129. "perfunctory"
  130. "mechanical; indifferent"
  131. "* was tired and gave"
  132. "the machine only a perfunctory"
  133. "safety check."
  134. "The senator gave a speech, but his"
  135. "remarks seemed ___________ and"
  136. "insincere."
  137. "permeable"
  138. "allowing passage of fluids"
  139. "The liquid will flow through this"
  140. "permeable membrane. "
  141. ""
  142. "Many of the body's tissues are"
  143. "_________, allowing blood and other"
  144. "fluids to pass through."
  145. "pristine"
  146. "untouched; unspoiled"
  147. "They traveled far back into the"
  148. "woods to the pristine wilderness."
  149. ""
  150. "The photo captured the ________"
  151. "beauty of the primitive landscape."
  152. ""
  153. "redundant"
  154. "excessive; unnecessary"
  155. "The directions on the package were"
  156. "lengthy and redundant."
  157. ""
  158. "A filibuster is usually a"
  159. "repetitious, _________ political"
  160. "speech."
  161. "resonant"
  162. "resounding; prolonging sound"
  163. "The room was too resonant to use"
  164. "as a recording studio."
  165. ""
  166. "He was a singer and a trained"
  167. "actor; he had a beautiful ________"
  168. "voice."
  169. "sadistic"
  170. "cruel; morbid"
  171. "The man was convicted of an"
  172. "especially vicious, sadistic"
  173. "crime."
  174. "The boys took ________ delight in"
  175. "torturing the animals."
  176. ""
  177. "subversive"
  178. "tending to destroy or overthrow"
  179. "The FBI investigated the man who"
  180. "was suspected of subversive"
  181. "activities."
  182. "The man was guilty of __________ "
  183. "activities which were intended"
  184. "to overthrow the government."
  185. "ubiquitous"
  186. "being everywhere; omnipresent"
  187. "Television is almost ubiquitous in"
  188. "the American culture."
  189. ""
  190. "The most important means of"
  191. "transportation in Los Angeles is"
  192. "the __________ automobile."
  193. "unmitigated"
  194. "harsh; severe"
  195. "The midwest has suffered through"
  196. "another winter of blizzards and"
  197. "unmitigated low temperatures."
  198. "The punishment was swift and harsh,"
  199. "___________ by mercy."
  200. ""
  201. winter of blizzards and"
  202. "unmitigated low temperatures."
  203. "The punishment was swift and harsh,"
  204. "___________ by me