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- gist
- He had to get the _______ of his message into 25-word telegram.
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- acute
- After the catastrophe, there was an ________ need for emergency
- housing.
- jettison
- The pilot decided it would be imprudent to ________ his fuel over
- the population area.
- terse
- The mayor made a ________ statement in which he rebuked his
- election opponent for making a contemptuous accusation.
- cogent
- The best debator makes the most ________ presentation.
-
- transient
- The young lover was susceptible to ________ feelings of jealousy
- when he saw his sweetheart dancing with his best friend.
- intrinsic
- Man sets the price of gold; it has no ________ value.
-
- tussle
- Our consience must always ________ against our yearning for what
- we know is taboo.
- inevitable
- It is ________ that children question what their elders accept as
- tradition.
- lucrative
- In New York one can build a ________ business selling the most
- bizarre items.
- their elders accept as
- tradition.
- lucrative
- In New York one can build a ________ business selling