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- Johnny's teachers are worried about his frequent absen<s>es from class.
- absences
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- The hotel where we spent our vacation offered excellent acco<m>odations.
- accommodations
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- You're supposed to <aq>uire a knowledge of the basics before entering college.
- acquire
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- I was writing my address on an envelope when the wind blew my papers away.
- OK
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- Sure, it's <alr>ight with me if you criticize my term paper before I turn it in.
- all right
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- She's a great tennis player; will she remain amat<ure> or turn professional?
- amateur
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- Apparently the assassin escaped by hi<dd>ing in a dust bin.
- hiding
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- Sure, I'd make a good salary in Alaska, but I can't stand a<rt>ic weather.
- arctic
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- She was embarrassed because I totally demolished her arguments.
- OK
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- Oh, my most emba<r>assing moment was the time a policeman stopped me and I had forgotten my license.
- embarrassing
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- Grading in this class is based on tests, a<t>end<e>nce, written work, and exams.
- attendance
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- It's none of your bu<ss>iness whether we're planning to attend your funeral!
- business
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- I cannot help notic<e>ing that your ceiling has an enormous blood stain on it.
- noticing
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- He was finally arrested for trying to pass a counterfeit bill.
- OK
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- In Rochester, the weather is more chan<ga>ble than you can imagine or conceive.
- changeable
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- When the committee met yesterday they were unable to agree on a commi<tt>ment.
- commitment
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- The University still hasn't made a firm de<s>ision about the new class schedule.
- decision
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- It's not desirable to run too far when you're just begi<n>ing to go jogging.
- beginning
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- We realized our situation was desp<a>rate when weird creatures began attacking our space ship.
- desperate
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- The serious develop<e>ment is that our photos haven't been developed yet!
- development
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- A major earthquake in California would have disast<e>rous consequences.
- disastrous
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- No, I don't think it's ne<cc>essary to "dress for success" in the business world.
- necessary
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- Wood smoke does not necessarily harm the environment; too much smoke is bad, of course.
- OK
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- When he was dy<e>ing, my uncle asked that no extraordinary measures be taken to prolong his life.
- dying
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- The small village was not equi<p>ed to deal with a major disaster.
- equipped
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- Judg<e>ing by your performance, you are a world class athlete.
- Judging
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- In the old Hardy Boys books, the vill<ia>n was always a foreigner: today we would call this stereotyping.
- villain
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- I'm often unsure about the pron<ou>nciation of words that end in "ough."
- pronunciation
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- Our ambassador reported that the gove<rm>ent could not guarantee our safety.
- government
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- If you ask me, her apparent refus<e>al to talk politics is total hypocrisy.
- refusal
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- The h<i>pocri<c>y of your attitude astonishes me!
- hypocrisy
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- The speaker continued coura<gous>ly, despite numerous interruptions.
- courageously
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- Don't you hate it when they inte<r>upt the speaker with silly questions?
- interrupt
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- On the shelf stood an irreplaceable Chinese vase.
- OK
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- I don't think chocolate is irresist<a>ble; in fact, I prefer carrot sticks.
- irresistible
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- We go to college to gain kno<lle>ge.
- knowledge
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- In the "Peanuts" comic strip<e>, Charlie Brown often suffers from loneliness.
- strip
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- Charlie Brown would have <alot> of friends if he weren't so weird.
- a lot
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- Oh, horrors! Here's a sentence that surely has an incredible misspelling!
- OK
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- My n<ie>ghbor is a high school principal.
- neighbor
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- It occa<ss>ionally snows in San Francisco, but it's a rare occurrence.
- occasionally
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- Has it ever occu<r>ed to you that dogs might be alien creatures in disguise?
- occurred
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- I believe there is a letter o<m>mitted from this sentence--or one in excess?
- omitted
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- My roommate was an athlete, a gymnast whose specialty was the para<l>e<ll> bars.
- parallel
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- We hope to see the gradual disappearance of pre<d>u<j>ice in this country during our lifetimes.
- prejudice
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- Since little Billy expressed no prefe<rr>ence, I gave him beer to drink. Was that a mistake?
- preference
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- It is my privilege to be introduc<e>ing a politician who commands our respect.
- introducing
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- The qua<ni>ty of raw materials necessary to construct a bridge is awesome.
- quantity
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- My poor friend was unrecogniz<e>able after receiving a wretched haircut.
- unrecognizable
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- Since we can't seem to agree, we ought to go our separate ways.
- OK
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- I was surprised by the misch<ei>f that a small error in judgment caused.
- mischief
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- We rely absolutely on the guid<e>ance of someone who knows the wilderness well.
- guidance
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- The bizarre <ry>thms and eerie melodies gave the music a certain appeal.
- rhythms
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- We learned how to spell "szyzygy" in our astrophysics rec<e>tation.
- recitation
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- Descartes said "I think, the<rf>ore I am"; Popeye said, "I am what I am."
- therefore
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- Athough the detectives mounted a thorough investigation, searching throughout the house, they found nothing.
- OK
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- If you are truly opposed to the company's policies, then you should wi<th>old your support.
- withhold
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- I was quite rel<ei>ved to find no resemblance between my blind date and a toad.
- relieved
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- You cannot conc<ie>ve how extraordinarily lovely the sunsets in Arizona are!
- conceive