The Story of an Hour Vocabulary

Famine and war still _____ mankind.

The angry man was _____ with rage, shaking as he tried to speak to the police about the car accident.

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The suspect’s alibi does not _____ his innocence, but it does offer enough doubt to possibly swing a jury.

The salesman was selling an _____ that he said would protect us all from the plague.

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The animal control officer could not catch the _____ dog.

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Fortunately at the last minute, a mediator was able to talk to the two world leaders and _____ a war.

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When I was a kid, I would often try to _____ the arrival of Christmas by going to bed early on Christmas Eve.

Mother used to beg the children to pick up their toys, but she refuses to _____ now and punishes instead.

You need a _____ sense of observation to do well as a private investigator.

Security found it difficult to control the _____ mob during the parade.

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