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The president delivered a _________ plea for tolerance, peace, and unity that showed his strong emotions on the subject.

• gaunt
• fervent
• stoical
• divergent

We left food and water for the _______ alley cat hoping he would gain some weight and get healthy.

• fervent
• perceptible
• gaunt
• stoical

We have been _________ ever since we met in the 2nd grade, and I think we will be friends forever.

• attires
• enmity
• scavengers
• cronies

Some of our men ______________ the barricades of the enemy's camp and captured their leader.

• nullified
• infiltrated
• stinted
• unflagging

The letter to the editor was so __________ that I could not understand what the writer actually had to say.

• cryptic
• stoical
• perceptible
• fervent

Land that _________ a river or lake is considered a highly desirable location on which to build a summer home. 

• abuts
• avails
• infiltrates
• plummets

Two people may be close friends despite their having very ___________ interests and beliefs.

• cryptic
• divergent
• fervent
• stoical

The special _____ that firefighters wear helps to protect them from flames and smoke.

• crony
• enmity
• proxy
• attire

Be sure to _________ yourself of all the services the library has to offer you.

• avail
• abut
• nullify
• plummet

Despite a long, close, and tense match, the defeated player felt no _________ toward the new champion, choosing to celebrate with him instead.

• proxy
• crony
• enmity
• scavenger