Jared had a burning desire to play in the NBA, but he was pragmatic enough to realize that his lack of height and many basketball injuries in college might make his goal impossible to achieve. The word pragmatic means:

The principal suspected that Mr. Green's class would be out of control, yet he was pleasantly surprised to see the well behaved boys and girls working assiduously on their science projects. The word assiduously means:

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Global warming is an extremely critical issue, and if it goes unchecked, the ramifications will be devastating not only for our planet but for our health

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Global warming is an extremely critical issue.

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Days later, people would ask why, if the weather had begun to deteriorate, had climbers on the upper mountain not heeded the signs?

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By now tendrils of mist were wrapping across...and lapping at Everest's summit pyramid. No longer did the weather look so benign.

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Becky had an innate ability to play the piano. She had never taken a lesson, yet she was able to play the most complicated songs.