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Tracy wished she could speak with ____ to her coworker without having him turn ____ and storm out of the office.

Candor;livid

pallor

antyn-flushed

The Chief of Police said that she was ______ by citizens' lack of respect for even very basic laws.

appalled

We were _____ by the transformation of the forest's untouched _____ into polluted streets and overcrowded shopping centers.

appalled, verdure

verdant

atyn- barren

When bringing up the problems you have with your roommate, it is best to be _____ and sincere, but not insulting and aggressive.

candid

Even Governor Ling, known as a man of great _____, did not give a straightforward answer about the controversial issue.

candor

Even when people ______ her skills, Ashley enjoys playing volleyball.

denigrate

Anne's super-athletic siblings _____ her weak muscles, _____ complexion, and complete lack of motor skills.

denigrate;pallid

Corrine's red hair, catching the afternoon sunlight, seemed almost ______.

incandescent

The State Trooper had seen many people get angry about traffic tickets, but none had become as _______as the woman he now approached.

livid

Some of the children in the ward regained mobility and their former youthful glow, while others remained ______ and almost lifeless.

pallid

though we dont know if Trina really did see a ghost, the______ on her face tells us that something scared her out of her wits

pallor

When the doctor saw the sickly _____ on the patient's face, he made the ______ pronouncement that death was surely not long off.

pallor; candid

appall

syn- horrify

denigrate

syn-belittle annt- praise

nefarious

syn-benevolent

verdure

syn-foliague

candid

syn-frank anytn-duplicitious

candor

syn-truth antyn-falseness

virdity

syn-virgin

pallid

syn-wan

Was the golf course a(n) _______ oasis in the middle of a busy city, or just an overly landscaped playground for the very wealthy?

verdant

The island's _____ palm trees were framed by the ___ orange of the setting sun.

verdant, incandescent

Though he admitted that the ______ of the meadows was pleasing to the eye, Anthony missed his homeland in the Painted Desert.

verdure


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