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Remiss

As a school cafeteria guard, I would be _____ in my duties if I failed to report any serious disorder.

Embarked

As soon as the last passenger had _____ , the captain ordered the ship to get underway.

Chivalrous

Do you really think it is _____ to give your seat to a pretty girl when an aged and infirm lady is standing nearby?

Virulent

Doctors attributed the epidemic to the rampant spread of a particularly ____ strain of influenza virus.

Clemency

Emphasizing the youth of the convicted man, the defense attorney pleaded for _____.

Truculent

He is not merely unpleasant but actually dangerous whenever he gets into one of his ______ moods

Unfeigned

His ____ joy when it was announced that I had won the scholarship meant more to me than all the polite congratulations I received.

Benefactor

History tells us that many men and women considered "failures" in their own lifetimes were really major _____ of humanity

Pungent

How the ____ smell o burning leaves in autum arouses memories of happier days!

Pungent

Humor should be clever and amusing but never so ____ that it hurts the feelings of other people.

Repose

I did not realize how beautiful the child was until she fell asleep and I saw her face in complete ______.

Dearth

In view of the many able people in public life today, I do not agree that we are suffering from a ____ if capable leaders.

Diffident

Leonard rarely joins in the discussions, not because he lacks information and ideas but rather because he is _____.

Assent

Paula's parents will not ____ to her goin to the dance unless she promises faithfully to be home no later than 1:00 a.m.

Indomitable

Refusing to admit defeat even when things looked completely hopeless, our ____ football team drove 85 yards in the last few minutes to score the winning touchdown.

Temerity

The brash young lieutenant had the _____ to disregard the express orders of his commanding officer.

Infallible

The custom of putting erasers on pencils is one way of recognizing the fact that no one is _____.

Plodded

The pathetic refugees ____ along the dusty road, hopin to reach the Red Cross camp before nightfall.

Discrepancy

The principal claimed that there were major ____ between what actually happened in the school and the way the incident had been reported on TV.

Facile

We were all impressed by his ____ use of unusual words and expressions that he had learned only a few hours before.

Altruistic

What good are ___ principles if no real attempt is made to help people by putting them into practice?