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Stems 44 Words in Context
Stems 44 Words in Context
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1
So many women try to fight the ________ aging process by having cosmetic surgery.
truculent
diffident
incisive
ineluctable
2
The celebrity chef earned ___________ when she made a racial slur in front of the media.
somnambulist
misogynist
opprobrium
antinomy
3
Women in powerful positions often have to deal with _______________ remarks from their male counterparts.
transom
misogynist
apocryphal
stringent
4
The Supreme Court can ___________ laws deemed unconstitutional.
transom
recondite
abrogate
temporize
5
______________ studies have shown that the flexible fins of certain fish allow for the control of fluid forces.
Eschatology
Epistemology
Tautology
Morphology
6
Because the truth about the singer’s upbringing is unknown, most people just pass on ______ stories about his life.
apocryphal
commiserate
temporize
opprobrium
7
As a mother, I strongly __________ with the woman whose child was kidnapped.
temporize
commiserate
abrogate
cognizant
8
Why are you in such a/an _____________ mood that you want to argue with everyone today?
ineluctable
truculent
cognizant
recondite
9
After sharpening his knife, he was able to make a very __________ cut.
apocryphal
stringent
ineluctable
incisive
10
Joan knew her daughter was lying because of the way in which she used ____ to paraphrase her activity several times.
antinomy
epistemology
apocryphal
tautology
11
Because Sarah had never sung in public before, she was ___________ about trying out for the talent show.
stringent
truculent
cognizant
diffident
12
He had no idea that his proposal would ______ such negative reactions from his colleagues.
adept
stringent
evoke
opprobrium
13
Adding extra locks to the top of the doors may prevent the _______ from venturing outdoors in the middle of the night.
transom
misogynist
somnambulist
funambulist
14
I was so happy to move out of my parents’ house and escape their ____________ rules.
truculent
incisive
stringent
antinomy
15
The hostage negotiator has no choice but to __________ the kidnapper by offering to send in food and drinks.
temporize
abrogate
diffident
recondite
16
Since you have never had a kidney stone, there is no way you could be _____________ of the extreme pain.
diffident
cognizant
temporize
recondite
17
If you have not noticed, computers are everywhere and have become ______ in everyday life.
eschatology
ubiquitous
somnambulist
diffident
18
Karen is an _________ seamstress who can turn a pair of curtains into a beautiful evening gown
adept
evoke
tautology
misogynist
19
After Tim became interested in _______, he began to wonder how his brain processed information from his environment.
morphology
epistemology
tautology
eschatology
20
The difficult concept of the physics theory was ___________ to everyone but the scientists.
opprobrium
stringent
incisive
recondite