Vocabulary in Context

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Marketers try every trick in the book to persuade the __________ public to spend their money and buy stuff they don’t really need.

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Fashion and lifestyle magazines have a large number of readers because they bring _________ pleasure in luxury living.

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Whenever he was in town, he would show up at every party. He was a __________, foodie and sybarite par excellence.

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The little girl looked at the dolls with wide ____________ eyes, but her poor mother couldn’t afford to buy any of them.

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She writes about art and music not from the point of view of an expert artist but from that of an enthusiastic _________.

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Our politicians are never tired of doling out feel-good _________ that create the illusion that all is well.

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'Prosperity is just around the corner' was a popular _________ of the 1930s.

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All eyes were on her as she strode across the stage with ____________ grace.

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The bodies of the five soldiers killed by the militants were severely mangled and ___________.

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We know very little about the planned mission because the crew members themselves have been __________ about it.

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Shruti would not have married Rakesh if she had known that he was a hopeless __________ who had an uncontrollable need for alcohol.

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Rakesh was a real __________ and made no bones about advertising such prejudice. He would readily pick up a fight with anyone who criticised his religion or political affiliations.

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The ____________ hostess made sure that her guests had access to every amenity.

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Martha has a __________ deformity. She was born with a clubfoot.

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The _____________ who made off with a cache of jewels has been arrested by the police.

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He just goes about his business but that does not make him a ____________.

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The suspect answered the detective’s questions easily and fluently. His ________ responses made the detective suspicious.

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At least some of our politicians are gifted ____________ who are good at manipulating the press and appealing to regional or communal interests.

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My grandfather was a/an ____________ smoker. He couldn’t quit smoking even after he developed cancer of the lungs.

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The invading army killed and tortured without mercy, compunction or regret. It was an ____________ act of cruelty.