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(from). With the word desist ( meaning to restrain) we use the preposition ''from''.
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(leave blank). No determiner is needed to begin the sentence.
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(after). The correct preposition is ''after'' which means ''started running''.
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(my). Noun phrase in apposition to the subject. Introduction of any conjunction will convert the phrase into the clause. Hence, 'my' is the correct pronoun.
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(which). Relative pronoun 'which' will be used because it refers to the non living thing ''The University of Texas''.
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(in). With the word culminated we use the preposition ''in''.
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backwash
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corollary
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conclusion
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product
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culmination
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This is the correct answer because backwash is the consequential effect of an event or action, especially unpleasant or unsettling ones.
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adumbrate
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ascetic
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aberrant
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assiduous
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dissonant
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This is the correct answer because aberrant means deviating from what is normal or accepted.
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brusque
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myriad
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jaded
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cynical
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banal
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Banal is something boringly ordinary and lacking in originality. This is the correct word in this context.
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plaudits
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boos
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obdurates
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paeans
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churls
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To receive plaudit is to receive a round of applause. This is a correct option.
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rescind
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reinstate
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promulgate
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stupefy
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venerate
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To rescind is defined as to cancel or make something void. This is the correct answer as Govt. has to cancel all laws.
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heresy
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chasm
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brook
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hegemony
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ensconce
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This is the correct answer. Heresy is any opinion opposed to official or established views or doctrines.
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emancipated
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emaciated
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lean
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sinewy
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wiry
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This is the correct answer as an emaciated person is extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness and in this sentence this word fits the refugees.
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niggle
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espouse
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glean
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excerpt
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stimulate
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This is the correct answer as to espouse is to adopt or support something as a belief or cause
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poignant
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agonizing
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excruciating
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gauche
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brusque
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A brusque manner is abrupt and curt in manner or speech or someone discourteously blunt. This is the correct choice.