
1.He lay quiet, SOMNOLENT after the day’s exertions.(INSOMNIA) 2.After 2012, the base shifted the event to a BIENNIAL schedule, but budget cuts forced it to cancel the 2014 show.(ANNUAL) 3.He was discovered to have been EXPROPRIATING comp any funds.(PROPERTY) 4. The LACHRYMOSE British drama “Lilting” pivots on the prickly relationship between two people who are mourning a third.(CRY) 5.They enjoyed a popularity scarcely COMMENS URATE with their actual merits.(MEASURE) 6.At the audition, the actors were asked to give an EXTEMPORE performance. (TEMPORARY) (Alternatively, at the audition the actors were asked toperform EXTEMPORE) 7.Gazprom, whose boss Alexei Miller is a close political ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is almost as OMNIPRESENT in world football.(PRESENT) 8.Blue veins showed through her TRANSLUCENT skin.(LUCI D) 9.The machine must be EXPEDITIOUS, executing as fast as a mower is able to cut.(EXPEDITE) 10.Lack of resources has been a PERENNIAL problem since the beginning.(ANNUAL)
11.I'm not against VIVISECTION, but obviously we all want to avoid animals suffering unnecessarily.(SECTION) 12.Among the SINECURES were chiefly the remaining canonries in cathedrals and colleges.(CURE) 13.The administration announced that the U.S. would no longer produce ANTIPERSONNEL lan dmines or acquire new ones, including replacing expiring munitions in its stockpile. (PERSON) 14.And lastly, it provided the authorities with an opportunity to dispose of troublesome true believers or neighborhood MALCONTENTS (CONTENT) 15.She hopes to PARLAY her success as a model into an acting career. (LAY) 16.China is another vast country which shares a single time zone - but it spans far more LONGITUDES, which
has resulted in some quirky schedules. (LONG) 17.Mohammed Zardah, 26, a slim, BESPECTACLED man with an academic mien, studied computer engineering in Damascus, he says. (SPECTACLE) 18.The building's name, El Centro, BESPEAKS this identity, as do its exuberant shape and bright colors. (SPEAK) 19.Some TOFFEE-NOSED co mmentators poured scorn on this decision, claiming that an actor would not have the right credentials to present an arts programme on TV. (NOSE) 20.Hunger and a SLAP-UP meal did not sit happily side by side.(SLAP) 21. When we catch up on the phone it's to discuss her latest short-lived conquest, the details of which are usually colourful, sometimes TOE-CURLING an d always entertaining. (TOE) 22. Not only are employees disenfranchised from most policy decisions, they lack even the power to rebel against EGOCENTRIC and tyrannical supervisors.(EGO) 23. The cold winter has led to a larger-than-expected DRAWD OWN on oil stocks.(DOWN) 24. The residences ENGULFED by the deluge were built in a neighborhood known as El Cambray II near the bottom of a ravine.(GULF) 25. Many architects pay lip service to the idea that good design can and should ENNOBLE the lives of average people not blessed with bountiful wealth. (NOBLE) 26. The government tried to create MAKE-WORK jobs, but unemployment remained stubbornly high, and inflation rose.(WORK) 27. Not everyone is so willing to EXCULPATE the colonial powers.(CULPRIT) 28. Every trace and LINEAMENT of the Massachusetts bird is marvellously exceptional. (LINE) 29 He is selling second-hand or SHOPWORN (AE)/ SHOP-S
OILED (BE) goods.(SHOP) (2 possibilities) 30. All around are SNOW-CAPPED mountain s which provide the walkers or nature-lovers with magnificent opportunities to savour the Alpine flora. (SNOW)
31.This feminine and ETHEREAL style has reappeared in women’s fashion, from Grecian necklines to flowing floral dresses.(REAL) 32.The car includes such NICETIES as a cassette deck and bucket seats.(NICE) 33.As for them encouraging sectarianism, his letter is a NONPAREIL in its bigotry and insensitivity.(PAR) 34.The investigator said the killings were the result of poor procedure by TRIGGER-HAPPY …
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