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1. He was injured by the ___ (shoving against) of the crowd. Answer jostling
2. One ___ (description) for cigarettes is coffin nails. Answer label
3. Nour ___ (runs) a team of surgeons. Answer leads
4. There was a ___ (sore) on his arm. Answer lesion
5. His new diet ___ (restricts) the number of calories he can consume. Answer limits
6. One symptom is ___ (depression). Answer malaise
7. The unfortunate baby's arm was ___ (misshapen). Answer malformed
8. Technology has made it possible for scientists to ___ (chart) the part of the human brain responsible for perception. Answer map
9. The two veins ___ (join together). Answer merge
10. Keep the soil ___ (damp), or the plant will die. Answer moist
11. The ball gained ___ (speed) as it rolled downhill. Answer momentum
12. This seat is ___ (being used). Answer occupied
13. Taking care of her children keeps her ___ (busy). Answer occupied
14. Alexander Fleming ___ (holds) a high position in the list of leading scientists. Answer occupies
15. The woman took an ___ (more of a dosage than prescribed) of sleeping pills. Answer overdose
16. One ___ (specific) student, whom I won't name, did not complete his homework. Answer particular
17. Her temperature (reached the highest level) at 39 degrees. Answer peaked
18. A bitter smell is ___ (characteristic of) to that type of poison. Answer peculiar
19. He is a ___ (odd) person. Answer peculiar
20. There is something wrong with his ___ (awareness) of the problem. Answer perception
21. The data ___ (puzzles) me. Answer perplexes
22. That specimen is in the wrong ___ (place where it is be). Answer position
23. A genetic ___ (tendency) may cause autism. Answer predisposition
24. His ___ (opinion) is that we should start again. Answer perception
25. His life as a movie star is different than his ___ (private) life. Answer private
26. As the disease ___ (advances), its symptoms increase. Answer progresses
27. The ___ (recommended) treatment is heart surgery. Answer proposed
28. The ___ (general population) has a right to know the truth. Answer public
29. The nurse took the patient's ___ (heartbeat). Answer pulse
30. She left her purse in a ___ (open) area. Answer public
31. His condition ___ (gradually) worsened. Answer progressively
32. Their TOEFL scores ___ (extended) from 500 to 550. Answer ranged
33. The disease ___ (damages severely) the immune system. Answer ravages
34. ___ (actuality) is people do not have wings, so they cannot fly. Answer Reality
35. This is not the ___ (accepted) way to do that. Answer recognized
36. The ___ (reappearance) of plague is a possibility. Answer recurrence
37. The term neoplasia ___ (is associated with) to cancer. Answer refers
38. Mohammed ___ (considers) this issue to be very important. Answer regards
39. The man ___ (was sent) to Dr. Faisal for treatment. Answer was referred
40. The increase in lung cancer in women is ___ (linked) to the increasing number of female smokers. Answer related
41. The mutant cell ___ (duplicates) itself. Answer replicates
42. There was a brown ___ (deposit) in the empty beaker. Answer residue
43. This watch is water ___ (not harmed by). Answer resistant
44. She is ___ (opposed) to change. Answer resistant
45. The patient will ___ (bring back to the original condition) his health by following the doctor's orders. Answer restore
46. The earth ___ (revolves) around the sun. Answer rotates
47. Heredity has been ___ (eliminated) as a cause of the disease. Answer ruled out
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