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1. CJ de Silva's painting abilities are uncanny. remarkable ordinary astonishing unbelievable
2. Beside the boulevard are gigantic buildings. alley street avenue road
3. He often got into trouble because he was brusque. blunt rude refined curt
4. The reporter’s candid remarks caught the mayoralty candidate off-guard. secret frank well-thought reserved
5. The mean boys derided the sickly boy. made fun of ridiculed praised abandoned
6. Charm was ecstatic when she won first prize in the short story writing contest. melancholic overjoyed worried energetic
7. Migraine headaches are excruciating. extremely painful mild pain painless healing
8. The quiz proved to be facile so the students got high scores. difficult easy average answerable
9. The garrulous girls were distanced from each other. mute talkative behaved quiet
10. The heathens used to practice cannibalism. uncivilized people barbaric people old people cultured people
11. Keep on believing that physical disability is not a hindrance to success. block stepping stone opportunity difficulty
12. Never operate a machine once you are inebriated. sober drunk sleepy active
13. The people inveighed against the sharp increase in oil prices. admitted amended accepted deliberated
14. Some people believe that breaking a mirror is a jinx. bad luck evil expensive good luck
15. The players were confused when the kibitzers suddenly butted-in during the team’s huddle. advisers spectators onlookers crowd
16. The lanky lad stood out among the average-sized students. fierce-looking gigantic short and stout tall and thin
17. The sickly dog