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The troops commander's ___________ could be heard a mile away.
bellow
The _________ of the dead man's fortune was the main suspect in the murder case.
beneficiary
The unsupervised laborers proceeded to _______ the job badly.
botch
When we moved into our new house, we unloaded the truck and began to _______ up the dining room with boxes.
clutter
The old house had become so _________ that no one could live in it anymore.
dilapidated
After the final performance, all the actors worked with the stagehands to __________ the set.
dismantle
The humor in the play was so broad and the plot so ridiculous that the critic termed the play a _________.
farce
After several _____ attempts to save it, the captain ordered the ship abandoned.
futile
After the _______ climb, two of the mountaineers collapsed from exhaustion.
grueling
Known for their generosity to strangers, the local inhabitants offered a ________ welcome to our tour group.
hospitable
The police were making careful preparations to trap the smugglers in their _____.
lair
The couple received ________ wedding gifts from their closest friends.
lavish
The police captain was afraid that the officer was taking a _______ interest in the crime.
morbid.
Chicago had its share of _______ gangsters in the 1930s.
notorious
If my aunt continues to ________ that child, he may grow into an irresponsible adult.
pamper
Uninvited, he hung around with the players so much that the team considered him a real ________.
parasite
