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The soldiers were finally able to ____________ their supplies after eight days having been cut off from civilisation by the huge storm and accompanying deluge.
prevail
reproach
replenish
strive
The conviction was____________ and the judge ordered the immediate release of the prisoner.
quashed
prevailed
scattered
shunned
The miniscule amount of rain water I had managed to collect in the carton overnight did little to ____________ my thirst.
shun
quench
revere
replenish
His father ____________ him for not having properly prepared for his final exams.
shunned
salvaged
reproached
reverberated
The neighbourhood ____________ with the sound of gunfire as the protest march descended into violence.
reverberated
prevailed
quashed
squandered
They ____________ what they could from the wreck as quickly as possible before high tide returned to swallow it up again.
revered
replenished
subjugated
salvaged
I have no sympathy for him whatsoever; he has____________ millions of pounds foolishly for his own indulgence; an idiot and his money are very soon parted.
prevailed
squandered
strived
salvaged
After an epic three-day battle the Greeks____________ at last and the Prussian empire was defeated.
quenched
prevailed
reverberated
strived
We must____________ always to seek betterment, both the mental and physical kind, for growth and the quest to achieve same define what it is to be human.
quash
squander
strive
subjugate
The rebel armies____________ vast swathes of government-controlled land and it soon became clear that the Empire had no future.
shattered
reverberated
subjugated
proliferated
It was a(n)______effort on our part to try to convince her not to make such a rash decision and quit her job before she had anything lined up; she was never going to listen to us anyway.
futile
brazen
aqueous
dubious
Living as a foreigner in such a(n)______place as this, it is hardly surprising that I get stared at walking down the street; I stand out like a sore thumb.
gratuitous
homogenous
extraneous
eminent
Rumours abound that the announcement of the merger of the two companies is______; apparently it is as good as a done deal.
imminent
culpable
eminent
frugal
He had the______build of someone half his age involved in professional athletics; it was as though he never aged at all, and yet I seldom saw him do exercise of any kind and he never went to the gym.
lithe
intrepid
esoteric
doleful
It is one thing to simply tell a white lie, James, but you have been downright______; I will never be able to trust you again.
lurid
brazen
ponderous
inherent
There is a(n)______of books on the subject, so you should have no trouble whatsoever researching ideas for your project.
frugal
plethora
nominal
prolific
