For the Week ending 08/12/11
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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a preparation (as a dietary supplement) containing live bacteria (as lactobacilli) that is taken orally to restore beneficial bacteria to the body
Dannon has settled a class-action lawsuit filed in January 2008 amid claims that the company falsely advertised the health benefits of its "_______" Activia and DanActive yogurt products. |
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the human nose esp. when prominent; any long flexible snout
In plot of Cyrano de Bergerac, a handsome but tongue-tied soldier employs the words of the eloquent but _______-challenged Cyrano to woo his love. |
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n extraordinary, marvelous, or unusual accomplishment, deed, or event; a highly talented child or youth
As a ten-year-old boy, Bobby Fischer was a _______ and a master at chess. |
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having intellectual depth and insight; difficult to fathom or understand; characterized by intensity of feeling or quality
Less measurable but no less _______ is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its expectations. |
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exhibiting great abundance; pouring forth liberally; extravagant; lavish
Britain has created the most _______ and self-indulgent charitable sectors in the world, where over one in 10 charities rely on state funding for more than half their income. |