For the Week ending 06/06/08
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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a chance fortunate discovery, while looking for something else entirely.
Fleming's discovery of penicillin was pure _______. |
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something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure
The thirteenth bagel in a baker's dozen is an example of _______. |
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a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary
The executive job offer came with the _______ of a private bathroom. |
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irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything
People delighted in Mary Poppins' _______ attitude. |
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cheerful, confident, optimistic
His _______ disposition clinched the job in public relations. |