For the Week ending 8/31/12
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life
The setup is simplicity itself: a small 19th century village tries to live in _______ harmony and peace, while the surrounding woods bristle with unseen creatures. |
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an extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque episode or scene; a short description in verse or prose of a picturesque scene or incident
However much we can all appreciate the arguments in favor of renting, most of us still hanker after the long-term _______ of bricks, mortar and a white picket fence. |
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pleasant; not run-down; health-giving; healthy
Yet, the elements of market competition that still manage to survive have had the _______ effect of driving medical innovation and improving patient health outcomes. |
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whispering, murmuring, or rustling
As the _______ grew louder it began to assume a definite rhythm, rolling and booming like heavy surf. |
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allay or moderate (fears or suspicions); make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause
The word palliate comes from the Latin _______, "to cloak" — and providing pain relief was perceived as cloaking the essence of the illness, smothering symptoms rather than attacking disease. |