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<word defn="Invention and progress do not necessarily ______ with improvement. We are taught to ______ beauty with success." wf="EQUATE" en="EQUATE" x="8" y="1" direction="down"/>
<word defn="The car was found abandoned in the woods, completely ______ out. Their torches ______ brightly in the dark." wf="BURNED" en="BURNED" x="12" y="1" direction="down"/>
<word defn="Is the steak served with a side _____? The sandwiches came with a _____ garnish." wf="SALAD" en="SALAD" x="2" y="2" direction="across"/>
<word defn="The manager was most ________. Nothing was too much trouble. You should find him ________ to reasonable arguments." wf="AMENABLE" en="AMENABLE" x="5" y="2" direction="down"/>
<word defn="Flavio and I were busting some _____ on the dance floor. She learned all the chess _____ when she was four." wf="MOVES" en="MOVES" x="1" y="3" direction="down"/>
<word defn="A family can provide a ______ against stress at work. The organization acts as a ______ between the management and the union." wf="BUFFER" en="BUFFER" x="7" y="3" direction="across"/>
<word defn="Out of over 400 staff there are just 14 that ____ into this category. She lifted her arm, but then let it ____." wf="FALL" en="FALL" x="10" y="3" direction="down"/>
<word defn="The _____ layer is disappearing over northern Europe. _____ is formed when an electric spark is passed through oxygen." wf="OZONE" en="OZONE" x="1" y="4" direction="across"/>
<word defn="Police ________ to the public for information about the crime. She ________ unsuccessfully against her conviction for murder." wf="APPEALED" en="APPEALED" x="5" y="6" direction="across"/>
<word defn="How can we successfully ______ these aims? How do you decide which career you wish to ______?" wf="PURSUE" en="PURSUE" x="7" y="6" direction="down"/>
<word defn="He was arrested on suspicion of planning terrorist ____. The club offers live music and cabaret ____." wf="ACTS" en="ACTS" x="9" y="6" direction="down"/>
<word defn="It is ____ enough to see how it happened. It looks deceptively ____ to hit the ball into the hole." wf="EASY" en="EASY" x="11" y="6" direction="down"/>
<word defn="I gave the table a good _____. The horses stood near a patch of _____." wf="SCRUB" en="SCRUB" x="1" y="7" direction="across"/>
<word defn="The players were greeted by rousing ______. There were loud ______ from the crowd." wf="CHEERS" en="CHEERS" x="2" y="9" direction="across"/>
<word defn="He broke down and let out an unearthly ____. With a ____ he leaped at his foe." wf="HOWL" en="HOWL" x="3" y="9" direction="down"/>
<word defn="He had grown from a tall, gangly ________ to a handsome young man. She's just acting like a normal ________." wf="TEENAGER" en="TEENAGER" x="5" y="11" direction="across"/>
<word defn="My daughter's grades improved and she made the honor ____. Staff evacuated the building and a ____ call was taken outside." wf="ROLL" en="ROLL" x="1" y="12" direction="across"/>
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