Fill in the blanks.
1I don't have the ............... to hear your complaints again.
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The noun "patience" is needed after "have the".
2You must learn to wait ...............
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The adverb "patiently" describes how you wait.
3The leader's ............... to abstain from violence had a powerful effect on his followers.
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The noun "exhortation" names the leader's strong appeal.
4Judas's ............... of Jesus led to his crucifixion.
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The noun "betrayal" names Judas's act against Jesus.
5He was telling lies ...............
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The adverb "deliberately" describes how he was telling lies.
6He was humorous and ...............
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The adjective "imaginative" describes a person who has creative ideas.
7Today, the weather is ...............
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The adjective "tolerable" means acceptable or not too difficult to bear.
8Ancient kings of India were known for their policy of religious ...............
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The noun "tolerance" fits after the adjective "religious".
9They are still not aware of the ............... of the situation.
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The noun "gravity" means seriousness in this sentence.
10His ............... made matters worse for him.
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The noun "haughtiness" names the quality that made matters worse.
11He fought with great ............... to overcome difficult situations.
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The noun "vigor" fits after "with great".
12The poets imagine many things; their ideas are not real but ...............
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The adjective "imaginary" means not real.
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- I don’t have the patience to hear your complaints again.
- You must learn to wait patiently.
- The leader’s exhortation to abstain from violence had a powerful effect on his followers.
- Judas’s betrayal of Jesus led to his crucifixion.
- He was telling lies deliberately.
- He was humorous and imaginative.
- Today, the weather is tolerable.
- Ancient kings of India were known for their policy of religious tolerance.
- They are still not aware of the gravity of the situation.
- His haughtiness made matters worse for him.
- He fought with great vigor to overcome difficult situations.
- The poets imagine many things; their ideas are not real but imaginary.