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01. I have it on the highest (authority) that the lead in the play has been chosen.

02. I am going to (encourage) my brother to become a lawyer.

03. Uncle Sam is the well-known (symbol) of the United States.

04. We pay $5 a month to keep our house free from (verman).

05. When a country is (neutral), it does not want 10 to get involved in foreign conflict.

06. What type of art work do you (consider) to be beautiful?

07. The lion clawed (fiercely) at the visitors to the zoo.

08. To hear the (wail) of a person in sorrow is to hear a dismal sound.

09. Only a (trifle) of Ivan's fortune was left to his human beneficiaries; most of the money was iven to his cats.

10. I (detest) people who are jealous of my success.

11. The unpleasant salesgirl always had a (sneer) on her face.

12. My father warned me not to (scowl) at our poor relatives.