| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Therefore, he remained where he was, (by turns) | Alternately | 100%
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| wishing to be morally (uncertain) | Ambivalent | 100%
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| and reminding himself that once he slipped towards that (decline), | Declivity | 100%
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| He (hid) himself in his study, | Ensconced | 100%
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| of (too urgent or persistent) problems. | Importunate | 100%
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| slide down it in (eternity). | Perpetuity | 100%
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| Outside, each of his relatives was waiting to (tell) him | Apprise | 80%
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| of a (lot) | Plethora | 80%
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| hoping for (pause). | Abeyance | 60%
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| he would (from that point on) | Henceforth | 60%
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| If he went outside, they would ambush him, and once ambushed, it would be too easy to act without (honesty). | Probity | 40%
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