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raillery vindicate terse taciturn hurtle uncanny exodus renegade
The (7)____________________ Haley silently stared at her console despite the elated atmosphere of the command center. While everyone celebrated the latest victory of the rebel forces, Haley received a message that would soon turn the celebration into panic. Two (8)_________________ had revealed the secret location of the command center, and as soon as she gave the word, the entire facility would prepare for a[n] (9)___________________ to a new location before the Nationalists arrived. The Nationalists had a[n] (10)_____________________ ability to turn the rebels against each other; this would be the third time in three months that the rebels were forced to relocate their base of operations. Haley took a breath, swiveled around in her chair, and prepared to deliver a[n] (11)_________________ briefing that would squelch the group's cheerful air. To make matters worse, one of the traitors turned out to be Haley's cousin, a lieutenant whom Haley recently helped (12)__________________ from espionage charges.
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terse raillery caustic agnostic scourge
Paige and Mia have been friends for more than twenty years, despite the fact that Paige is devoutly religious and Mia is a[n](13)____________________ . They often have heated discussions about religion, but their conversation inevitably turns into good-humored (14)_____________________. Over the years, they learned to avoid making (15)___________________ comments during arguments, no matter how angry they might get.