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A seat at the long table

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Sentence 1 The chair recognized a ____ in the guest who praised each proposal before hearing it. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents toady, flatterer, fawner

Sentence 2 It took some ____ for the newest member to claim the vacant seat at the head. (8 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents nerve, daring, boldness

Sentence 3 Out of ____ to the oldest member, we let her tell the story in her own time. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents respect, regard, consideration

Sentence 4 The seating chart revealed a ____ that the club's rulebook never mentioned. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents ranking, pecking order, chain of command

Sentence 5 Usually ____ members objected when the steward began moving their place cards. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents obedient, accommodating, acquiescent

Sentence 6 Our most ____ member said little about her own work until someone asked directly. (8 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents reticent, restrained, uncommunicative

Sentence 7 The chairman treated the visitor's perfectly reasonable question as an ____. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents encroachment, imposition, interruption

Sentence 8 A single ____ remark about the old rules opened an unexpectedly serious discussion. (7 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents casual, passing, unpremeditated