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Sentence 1 Moving the lamp back a foot helped ____ the glare on the glass. (8 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents reduce, lessen, decrease

Sentence 2 Once both photographers produced their negatives, the story of a third camera proved a ____. (11 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents invention, falsehood, concoction

Sentence 3 The framer could ____ the authenticity of the mount because she had cut it herself. (6 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents affirm, attest to, certify

Sentence 4 The print was old, but that alone did not prove the signature was ____. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents genuine, bona fide, real

Sentence 5 Finding a modern stamp on the supposedly antique mount was enough to ____ the dealer's account. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents undermine, cast doubt on, call into question

Sentence 6 A thin curtain would ____ the afternoon light and soften the sharp shadow on the sitter. (7 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents scatter, spread, disperse

Sentence 7 The cloud pattern made the photographer's claim of a midnight exposure seem ____. (10 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents unlikely, doubtful, implausible

Sentence 8 The figure at the edge of the print remained ____ even under a magnifying glass. (10 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents blurred, unclear, faint