Fill in the blanks in the following passage using the correct forms of the words in the brackets.Come to think of it, why is the...

Fill in the blanks in the following passage using the correct forms of the words in the brackets.

Come to think of it, why is the word 'slaggard' slowly disappearing from the English language? The 'slug' in that word is 1).........(surprising) graphical. In addition to teachings against laziness, the Good Book has many 2).............(pain) references concerning teeth. One of the 3).............(bad) of which is Jeremiah's ordeal in 4)...................(lament) he describes his teeth as being 5)..............(grind) with gravel. Never mind the agony of 6)...............(go) through such cruel torture- it is totally 7)...........(healthy). The Bible frequently refers to the 8)"...........(gnash) of teeth". Now, i don't know if 9).............(you)... 10)..........(has) ever tried to gnash your teeth, but i can tell you, it's not a very easy thing to do.

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1)surprisingly
2)painful
3)worst
4)lamentations
5)ground
6)going
7)unhealthy
8)gnashing
9)you
10)have

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Githiari answered the question on June 9, 2018 at 15:45

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