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3.As the buffalo began to decrease sharply in numbers conservationists feared that it might become totally ___
extinct

5.The cruise ship stopped at the port both to give the passengers a chance to go ashore and to ____ the water supply
replenish

9.After our furious gallop across the countryside we allowed our tired horses to ___ back to the stable
amble

10. We greatly admired the _____ determination and patience that the disabled veteran showed in learning to master a wheelchair
dogged

12.Since coal was formed from the decaye d bodies of plants that lived many millions of years ago it is considered a kind of ___ fuel
fossil

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Right.