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1. The young intern did not have the _______________ needed
to sway the committee
towards agreement.

(A) levigate
(B) leverage
(C) mithridate
(D) ullage
(E) ohmage
(F) influence

2. The useless clauses in last year's vendor contract were
_______________ by new,
more stringent legal arrangements made between the global entities.
(A) ratified
(B) standardized
(C) superseded
(D) outmoded
(E) commended
(F) facilitated



3. Having several seasoned subject-matter experts on the
advisory board became a (n)
____ to the newly-formed S-Corporation.
(A) commodity
(B) liability
(C) aperture
(D) advantage
(E) vacuity
(F) ignominity