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Exercises 157■ Words in ContextComplete each sentence with the best word. Use each choice only once.a. autobiography e. exorbitant i. incongruousb. autocratic f. exploit j. ingeniousc. autonomous g. extricate k. interminabled. eccentric h. impartial l. invincible1. The famous escape artist Houdini couldhimself from a packing crate that had been nailed shut and placedunder water.2. Did that star write her alone, or did someonehelp her?3. Mexico is now a(n) country, but was once acolony of Spain.4. The time I spent waiting for the results of my medical test seemed.5. It is wrong to laborers by not paying them ontime and forbidding them to join unions.6. In a(n) plan to prevent houses in theNetherlands from flooding, residents construct homes that float inthe water.Copyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.7. Nazi Germany seemed as its forces sweptover mainland Europe, conquering wherever they invaded.8. The sophisticated computer system seemedwith the dirt floor and straw roof of the hut.9. The man lived on a diet of cooked carrots,spinach salad, and liver sausage.10. The landlord wanted a(n) rent of $10,000 permonth for the small apartment.