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NEW SET
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Type the letter of the word or words which correctly complete the
following sentences.
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1. She thought that the speech was _____________, and she vowed never to
listen to the speaker again.
(A) prosaic
(B) inspiring
(C) eloquent
(D) concise
(E) concurrent
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(A) She thought that the speech was "prosaic" or dull.
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2. Although he was very intelligent, his personal style was _____________,
so many people avoided him.
(A) penitent
(B) endemic
(C) malicious
(D) fortuitous
(E) succinct
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(C) His personal style was "malicious" or spiteful.
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3. The long, arduous hike left me feeling so _____________ that I could
not take another step.
(A) invigorated
(B) loquacious
(C) assiduous
(D) enervated
(E) immutable
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(D) The hike left me feeling "enervated" or tired.
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4. They had always thought the professor was very dignified, so they
could hardly believe the stories of his _____________ behavior.
(A) benevolent
(B) puerile
(C) intellectual
(D) prolific
(E) mitigating
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b
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(B) They were surprised by his "puerile" or immature behavior.
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5. Because their son is very _____________, they are concerned that he
will be easily deceived.
(A) suspicious
(B) recalcitrant
(C) ingenuous
(D) presumptuous
(E) heinous
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(C) Their son is "ingenuous" or naive.
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6. Their last conversation had left her feeling so _____________, she
wasn't sure whether she loved him or hated him.
(A) ambivalent
(B) confident
(C) verbose
(D) pretentious
(E) portentous
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(A) Their conversation left her feeling "ambivalent."
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7. After their argument, he brought her flowers, hoping it would
_____________ her.
(A) abdicate
(B) malign
(C) abstain
(D) appease
(E) increment
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(D) He hoped the flowers would "appease" her.
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8. His speech may have seemed _____________ on the surface, but there
were overtones of _____________.
(A) malicious, aggression
(B) intense, turbulence
(C) normal, actualization
(D) compassionate, benevolence
(E) benign, hostility
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B
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B
(E) The speech was "benign" on the surface, but had overtones of "hostility."
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NEW SET
B
Type the letter of the word or words which correctly complete the
following sentences.
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9. The judge warned the witness of the penalty for _____________.
(A) attribution
(B) legality
(C) perjury
(D) attenuation
(E) testimony
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(C) The judge warned against "perjury."
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10. Fortunately, the innocent people were _____________, and the guilty
people were ______________.
(A) exonerated, convicted
(B) ostracized, placated
(C) inundated, punished
(D) content, fortuitous
(E) culpable, charged
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(A) The innocent were "exonerated," and the guilty were "convicted."
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11. The brothers argued among themselves for ten years before the
_____________ ended and they _____________.
(A) reconciliation, reunited
(B) vendetta, reconciled
(C) metamorphosis, changed
(D) fighting, altercated
(E) placating, rejoiced
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b
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(B) They argued for ten years before the "vendetta" ended and they
"reconciled."
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12. Normally, he is a very _____________ person, so I was surprised
that he behaved so _____________.
(A) modest, humbly
(B) acquiescent, stubbornly
(C) avaricious, selfishly
(D) considerate, charitably
(E) sagacious, intelligently
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(B) Normally, he is "acquiescent," so I was surprised that he behaved
"stubbornly."
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