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| Nothing could ever abash him. |
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| (A) | please |
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| (B) | delight |
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| (C) | embarrass |
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| (D) | infuriate |
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| The doctor gave him some medicine to abate his pain. |
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| (A) | increase |
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| (B) | reduce |
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| (C) | augment |
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| (D) | revive |
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| 3. |
| The king abdicated the throne in order to marry a commoner. |
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| (A) | grabbed |
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| (B) | usurped |
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| (C) | abandoned |
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| (D) | retained |
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| A rich kid was abducted yesterday. |
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| (A) | rescued |
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| (B) | kidnapped |
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| (C) | killed |
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| (D) | betrayed |
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| 5. |
| The young man stole the money in a moment of aberration. |
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| (A) | deviation |
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| (B) | conformity |
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| (C) | anecdote |
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| (D) | sanity |
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| 6. |
| We abhor a traitor. |
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| (A) | admire |
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| (B) | scorn |
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| (C) | respect |
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| (D) | revere |
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| 7. |
| A good citizen abides by law. |
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| (A) | violates |
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| (B) | removes |
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| (C) | shifts |
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| (D) | adheres to |
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| We don't force anyone to abjure his religion. |
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| (A) | adopt |
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| (B) | give up |
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| (C) | cherish |
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| (D) | abduct |
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| 9. |
| Grace has abominable taste in clothes. |
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| (A) | graceful |
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| (B) | detestable |
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| (C) | delightful |
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| (D) | classy |
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| His garden abounds in beautiful flowers. |
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| (A) | teems with |
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| (B) | lacks |
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| (C) | abhors |
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1. |
| They voted to adjourn the meeting. |
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| (A) | further |
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| (B) | advance |
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| (C) | expedite |
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| (D) | postpone |
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| 2. |
| John admonished his brother against being late. |
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| (A) | tolerated |
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| (B) | commended |
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| (C) | warned |
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| (D) | approved |
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| 3. |
| We all adore Charlie Brown. |
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| (A) | execrate |
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| (B) | loathe |
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| (C) | abominate |
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| (D) | love |
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| 4. |
| Robin Hood was said to wear a hat adorned with feathers. |
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| (A) | embellished |
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| (B) | disfigured |
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| (C) | spoiled |
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| (D) | maladjusted |
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| 5. |
| The workman is adroit in handling machinery. |
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| (A) | green |
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| (B) | dexterous ; skilled |
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| (C) | awkward |
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| (D) | clumsy |
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| 6. |
| The politician enjoys public adulation. |
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| (A) | flattery |
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| (B) | abuse |
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| (C) | denunciation |
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| (D) | reverence |
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| The advent of spring makes the birds hilarious. |
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| (A) | detriment |
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| (B) | arrival |
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| (C) | benediction |
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| (D) | joviality |
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| 8. |
| A courageous man smiles in the face of adversity. |
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| (A) | misfortune ; distress |
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| (B) | felicity |
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| (C) | affluence |
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| (D) | feat |
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| 9. |
| Some parents advocate keeping the children at school as long as possible. |
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| (A) | disfavor |
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| (B) | dissent |
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| (C) | recommend |
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| (D) | advert |
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| 10. |
| An affable countenance is pleasing to everybody. |
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| (A) | avaricious |
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| (B) | surly |
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| (C) | taciturn |
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| (D) | amiable |
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1. | | The gambler was afflicted with debts. |
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| | (A) | consoled | |
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| (B) | agonized |
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| | (C) | buoyed | |
| | (D) | solaced | |
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| 2. | | America is an affluent nation. |
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| | (A) | abject | |
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| (B) | impoverished |
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| | (C) | acquisitive | |
| | (D) | wealthy | |
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| 3. | | The boy affronted the teacher by making a face at her. |
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| | (A) | impressed | |
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| (B) | offended |
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| | (C) | delighted | |
| | (D) | gladdened | |
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| 4. | | All he desired was to aggrandize his estate. |
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| | (A) | expand | |
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| (B) | diminish |
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| | (C) | dwindle | |
| | (D) | swindle | |
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| 5. | | Grief aggravated her illness. |
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| | (A) | appeased | |
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| (B) | tranquilized |
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| | (C) | extenuated | |
| | (D) | intensified | |
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| 6. | | The ill-intentioned aggregation was dispersed by the police. |
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| | (A) | gathering | |
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| (B) | disintegration |
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| | (C) | solo | |
| | (D) | constituent | |
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| 7. | | The new teacher stood aghast at the students' lack of discipline. |
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| | (A) | acceptant | |
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| (B) | tolerant |
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| | (C) | lenient | |
| | (D) | horrified | |
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| 8. | | One needs an agile mind to solve the puzzles. |
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| | (A) | lively | |
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| (B) | sluggish |
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| | (C) | lethargic | |
| | (D) | inert | |
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| 9. | | The mind of man is agitated by various emotions. |
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| | (A) | lulled | |
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| (B) | quieted |
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| | (C) | soothed | |
| | (D) | provoked | |
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| 10. | | Will Durant is an agnostic. |
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| | (A) | deist | |
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| (B) | pagan |
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| | (C) | ascetic | |
| | (D) | one who believes that nothing is known about the existence of God
1. | | The patient is in agony. |
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| | (A) | suffering | |
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| (B) | repose |
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| | (C) | rest | |
| | (D) | peace | |
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| 2. | | Sometimes agrarian disputes are hard to settle. |
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| | (A) | industrial | |
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| (B) | political |
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| | (C) | of land | |
| | (D) | academic | |
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| 3. | | It's simply a minor ailment. |
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| | (A) | mistake | |
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| (B) | blunder |
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| | (C) | question | |
| | (D) | disease | |
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| 4. | | Pity is often akin to love. |
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| | (A) | related to | |
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| (B) | different from |
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| | (C) | alien to | |
| | (D) | foreign to | |
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| 5. | | The retarded child moved with alacrity. |
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| | (A) | quickness | |
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| (B) | slowness |
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| | (C) | hesitation | |
| | (D) | dilatoriness | |
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| 6. | | The dog is always alert. |
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| | (A) | listless | |
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| (B) | lively |
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| | (C) | languid | |
| | (D) | indolent | |
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| 7. | | The troops aligned. |
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| | (A) | attacked | |
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| (B) | retreated |
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| | (C) | triumphed | |
| | (D) | lined up | |
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| 8. | | Her fears were allayed by her mother's consolation. |
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| | (A) | aggravated | |
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| (B) | worsened |
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| | (C) | mitigated | |
| | (D) | aroused | |
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| 9. | | To become a citizen, you must swear allegiance to the United States |
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| | (A) | disaffection | |
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| (B) | treason |
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| | (C) | loyalty | |
| | (D) | infidelity | |
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| 10. | | Heat often alleviates pain. |
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| | (A) | intensifies | |
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| (B) | augments |
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| | (C) | cures | |
| | (D) | mitigates
1. | | Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. |
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| | (A) | fission | |
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| (B) | fuss |
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| | (C) | separation | |
| | (D) | mixture | |
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| 2. | | Rewards allure men to confront danger. |
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| | (A) | elude | |
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| (B) | attract |
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| | (C) | allude | |
| | (D) | estrange | |
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| 3. | | We heard some remarks in allusion to his misconduct. |
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| | (A) | slight mention | |
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| (B) | illusion |
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| | (C) | praise | |
| | (D) | ailment | |
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| 4. | | The plane is flying at a great altitude. |
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| | (A) | speed | |
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| (B) | alacrity |
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| | (C) | stability | |
| | (D) | height | |
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| 5. | | To give away alms is an altruistic deed. |
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| | (A) | selfish | |
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| (B) | egoistic |
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| | (C) | niggardly | |
| | (D) | charitable | |
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| 6. | | To amble along the willow bank is an incomparable delight. |
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| | (A) | alight | |
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| (B) | gallop |
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| | (C) | joy | |
| | (D) | saunter | |
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| 7. | | The government is trying to ameliorate workers' condition. |
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| | (A) | impair | |
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| (B) | improve |
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| | (C) | mar | |
| | (D) | deteriorate | |
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| 8. | | The amenity of his manners is irresistible. |
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| | (A) | hostility | |
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| (B) | agreeableness |
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| | (C) | antagonism | |
| | (D) | amigo | |
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| 9. | | The meeting ended on an amiable note. |
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| | (A) | surly | |
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| (B) | crabbed |
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| | (C) | impetuous | |
| | (D) | agreeable | |
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| 10. | | The negotiators joined in amicable discussion. |
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| | (A) | bellicose | |
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| (B) | belligerent |
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| | (C) | pugnacious | |
| | (D) | friendly |
1. | | There is amity between the two nations. |
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| | (A) | good-will | |
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| (B) | animosity |
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| | (C) | strife | |
| | (D) | contention | |
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| 2. | | It is controversial whether amnesty should be granted to those criminals. |
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| | (A) | penalty | |
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| (B) | punishment |
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| | (C) | reward | |
| | (D) | pardon | |
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| 3. | | You have ample time to do your job. |
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| | (A) | meager | |
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| (B) | sufficient |
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| | (C) | sparse | |
| | (D) | scant | |
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| 4. | | The amplitude of the parking lot in front of the supermarket is amazing. |
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| | (A) | straitness | |
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| (B) | size |
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| | (C) | compression | |
| | (D) | narrowness | |
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| 5. | | Born centuries too late, the scholar was anachronism in modern urban society. |
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| | (A) | misdated person | |
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| (B) | fop |
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| | (C) | snob | |
| | (D) | chic | |
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| 6. | | It is risky to argue by analogy. |
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| | (A) | similarity | |
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| (B) | dissimilarity |
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| | (C) | distinction | |
| | (D) | disparity | |
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| 7. | | Complete anarchy followed the breakdown of communications. |
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| | (A) | order | |
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| (B) | felicity |
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| | (C) | stability | |
| | (D) | chaos | |
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| 8. | | Most children enjoy listening to anecdotes of great men's childhood. |
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| | (A) | catastrophes | |
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| (B) | disasters |
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| | (C) | tales | |
| | (D) | accidents | |
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| 9. | | To administer anesthetic requires utmost caution. |
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| | (A) | anodyne | |
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| (B) | penicillin |
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| | (C) | addiction | |
| | (D) | animation | |
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| 10. | | The patient's whole frame quivered with anguish. |
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| | (A) | pain | |
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| (B) | pleasure |
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| | (C) | ecstasy | |
| | (D) | elation |
1. | | The soul animates body. |
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| | (A) | curbs | |
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| (B) | curtails |
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| | (C) | thwarts | |
| | (D) | enlivens | |
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| 2. | | Little animosity exists between classes in our society. |
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| | (A) | friendship | |
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| (B) | amity |
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| | (C) | goodwill | |
| | (D) | enmity | |
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| 3. | | Matter cannot be annihilated |
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| | (A) | renewed | |
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| (B) | invigorated |
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| | (C) | destroyed | |
| | (D) | fortified | |
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| 4. | | The contract was annulled. |
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| | (A) | renewed | |
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| (B) | announced |
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| | (C) | annunciated | |
| | (D) | abrogated | |
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| 5. | | Time is an anodyne of grief. |
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| | (A) | soothing agent | |
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| (B) | irritant |
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| | (C) | stimulant | |
| | (D) | energizer | |
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| 6. | | Scientists often make anomalous findings. |
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| | (A) | logic | |
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| (B) | abnormal |
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| | (C) | customary | |
| | (D) | natural | |
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| 7. | | Writing an anonymous letters is an irresponsible deed. |
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| | (A) | identified | |
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| (B) | unnamed |
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| | (C) | anointed | |
| | (D) | black-mailing | |
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| 8. | | The two royal families are antagonistic. |
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| | (A) | hostile | |
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| (B) | friendly |
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| | (C) | amiable | |
| | (D) | auspicious | |
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| 9. | | An anthology of sacred music was recently published. |
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| | (A) | prose | |
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| (B) | essay |
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| | (C) | dissertation | |
| | (D) | collection | |
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| 10. | | All the children were amused by the clown's antics. |
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| | (A) | songs | |
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| (B) | laughters |
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| | (C) | pranks | |
| | (D) | griefs |
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