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Silly people
often babble on about trivia. |
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(A) |
affirm |
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(B) |
confirm |
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(C) |
conform |
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(D) |
talk nonsensically
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A babel
of voices was heard from a schoolroom window. |
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(A) |
clamor
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(B) |
singing |
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(C) |
harmony |
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(D) |
reticence |
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The soldier's
scar on his forehead is a badge of courage. |
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(A) |
emblem; token
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(B) |
stigma |
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(C) |
disgrace |
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(D) |
shame |
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The puzzle
baffled everybody. |
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(A) |
illuminated |
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(B) |
confused
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(C) |
enlightened |
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(D) |
delighted |
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The small
industry will be bailed out by the government's timely
loan. |
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(A) |
baited |
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(B) |
extricated from difficulties
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(C) |
backbitten |
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abandoned |
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We don't like
his baleful looks. |
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(A) |
sinister
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(B) |
auspicious |
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(C) |
benign |
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(D) |
propitious |
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The police
balked the gangster's plan. |
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(A) |
thwarted
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(B) |
ignored |
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overlooked |
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(D) |
capitulated |
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8. |
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The ignorant
voter spoiled his ballot. |
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(A) |
vote
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(B) |
banknote |
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(C) |
certificate |
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(D) |
diploma |
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We felt fine
when a balmy breeze brushed by. |
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(A) |
irksome |
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(B) |
vexatious |
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(C) |
pleasant
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(D) |
annoying |
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What he said
was simply a banal remark. |
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(A) |
original |
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(B) |
trite
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(C) |
zesty |
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(D) |
stimulating |
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Answers 1D 2A
3A 4B 5B 6A 7A
8A 9C 10B |
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