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The councilman
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acclaimed |
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tongue-lashed
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commended |
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lauded |
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Nothing can
bereave us of such sweet memories. |
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(A) |
increase |
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(B) |
deprive
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(C) |
appeal |
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(D) |
invoke |
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The criminal
finally besought mercy. |
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(A) |
begged
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(B) |
forsook |
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(C) |
abdicated |
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(D) |
abjured |
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For ten years
the Greeks besieged the city of Troy for the sake of
Helen. |
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(A) |
surrounded
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(B) |
besmeared |
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(C) |
besmirched |
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(D) |
bespattered |
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She deserved
all the praises bestowed upon her. |
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(A) |
donated |
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(B) |
conferred
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(C) |
bereft |
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(D) |
attested |
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Coffee, tea,
wine, beer, and milk are beverages. |
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(A) |
ambrosia |
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(B) |
nectar |
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(C) |
drinks
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junk |
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Almost every
author has a biased estimate of his own book. |
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(A) |
impartial |
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(B) |
prejudiced
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(C) |
fair |
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neutral |
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8. |
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Man and wife
tend to bicker over small things. |
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(A) |
argue
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(B) |
negotiate |
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(C) |
concur |
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(D) |
harmonize |
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The employee
wanted to ask a raise but bided his time until the right
moment. |
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(A) |
overlooked |
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(B) |
awaited
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(C) |
hastened |
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(D) |
dawdled |
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John is a
bigoted young man. |
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(A) |
broad-minded |
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(B) |
narrow-minded
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(C) |
liberal |
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berserk |
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Answers 1B 2B
3A 4A 5B 6C 7B
8A 9B 10B |
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