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Some male chauvinists never
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(A) |
sneer |
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(B) |
stoop
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(C) |
culminate |
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deprecate |
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The widow's friends condoled
with her at the funeral. |
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(A) |
expressed sympathy
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(B) |
conceived |
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(C) |
concealed |
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(D) |
wept |
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We cannot condone his recent
criminal cooperation with the gamblers. |
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(A) |
reward |
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(B) |
consent |
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(C) |
forgive
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(D) |
forsake |
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Wealth does not always conduce
to happiness. |
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(A) |
reduce |
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(B) |
contribute
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(C) |
assent |
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(D) |
counter |
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The conduit got clogged. |
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(A) |
trench |
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(B) |
ditch |
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(C) |
creek |
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(D) |
channel
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The robber was arrested, but his
confederate was still at large. |
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crony |
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(B) |
accomplice
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master |
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(D) |
leader |
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The university conferred an
honorary degree upon him. |
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(A) |
confided |
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(B) |
granted
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(C) |
confined |
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confronted |
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If you try to smuggle goods into
this country, they may be confiscated by the government
authorities. |
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(A) |
seized
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(B) |
conserved |
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(C) |
preserved |
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(D) |
confirmed |
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A conflagration destroyed a
lot of buildings. |
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(A) |
fire
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epidemic |
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plague |
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contagion |
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He confronted his accusers
with perfect aplomb. |
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(A) |
evaded |
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(B) |
eluded |
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(C) |
shirked |
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(D) |
faced
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Answers 1B 2A
3C 4B 5D 6B 7B
8A 9A 10D |
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