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Mrs. Smith is a
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impious |
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apostate |
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pious
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backsliding |
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The magician was so
dexterous that we could not follow him as he performed his
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(A) |
inept |
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(B) |
gauche |
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maladroit |
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(D) |
skilled
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Hijacking is a
diabolic crime. |
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(A) |
angelic |
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(B) |
devilish
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(C) |
chivalrous |
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cavalier |
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Your demand that I
respond either with a "yes" or "no" presupposes a dichotomy
of choice on the issue that I don't accept. |
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(A) |
command |
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(B) |
option |
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(C) |
division
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chance |
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His speech to the
freshmen was painfully didactic. |
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(A) |
ecstatic |
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(B) |
moralizing
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(C) |
nonsensical |
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(D) |
meaningful |
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A salesman must overcome
his diffidence. |
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(A) |
self-assurance |
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(B) |
lack of confidence
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presumption |
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overconfidence |
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Your composition suffers
from a diffusion of ideas, try to be more compact. |
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(A) |
wordiness
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(B) |
pithiness |
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(C) |
terseness |
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succinctness |
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The speaker digressed
into too many side issues. |
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(A) |
strayed
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(B) |
concentrated |
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(C) |
proceeded |
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focused |
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The wall dilapidates
rapidly. |
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(A) |
dries |
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(B) |
damps |
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(C) |
falls into pieces
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(D) |
swells |
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In the dark, the pupils
of your eyes dilate. |
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(A) |
shrink |
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(B) |
constrict |
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(C) |
attenuate |
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(D) |
expand
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Answers 1C
2D 3B 4C 5B 6B
7A 8A 9C 10D |
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