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Frugality is a
fine virtue many people have forgot. |
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(A) |
thrift
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(B) |
perseverance |
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(C) |
patience |
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(D) |
industry |
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His efforts are
frustrated at every turn. |
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(A) |
thwarted
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(B) |
fulfilled |
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(C) |
fomented |
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(D) |
incited |
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The murderer became a
fugitive from justice. |
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(A) |
runaway
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(B) |
prisoner |
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(C) |
victim |
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(D) |
jailer |
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Years of practice
produced such a full-fledged writer as Asimov. |
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(A) |
green |
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(B) |
novice-like |
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(C) |
adolescent |
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(D) |
mature
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The guest's fulsome
praise of the employer annoyed his listeners. |
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(A) |
reserved |
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(B) |
modest |
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(C) |
disgustingly excessive
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(D) |
moderate |
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Men are often seen
fumbling about in their pockets for something. |
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(A) |
staring |
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(B) |
dropping |
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(C) |
swaggering |
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groping awkwardly
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Why is he always
fuming about trifles ? |
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(A) |
showing agitation
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(B) |
concerned |
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apathetic |
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(D) |
empathetic |
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The soldier got a week's
furlough. |
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(A) |
confinement |
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(B) |
vacation
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(C) |
containment |
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(D) |
imprisonment |
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The story of his
embezzlement of the funds created a furor on the stock
exchange. |
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(A) |
comment |
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(B) |
opinion |
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(C) |
view |
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(D) |
frenzy
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10. |
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His brow furrowed
in deep thought. |
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(A) |
straightened |
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flattened |
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(C) |
wrinkled
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(D) |
fumbled |
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Answers 1A
2A 3A 4D 5C 6D
7A 8B 9D 10C |
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