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The authorities
concerned should call a halt to exaggerated
advertisements and commercials. |
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(A) |
continuation |
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(B) |
stop
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(C) |
publication |
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penalty |
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The minority party
agreed not to hamper the efforts of the leaders to secure
a lasting peace. |
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(A) |
facilitate |
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(B) |
unshackle |
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(C) |
release |
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(D) |
obstruct
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Someday you will come to
realize that it does not pay off to hanker after fame and
wealth with all your might. |
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(A) |
covet
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(B) |
bail out |
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germinate |
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abdicate |
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His haphazard
reading left him unacquainted with the gist of the book. |
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(A) |
intensive |
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(B) |
prudent |
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(C) |
random
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(D) |
judicious |
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This hapless
creature has never known a moment's pleasure. |
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(A) |
lucky |
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(B) |
auspicious |
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(C) |
propitious |
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unfortunate
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In his lengthy
harangue, the principal berated the offenders. |
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(A) |
eulogy |
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(B) |
citation |
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(C) |
exaltation |
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(D) |
long and noisy speech
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She used to harass
her husband by her continual demands for fine attire. |
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(A) |
entreat |
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(B) |
plead |
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(C) |
ask |
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(D) |
annoy; plague
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The cock serves as the
harbinger of dawn. |
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successor |
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heir |
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herald; forerunner
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inheritor |
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Children can be trained
to harness their emotional energy and put it to good use. |
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(A) |
exhaust |
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(B) |
consume |
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(C) |
harden |
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put to work and make use of
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Do not harrow him
at this time by asking him to recall the details of his
unpleasant experience. |
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(A) |
delight |
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(B) |
please |
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(C) |
afflict
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(D) |
cherish |
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Answers 1B
2D 3A 4C 5D 6D
7D 8C 9D 10C |
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