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The city morgue is a
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scenic |
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(B) |
grisly
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(C) |
delightful |
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(D) |
delectable |
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His program of folk
songs included several madrigals which he sang to the
accompaniment of a lute. |
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(A) |
pastoral songs
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(B) |
hit songs |
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(C) |
poems |
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(D) |
maestros |
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The canoe was tossed
about in the maelstrom. |
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(A) |
pond |
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(B) |
brook |
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(C) |
whirlpool
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(D) |
lagoon |
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The philanthropist was
most magnanimous. |
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(A) |
paltry |
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(B) |
petty |
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(C) |
stingy |
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generous
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The steel magnate
decided to devote more time to city politics. |
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(A) |
manager |
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(B) |
person of prominence
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(C) |
midget |
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pigmy |
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It is difficult to
comprehend the magnitude of the philosopher's mind. |
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(A) |
extent
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(B) |
make-believe |
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(C) |
magnetism |
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mahogany |
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Each year thousands of
people have been maimed in automobile accidents. |
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(A) |
killed |
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(B) |
assassinated |
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(C) |
injured
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(D) |
blended |
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8. |
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The tactless young man
often makes maladroit remarks. |
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(A) |
dexterous |
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(B) |
ingenious |
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(C) |
awkward
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(D) |
deft |
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We hope that someday
cancer won't be an incurable malady. |
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(A) |
disease
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(B) |
benefaction |
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(C) |
conflagration |
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holocaust |
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10. |
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Sometimes she has no
idea as to what causes her malaise. |
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(A) |
elation |
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(B) |
exhilaration |
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(C) |
euphoria |
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(D) |
infirmity
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Answers 1B
2A 3C 4D 5B 6A
7C 8C 9A 10D |
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