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She was of a
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(A) |
stable |
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(B) |
frigid |
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(C) |
fickle
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(D) |
tranquil |
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The jewels she wore were
meretricious. |
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(A) |
expensive |
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(B) |
meritable |
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(C) |
gaudy
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(D) |
worthy |
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The meritorious
service he rendered won him an expensive gift from his employer. |
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(A) |
unworthy |
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(B) |
tawdry |
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(C) |
deceptive |
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(D) |
worthy
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The audience was
mesmerized by the actor's performance. |
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(A) |
repelled |
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(B) |
repulsed |
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(C) |
hypnotized; enthralled
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rebuffed |
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The metamorphosis
of caterpillar to butterfly is typical of many such changes in
animal life. |
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(A) |
change of form
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(B) |
dormancy |
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(C) |
ineptness |
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(D) |
jolt |
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Many of the expressions
we use in our daily life are metaphors, such as in the
phrase " evening of life. " |
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(A) |
cliches |
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(B) |
figures of speech
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(C) |
parts of speech |
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(D) |
invoices |
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A lot of modern poets
have gone back to the fanciful poems of the metaphysical
poets of the seventeenth century for many of their images. |
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(A) |
material |
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(B) |
substantial |
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(C) |
fleshy |
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(D) |
abstract; pertaining to speculative philosophy
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The president of the
company tried to be impartial in his effort to mete out
rewards. |
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(A) |
distribute
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(B) |
retain |
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(C) |
retrieve |
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(D) |
retrench |
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The accountant was
meticulous in checking all the accounts. |
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(A) |
careless |
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(B) |
excessively careful
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reckless |
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ruthless |
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Each evening this
terminal is filled with the thousands of commuters who are going
from this metropolis to their homes in the suburbs. |
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(A) |
town |
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(B) |
village |
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(C) |
countryside |
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(D) |
large city
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Answers 1C
2C 3D 4C 5A 6B
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