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Her pathetic
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(A) |
apathetic |
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(B) |
touching
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bitter |
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biting |
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The pathos of the
play was rarely offset by moments of comedy. |
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(A) |
tender sorrow
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(B) |
indifference |
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(C) |
bitterness |
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(D) |
rudeness |
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In many primitive
tribes, the leader and lawmaker was the patriarch. |
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(A) |
emperor |
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(B) |
king |
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(C) |
follow |
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(D) |
father and ruler of a family or tribe
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He looked like a
cultivated patrician. |
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(A) |
plebeian |
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(B) |
aristocrat
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(C) |
populist |
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(D) |
democrat |
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As predicted by his
critics, he spent his patrimony within two years of his
father's death. |
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(A) |
fracture |
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(B) |
statement |
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(C) |
quality |
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(D) |
inheritance
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The store developed a
large patronage by offering fair prices and courteous
service. |
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(A) |
commercial transactions
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(B) |
poignance |
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(C) |
pattern |
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(D) |
patter |
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7. |
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The poor test papers
indicate that the members of this class have a paucity of
intelligence. |
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(A) |
abundance |
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(B) |
scarcity
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(C) |
surplus |
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(D) |
sufficiency |
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The businessman died a
pauper. |
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(A) |
rich man |
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(B) |
poor man
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(C) |
billionaire |
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(D) |
entrepreneur |
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She talked and talked
without a single pause. |
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(A) |
progression |
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(B) |
continuation |
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(C) |
stop
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(D) |
patrol |
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Her husband's failure in
business forced her to pawn all her jewels. |
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(A) |
redeem |
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(B) |
sell |
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(C) |
mortgage
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(D) |
fulfill |
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Answers 1B
2A 3D 4B 5D 6A
7B 8B 9C 10C |
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