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Leading a profligate
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frugal |
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(B) |
economical |
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dissipated
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stoic |
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Your profuse
apologies were not necessary because you did nothing terribly
wrong. |
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(A) |
meager |
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(B) |
abundant
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(C) |
sparse |
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(D) |
scant |
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We must not forget the
teachings of our progenitors in our desire to appear
modern. |
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(A) |
offspring |
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(B) |
ancestors
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(C) |
descendants |
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(D) |
posterity |
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The father was proud of
his progeny but regarded Tom as the most promising of all
his children. |
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(A) |
offspring
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(B) |
ancestors |
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(C) |
pedigree |
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(D) |
lineage |
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If the doctor's
prognosis is correct, the patient will be in a coma for at
least twenty-four hours. |
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(A) |
forecasted course of a disease
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(B) |
diagnosis |
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(C) |
treatment |
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(D) |
medication |
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To prevent nuclear
proliferation is one of Carter's goals during his
Administration. |
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(A) |
decrease |
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(B) |
reduction |
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(C) |
diminution |
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(D) |
rapid reproduction
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Isaac Asimov is a very
prolific writer. |
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(A) |
barren |
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(B) |
productive
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(C) |
futile |
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unfruitful |
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The failure of the
summit talk may mean the prologue to another war. |
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(A) |
epilogue |
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(B) |
introduction
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(C) |
finale |
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(D) |
interlude |
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The boy put his girl
friend's picture in a prominent position on his desk. |
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(A) |
noticeable
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(B) |
inconspicuous |
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(C) |
dim |
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neglected |
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A lighthouse was erected
on the promontory to warn approaching ships of their
nearness to the shore. |
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(A) |
shore |
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(B) |
ocean |
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(C) |
coast |
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(D) |
headland; high point of land extending from the coast into the
water
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Answers 1C
2B 3B 4A 5A 6D
7B 8B 9A 10D |
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