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There were several
hippies living in the ramshackle house. |
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(A) |
concrete |
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(B) |
rickety; dilapidated
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(C) |
congenial |
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(D) |
spacious |
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Let us forget our
rancor and cooperate in this new endeavor. |
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(A) |
amity |
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(B) |
hatred
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(C) |
accord |
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(D) |
concord |
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His random
remarks often offend his friends. |
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(A) |
purposeful |
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(B) |
deliberate |
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(C) |
purposeless
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methodical |
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This decision has long
rankled as act of injustice. |
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(A) |
continued to cause pain
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(B) |
groveled |
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(C) |
looted |
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(D) |
compromised |
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A burglar broke into her
house and ransacked all the drawers. |
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(A) |
struck |
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(B) |
searched thoroughly
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(C) |
raided |
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(D) |
presided |
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The billionaire refused
to ransom his kidnapped grandson. |
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(A) |
rank |
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(B) |
rake |
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(C) |
shuttle |
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liberate by paying a price
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As we heard him rant
on the platform, we could not understand his strange popularity
with many people. |
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(A) |
rave
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(B) |
whisper |
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(C) |
whine |
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(D) |
waylay |
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The rapacious
wolf seized the lamb. |
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(A) |
lenient |
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(B) |
exquisite |
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(C) |
balmy |
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grasping
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Both sides were eager to
establish a rapprochement but did not know how to
undertake a program designed to bring about harmony. |
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(A) |
antagonism |
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(B) |
antipathy |
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(C) |
estrangement |
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(D) |
reconciliation
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The miser gazed at the
gold with rapture. |
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(A) |
agony |
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(B) |
anguish |
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(C) |
ecstasy
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(D) |
affliction |
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Answers 1B
2B 3C 4A 5B 6D
7A 8D 9D 10C |
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