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A somber winter
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(A) |
gloomy
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(B) |
brilliant |
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(C) |
jocund |
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blithe |
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The heavy meal and the
overheated room made us all somnolent and indifferent to
the speaker. |
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(A) |
drowsy
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(B) |
active |
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(C) |
heedful |
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alert |
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The speaker's
sonorous voice resounded through the hall. |
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(A) |
delicate |
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(B) |
resonant
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(C) |
faint |
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flat |
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What a soothsayer
predicts is not always true. |
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(A) |
radical |
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(B) |
heathen |
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(C) |
prophet
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pagan |
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The sooty
buildings are eyesores to the city. |
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(A) |
brown |
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(B) |
black
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(C) |
yellow |
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(D) |
red |
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Harry, a
sophisticated man, has seen many people come and go. |
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(A) |
naive |
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(B) |
ingenuous |
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(C) |
green |
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worldly-wise
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The mendicant lived in a
sordid hut. |
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(A) |
squalid
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(B) |
immaculate |
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(C) |
chaste |
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cozy |
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A new sorority,
led by an active feminist, was founded in their college. |
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fraternity |
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bridge club |
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sorcery |
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social club for female students
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The thousands of
spangles on her dress sparkled in the glare of the stage
lights. |
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(A) |
spans |
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(B) |
spurs |
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souvenirs |
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small metallic pieces used for ornamentation
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10. |
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The student, living away
from home, was sparing in his expenditures. |
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(A) |
dissipating |
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(B) |
prodigal |
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frugal
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profuse |
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Answers 1A
2A 3B 4C 5B 6D
7A 8D 9D 10C |
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