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I am afraid that this
imaginative poem will not appeal to such a stolid person. |
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sensitive |
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(B) |
apathetic
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(C) |
active |
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(D) |
sympathetic |
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We liked the man who
would not stoop to tell a lie. |
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(A) |
lower himself
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(B) |
elevate |
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(C) |
extol |
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(D) |
stooge |
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We need a couple of
stout young fellows to move the piano. |
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dilapidated |
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(B) |
rickety |
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(C) |
stalwart
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flimsy |
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Quite a few senators
straddled on the energy issue. |
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(A) |
objected to |
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(B) |
stowed |
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stagnated |
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(D) |
appeared to favor both sides of
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The sheep straggled
along the road without much caring about the traffic. |
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(A) |
lined up |
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(B) |
aligned |
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(C) |
wandered
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(D) |
stampeded |
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The runaway was
stranded in a strange city without money. |
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left in a helpless position
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(B) |
trimmed |
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(C) |
looted |
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(D) |
rescued |
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The kidnapper claimed
that the child would be strangled unless the ransom
reached as directed. |
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(A) |
choked
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(B) |
lured |
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(C) |
loathed |
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(D) |
gleaned |
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The general's clever
stratagem was successful against the enemy. |
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(A) |
ecstasy |
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(B) |
edifice |
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(C) |
canker |
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(D) |
plot; ruse
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We must create job
opportunities for the lower stratum of society. |
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(A) |
straw |
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(B) |
level
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magnitude |
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(D) |
livery |
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There's hardly a
streak of kindness in his character. |
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(A) |
touch
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(B) |
covenant |
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(C) |
craze |
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(D) |
crony |
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Answers 1B
2A 3C 4D 5C 6A
7A 8D 9B 10A |
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