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Dying for one's
principles is an example of supreme sacrifice. |
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(A) |
spurious |
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(B) |
maudlin |
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(C) |
utmost
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(D) |
raucous |
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The invalid begged the
doctors to grant him surcease from his suffering. |
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(A) |
cessation
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(B) |
perpetuity |
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(C) |
permeation |
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(D) |
summon |
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The surf was so
high after the storm that fishermen were forced to stay home for
another day. |
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(A) |
surgery |
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(B) |
ravine |
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(C) |
rebate |
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(D) |
waves of the sea breaking on the shore
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We are surfeited
with the sentimentality of the average television serial. |
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(A) |
whetted |
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(B) |
cloyed
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(C) |
ascertained |
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(D) |
surpassed |
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5. |
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Blood surged to
his face when he was agitated. |
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(A) |
bled |
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(B) |
rose
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(C) |
shed |
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(D) |
razed |
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Because of his surly
temper, many people avoided his company. |
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(A) |
gracious |
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(B) |
cordial |
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(C) |
genial |
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(D) |
sullenly rude
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What she had surmised
came true. |
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(A) |
conjectured
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(B) |
glided |
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(C) |
gnawed |
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(D) |
moped |
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We are ready to
surmount any difficulty that might confront us. |
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(A) |
succumb to |
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(B) |
yield to |
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(C) |
overcome
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(D) |
overlook |
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News of their
surreptitious meeting gradually leaked out. |
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(A) |
obvious |
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(B) |
secret
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(C) |
overt |
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(D) |
brazen |
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10. |
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The FBI kept the house
under strict surveillance in the hope of capturing all
the criminals at one time. |
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(A) |
close observation
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(B) |
taciturnity |
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(C) |
morbidness |
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(D) |
relief |
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Answers 1C
2A 3D 4B 5B 6D
7A 8C 9B 10A |
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