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The lazy clerk sat in
front of the store, with his chair tilted back against
the wall, chin on breast, hat pulled down over his face, asleep. |
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(A) |
slanted
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(B) |
gilded |
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(C) |
turned up |
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(D) |
laid up |
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If you are to succeed as
a salesman, you must first get rid of your timidity. |
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(A) |
audacity |
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(B) |
shyness
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(C) |
boldness |
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(D) |
valor |
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Everything the arrogant
young man says is tinctured with conceit. |
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(A) |
tinged
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(B) |
tingled |
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(C) |
timorous |
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(D) |
aggravated |
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Wind-bells tinkle
in the breeze. |
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(A) |
bellow |
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(B) |
tip |
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(C) |
incline |
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(D) |
jingle
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The poor alcoholic is
always tipsy. |
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(A) |
sober |
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(B) |
drunk
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(C) |
tinted |
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(D) |
abstinent |
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The councilman lashed
out with a vicious tirade of angry protest. |
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(A) |
paraphernalia |
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(B) |
parasite |
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(C) |
parity |
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(D) |
harangue
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7. |
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Titanic waves
beat against the shore during the hurricane. |
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(A) |
gigantic
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(B) |
tiny |
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(C) |
dimunitive |
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(D) |
dwarfish |
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Since the philosopher
was an agnostic, he refused to pay his tithes to the
clergy. |
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(A) |
revenues |
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(B) |
one-tenth taxes
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(C) |
gains |
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(D) |
proceeds |
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In reviewing a novel, a
critic should try to titillate rather than satiate the
reader's interest. |
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(A) |
satisfy |
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(B) |
cater to |
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(C) |
tantalize |
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(D) |
excite agreeably
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Black is a token of
mourning. |
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(A) |
indication
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(B) |
toast |
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(C) |
toil |
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(D) |
tomboy |
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Answers 1A
2B 3A 4D 5B 6D
7A 8B 9D 10A |
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