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Come what may, we are
completely unruffled. |
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discomposed |
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(B) |
perturbed |
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(C) |
composed
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unnerved |
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An unscrupulous
acquaintance sold them some worthless stocks. |
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(A) |
conscientious |
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(B) |
ethical |
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(C) |
unprincipled
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(D) |
dependable |
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Those experts found his
theory untenable. |
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(A) |
unblemished |
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(B) |
intact |
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(C) |
logical |
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unjustifiable
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The taxi driver became
an unwitting accomplice in the bank robbers' getaway. |
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(A) |
intentional |
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(B) |
unintentional
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(C) |
advertent |
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(D) |
conscious |
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The boss upbraided
his clerk for being negligent of duty. |
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(A) |
reproved
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(B) |
merged |
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(C) |
ransomed |
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ratified |
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The upheaval in
South Africa will remain the same for a while. |
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(A) |
tumult
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(B) |
peace |
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(C) |
truce |
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armistice |
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She said that her suitor
was an upstart lacking all breeding and culture. |
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(A) |
tycoon |
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(B) |
entrepreneur |
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(C) |
urbanist |
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person suddenly rising from humble position to wealth or power
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In these days of
urban decay and energy crisis, there is a constant longing
to return to the land and flee back to a simpler way of life. |
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(A) |
rural |
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(B) |
agrarian |
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alien |
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(D) |
city
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The director is a
consummately urbane person. |
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(A) |
suave
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(B) |
rude |
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(C) |
uncouth |
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unkempt |
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Those urchins
were caught pilfering apples on their way home. |
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(A) |
savages |
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(B) |
mischievous boys
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(C) |
serfs |
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(D) |
young gentlemen |
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Answers 1C
2C 3D 4B 5A 6A
7D 8D 9A 10B |
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