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After a week's growth of
whiskers, he looked like a shabby vagabond. |
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(A) |
veterans |
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(B) |
viands |
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victuals |
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(D) |
hair growing on man's cheeks
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A capable leader knows
how to wield his power properly. |
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(A) |
relinquish |
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(B) |
renounce |
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(C) |
remiss |
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(D) |
manipulate
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He is as wily as
a fox in avoiding trouble. |
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(A) |
artistic |
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(B) |
cunning
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(C) |
guileless |
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forthright |
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A man of rectitude
seldom winces at an insult. |
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(A) |
shrinks
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(B) |
confronts |
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(C) |
retaliates |
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(D) |
reiterates |
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The government will not
wink at corruption. |
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(A) |
connive at
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(B) |
punish |
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(C) |
investigate |
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(D) |
pry into |
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The farmer still used
the old way to winnow wheat. |
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(A) |
blow off the chaff from
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(B) |
sow |
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(C) |
scatter |
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(D) |
disperse |
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By her winsome
manner, she has won many friends. |
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(A) |
crafty |
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(B) |
sweet
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(C) |
shrewd |
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(D) |
wily |
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The comedian's
wisecracks were irresistible. |
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(A) |
smart talks
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(B) |
antics |
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(C) |
vexations |
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(D) |
hassles |
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9. |
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The child stood beside
his mother looking with wistful eyes at the cookies still
steaming. |
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(A) |
malicious |
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(B) |
vicious |
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(C) |
yearning
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wiry |
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Nothing could
withhold him once he made up his mind. |
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(A) |
award |
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(B) |
reward |
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(C) |
restrain
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(D) |
push |
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Answers 1D
2D 3B 4A 5A 6A
7B 8A 9C 10C |
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