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"Can you please ______ the horrible Indian accent you are
failing terribly to use ?" she said to her brother who was
trying to annoy her. |
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(A) |
discard |
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(B) |
throw |
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(C) |
ditch |
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(D) |
dump |
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Isabella ______ from a long line of lawyers so it was a shock
for the family when she said that she wanted to be a fashion
designer. |
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(A) |
descended |
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(B) |
fell |
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(C) |
slumped |
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(D) |
declined |
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"The prices on the menu ______ government and service taxes,
sir," said the waiter. |
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(A) |
omit |
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(B) |
except |
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(C) |
exclude |
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(D) |
absent |
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The band went on an indefinite ______ in 2008 as the lead singer
wanted to focus on his career as a producer. |
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(A) |
break |
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(B) |
pause |
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(C) |
hiatus |
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(D) |
gap |
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Nancy's ______ aunt was begging everyone to move faster and get
to the airport as she hates being late. |
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(A) |
desperate |
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(B) |
frantic |
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(C) |
despairing |
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distressed |
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We began to notice the ______ changes Doug was making to his
life, around three months after the death of his wife. |
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flimsy |
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(B) |
sight |
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(C) |
subtle |
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(D) |
fine |
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Jack is having a ______ procedure to repair his sense of hearing
and has to be out of the office for two months. |
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(A) |
delicate |
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(B) |
slender |
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(C) |
refined |
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(D) |
dainty |
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Although it has been six days since Alex was lost at sea, his
mother still ______ to the hope of seeing her son alive. |
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(A) |
hinges |
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(B) |
retains |
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(C) |
depends |
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(D) |
clings |
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Danny's father ______ angrily into his son's room just in time
to see him scramble out of his bedroom window. |
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(A) |
barged |
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(B) |
rushed |
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(C) |
surged |
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shoved |
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Kimmy was given a ______ of three hundred dollars for causing
the accident. |
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(A) |
forfeit |
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(B) |
penalty |
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(C) |
charge |
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(D) |
punishment |
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