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They call the
scenic spot Blithe Dale. |
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(A) |
cheerful
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(B) |
cheerless |
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(C) |
bleak |
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(D) |
despondent |
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Blizzard
is expected this winter. |
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(A) |
hail |
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(B) |
snowstorm
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(C) |
tornado |
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(D) |
frost |
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The
prospective promotion has bloated his ego to an alarming
degree. |
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(A) |
blighted |
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(B) |
swelled up
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(C) |
blinked |
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(D) |
reduced |
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4. |
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A blockade
was enforced as soon as an accident took place. |
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(A) |
bane |
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(B) |
bandage |
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(C) |
barricade
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(D) |
banister |
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5. |
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His
involvement in the corruption has become a blot on his
character. |
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(A) |
blow
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(B) |
blush |
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(C) |
stain
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(D) |
blister |
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6. |
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The cop
holding a bludgeon was walking down the street. |
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(A) |
cudgel, club
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(B) |
stick |
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(C) |
helmet |
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(D) |
whistle |
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7. |
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The grocer
bluffed the robber with a unloaded gun. |
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(A) |
deceived; fooled
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(B) |
killed |
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(C) |
bled |
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(D) |
blemished |
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8. |
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To avoid
making social blunders, you have to be familiar with
norms and mores. |
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(A) |
boors |
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(B) |
bums |
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(C) |
bulwarks |
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(D) |
errors
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9. |
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Time blunts
the edge of sorrow. |
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(A) |
dulls
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(B) |
sharpens |
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(C) |
poises |
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(D) |
pokes |
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Bias
blurred him to the truth. |
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(A) |
dimmed
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(B) |
brightened |
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(C) |
illuminated |
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(D) |
ascribed |
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Answers 1A 2B
3B 4C 5C 6A 7A
8D 9A 10A |
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