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Once he
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make up his mind |
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(B) |
change his mind
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(C) |
follow suit |
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(D) |
stay |
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The box was so
full that the sides bulged. |
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(A) |
swelled
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(B) |
sank |
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(C) |
hollowed |
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hallowed |
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The student
living away from home often received bulky parcels his
parents sent him. |
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(A) |
large
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(B) |
small |
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petty |
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puny |
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Don't try to
bully him into doing anything he doesn't like to do. |
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(A) |
coax |
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(B) |
cajole |
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(C) |
deceive |
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intimidate
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The enemy's
bulwark was woefully undermanned. |
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(A) |
bastion
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(B) |
dugout |
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(C) |
dam |
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bungalow |
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The two cars
bumped with a great crumpling of fenders. |
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(A) |
bundled |
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(B) |
buckled |
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(C) |
bubbled |
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collided
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He is so
clumsy that he bungles anything he does. |
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(A) |
botches
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(B) |
buffets |
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fixes |
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repairs |
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She buoyed
up his hopes with promises. |
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(A) |
deceived |
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(B) |
encouraged
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(C) |
deflated |
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(D) |
discouraged |
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The number of
people moving to big cities is burgeoning. |
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(A) |
increasing
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(B) |
decreasing |
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(C) |
waning |
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(D) |
declining |
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Dick is a
burly fellow. |
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(A) |
surly |
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(B) |
sturdy
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(C) |
studious |
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(D) |
frail |
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Answers 1B 2A
3A 4D 5A 6D 7A
8B 9A 10B |
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