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We all enjoyed
the melody with beautiful cadence. |
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(A) |
poetry |
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(B) |
prose |
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(C) |
verse |
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(D) |
rhythm
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It is
difficult to cajole such a stubborn person into consent. |
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(A) |
coax
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(B) |
defend |
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(C) |
bully |
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(D) |
intimidate |
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The manager is
a man of caliber. |
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(A) |
merit
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(B) |
demerit |
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(C) |
defect |
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(D) |
drawback |
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Only a
callous person like him could see suffering without trying
to relieve it. |
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(A) |
unfeeling
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(B) |
emotional |
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compassionate |
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sympathetic |
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They
camouflaged the ship by painting it gray. |
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(A) |
disguised
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(B) |
hinted |
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revealed |
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campaigned |
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A candid
assessment is sometimes offensive. |
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(A) |
frank; sincere
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(B) |
subjective |
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(C) |
evasive |
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(D) |
selfish |
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7. |
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Boswell
accepted Johnson's pats and insults with canine fidelity. |
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(A) |
dog-like
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(B) |
feline |
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(C) |
brusque |
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(D) |
curt |
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Money, when
corruptly used, can be a canker. |
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(A) |
blessing |
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(B) |
felicity |
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(C) |
tool |
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(D) |
disease
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9. |
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You are
dealing with a canny businessman |
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(A) |
honest |
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(B) |
clever
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(C) |
asinine |
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(D) |
blockheaded |
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10. |
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The candidate
was canting brotherly love. |
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(A) |
talking insincerely about
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(B) |
promoting |
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(C) |
praising |
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(D) |
denouncing |
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Answers 1D 2A
3A 4A 5A 6A 7A
8D 9B 10A |
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