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Do not make such a
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(A) |
implausible; weak
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(B) |
strong |
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self-evident |
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justified |
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The boy did not
flinch to have a tooth pulled out. |
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(A) |
dare |
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(B) |
shrink; recoil
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(C) |
challenge |
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(D) |
flirt |
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His flippancy at
this serious moment was quite offensive. |
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(A) |
earnestness |
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(B) |
gravity |
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solemnity |
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(D) |
frivolity
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He flirted with
the idea of going to Africa, though he had no real intention to. |
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(A) |
trifled
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(B) |
flitted |
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(C) |
flipped |
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(D) |
flinted |
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As a botanist, she spent
most of her time studying the flora of the desert. |
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(A) |
fauna |
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(B) |
history |
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(C) |
legend |
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plants of a region or period
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His complexion was even
more florid than usual because of his anger. |
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(A) |
ruddy
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(B) |
bald |
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pallid |
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(D) |
pale |
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Men and cars were
floundering in the deep snow beside the road. |
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(A) |
slipping |
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(B) |
struggling
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(C) |
rushing |
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galloping |
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We are enjoying a
flourishing economy. |
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(A) |
shriveling |
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(B) |
waning |
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languishing |
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(D) |
booming
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The headstrong youth
flouted all authority; he refused to be curbed. |
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(A) |
esteemed |
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(B) |
revered |
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(C) |
scoffed
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(D) |
respected |
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10. |
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Prices fluctuate
from year to year. |
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(A) |
vary irregularly
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(B) |
linger |
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(C) |
stay |
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(D) |
fall |
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Answers 1A
2B 3D 4A 5D 6A
7B 8D 9C 10A |
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