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Churchill was an
inveterate smoker. |
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(A) |
detractive |
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(B) |
slanderous |
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bitter |
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(D) |
deep-rooted
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Don't pay any attention
to his invidious remarks. |
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(A) |
agreeable |
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(B) |
grateful |
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(C) |
gratifying |
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(D) |
likely to arouse ill will or resentment
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Our baseball team proved
to be invincible. |
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(A) |
subduable |
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(B) |
surmountable |
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(C) |
unconquerable
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(D) |
defeated |
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The sick man invoked
God's blessing. |
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(A) |
prayed for
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(B) |
denounced |
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(C) |
renounced |
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(D) |
violated |
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Achilles was
invulnerable except in his heel. |
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(A) |
conquerable |
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(B) |
liable |
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(C) |
invincible
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(D) |
venerable |
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6. |
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His irascible
temper frightened his friends. |
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(A) |
tolerant |
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(B) |
relaxed |
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(C) |
choleric
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(D) |
genial |
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She buried her ire
and remained silent. |
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(A) |
cheer |
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(B) |
mirth |
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(C) |
anger
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(D) |
hilarity |
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8. |
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She was admiring the
iridescent glass and intended to buy it. |
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(A) |
exhibiting rainbow-like colors
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(B) |
dim |
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(C) |
irrelevant |
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(D) |
gray |
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9. |
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The male chauvinist
looked upon dish-washing as an irksome task. |
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(A) |
irresistible |
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(B) |
tiresome
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(C) |
absorbing |
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(D) |
engrossing |
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10. |
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The inhabitants tried to
irrigate desert areas and make them fertile. |
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(A) |
supply with water
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(B) |
enrich |
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(C) |
fertilize |
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(D) |
sterilize |
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11. |
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The nasty weather made
us all irritable. |
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(A) |
cordial |
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(B) |
genial |
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(C) |
gracious |
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(D) |
easily exasperated
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12. |
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The itinerary
will tell you where we are going to stop over next. |
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(A) |
reader's guide |
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(B) |
traveler's guidebook
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(C) |
isthmus |
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(D) |
ivy |
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Answers 1D
2D 3C 4A 5C 6C
7C 8A 9B 10A 11D
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