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The salesman was a
jocose person. |
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serious |
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(B) |
given to joking
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demure |
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solemn |
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Do not take his
jocular remarks too seriously. |
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(A) |
facetious
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(B) |
sober |
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earnest |
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grave |
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Santa Claus is always
gay and jocund. |
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(A) |
morose |
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(B) |
merry
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(C) |
gloomy |
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sullen |
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Don't joggle me
while I am writing. |
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(A) |
haul |
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(B) |
hurl |
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(C) |
jerk |
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(D) |
shake slightly
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5. |
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The bus stopped with a
jolt. |
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(A) |
jerk; shock
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(B) |
jollity |
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(C) |
junction |
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(D) |
injunction |
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He jostled
against the crowd uneasily. |
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(A) |
elbowed
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(B) |
lingered |
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rushed |
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grappled |
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The marketing journal
enjoys brisk sales. |
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(A) |
magazine; periodical
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(B) |
gazette |
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bulletin |
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(D) |
newsletter |
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The children's
joviality is infectious. |
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(A) |
hilarity
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(B) |
sorrow |
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(C) |
misery |
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(D) |
wretchedness |
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There was great
jubilation when the armistice was announced. |
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(A) |
commotion |
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(B) |
turmoil |
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tumult |
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exultation
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A judicious
parent encourages his children to have independent thinking. |
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(A) |
indulgent |
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(B) |
stern |
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(C) |
wise
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(D) |
benevolent |
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Answers 1B
2A 3B 4D 5A 6A
7A 8A 9D 10C |
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