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The sound of martial
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marvelous |
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(B) |
massive |
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(C) |
warlike
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(D) |
massy |
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There were hundreds of
people, young and old, at the masquerade. |
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concert |
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(B) |
lecture |
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discourse |
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(D) |
costume ball at which masks are worn
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The massacre of
the Indians by the soldiers and settlers was outrageous. |
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(A) |
slaughter
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(B) |
mass production |
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lynch |
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media |
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Many animals display
maternal instinct only while their offspring are young and
helpless. |
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(A) |
fraternal |
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(B) |
paternal |
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motherly
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sororal |
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He longed for
matrimonial bliss right after his divorce. |
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managerial |
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(B) |
carnal |
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(C) |
marital
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spiritual |
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The American Indian is
never jovial when drunk, and either maudlin sorrow or
insane rage results from his drinking. |
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iron-hearted |
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dispassionate |
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magnanimous |
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(D) |
sentimental
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Don't maul the
poor kitten. |
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(A) |
huddle |
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(B) |
hug |
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(C) |
abuse
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(D) |
fondle |
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8. |
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The girl was tearful
while reading the mawkish love story. |
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(A) |
trite |
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(B) |
banal |
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(C) |
smashing |
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(D) |
sentimental
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9. |
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Francis Bacon is noted
for his fondness for maxims. |
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(A) |
cliches |
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(B) |
banalities |
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(C) |
harangues |
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aphorisms
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10. |
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The landscape soon
became a maze of superhighways. |
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(A) |
mayhem |
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(B) |
maiming |
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(C) |
labyrinth
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(D) |
marsh |
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Answers 1C
2D 3A 4C 5C 6D
7C 8D 9D 10C |
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