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The purloined
check was retrieved by the police. |
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burned |
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(B) |
stained |
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(C) |
contaminated |
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(D) |
stolen
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The purport of
his speech was to arouse the rabble. |
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(A) |
purism |
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(B) |
meaning
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(C) |
proximity |
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proviso |
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As a purveyor of
rare wines and viands, he traveled through France and Italy
every year in search of new products to sell. |
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(A) |
bartender |
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(B) |
furnisher of foodstuff
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(C) |
prodigal |
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(D) |
prodigy |
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Such a pusillanimous
man would not defend his own family, let alone his country. |
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(A) |
valorous |
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(B) |
gallant |
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(C) |
audacious |
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(D) |
cowardly
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The putrid flesh
was thrown away. |
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(A) |
fresh |
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(B) |
fragrant |
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(C) |
fleckled |
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(D) |
rotten
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The pygmy in the
circus was one of the favorites to the young viewers. |
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(A) |
giant |
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(B) |
clown |
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(C) |
dwarf
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acrobat |
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7. |
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The young man
pyramided his gains by judicious reinvestment. |
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(A) |
increased rapidly
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(B) |
dwindled |
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(C) |
abated |
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(D) |
extenuated |
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In an ancient Greek
funeral, the dead body was placed on the pyre and burned. |
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(A) |
pile of wood
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(B) |
water |
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(C) |
sand |
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(D) |
ford |
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Answers 1D
2B 3B 4D 5D 6C
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