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The puppy scampered
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(A) |
ran nimbly
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(B) |
strolled |
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(C) |
galloped |
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(D) |
sauntered |
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Many passengers kept
scanning newspapers or magazines while waiting for the
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(A) |
reciting |
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(B) |
poring upon |
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(C) |
browsing
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imbibing |
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Her scanty
clothing did not keep out the cold. |
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(A) |
ample |
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(B) |
profuse |
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(C) |
plentiful |
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inadequate
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The clerk was made the
scapegoat for his boss's errors. |
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(A) |
victim
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(B) |
offender |
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(C) |
culprit |
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(D) |
defendent |
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Vultures are
scavengers. |
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(A) |
hybrids |
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(B) |
fish |
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idolatry |
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(D) |
birds feeding on dead flesh or other decaying matter
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Let us not widen the
schism by further bickering. |
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(A) |
division
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(B) |
hypochondria |
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idiosyncrasy |
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gimmick |
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The scintillating
and playful essayist whom you pictured to yourself as the most
genial and entertaining of companions, may turn out to be a shy
and untalkable individual. |
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(A) |
ignominious |
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(B) |
gullible |
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hypothetical |
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(D) |
sparkling; clever
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They heard his tale and
scoffed at it. |
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(A) |
complimented |
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(B) |
accepted |
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acclaimed |
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(D) |
sneered at
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The lawn was scorched
by the sun. |
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(A) |
inundated |
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(B) |
inured |
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(C) |
dried up
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grunted |
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10. |
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The draft dodger became
a scornful butt of his friends. |
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(A) |
contemptible
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(B) |
humdrum |
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(C) |
interminable |
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(D) |
grueling |
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Answers 1A
2C 3D 4A 5D 6A
7D 8D 9C 10A |
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