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The merchant has a lot
of sly ways of upping sales. |
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(A) |
candid |
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(B) |
forthright |
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(C) |
tricky
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(D) |
frank |
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That plan smacks of
radicalism. |
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(A) |
exempts from |
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(B) |
frees from |
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(C) |
dispenses with |
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(D) |
suggests
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The new musical was a
box-office smash. |
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(A) |
disaster |
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(B) |
striking success
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(C) |
flop |
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(D) |
failure |
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The old public servant's
involvement in the case smeared his long-time good
reputation. |
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(A) |
dawdled |
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(B) |
quaffed |
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(C) |
tainted
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(D) |
rallied |
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The rumor that he had
taken kickback smirched his fame. |
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(A) |
smeared
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(B) |
enhanced |
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(C) |
bleached |
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(D) |
bloated |
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6. |
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The naughty child
smirked to imitate his teacher. |
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(A) |
looked grim |
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(B) |
groaned |
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(C) |
groveled |
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(D) |
simpered
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7. |
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The boy's conscience
smote him because he cheated in the exam. |
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(A) |
elated |
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(B) |
struck
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(C) |
elevated |
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(D) |
extenuated |
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8. |
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The smog hanging
over the city sy is a menace to our health. |
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(A) |
drizzle |
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(B) |
bleakness |
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(C) |
rancor |
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(D) |
smoke and fog
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9. |
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The campfire
smoldered for a long time after the blaze was extinguished. |
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(A) |
burned and smoked without flame
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(B) |
blared |
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(C) |
flared |
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(D) |
glared |
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10. |
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The stuffy room is
smothering. |
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(A) |
ventilating |
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(B) |
hairsplitting |
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(C) |
skidding |
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(D) |
suffocating
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Answers 1C
2D 3B 4C 5A 6D
7B 8D 9A 10D |
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