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In these days of
inflated prices, his salary provides a mere subsistence. |
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(A) |
luxury |
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(B) |
livelihood
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(C) |
comfort |
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subsidy |
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The defendant had to
substantiate his statement by producing more witnesses. |
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(A) |
verify
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(B) |
expunge |
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(C) |
nudge |
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(D) |
flaunt |
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A good vocabulary
enables us to communicate with greater subtlety and
precision than a limited one. |
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(A) |
bluntness |
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(B) |
cleverness
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(C) |
density |
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(D) |
subtraction |
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We must destroy such
subversive publications. |
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(A) |
extolled |
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(B) |
glossy |
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(C) |
glib |
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tending to overthrow
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His remarks are always
succinct and pointed. |
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(A) |
discursive |
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(B) |
brusque |
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(C) |
verbose |
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(D) |
terse
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She will be ever
grateful for the succor you rendered her when she was in
need. |
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(A) |
help
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(B) |
gaiety |
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(C) |
nosegay |
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(D) |
notoriety |
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The succulent
roast makes our mouths water. |
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(A) |
fallible |
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(B) |
radical |
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(C) |
juicy
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(D) |
factitious |
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Be careful not to
succumb to temptations. |
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(A) |
avoid |
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(B) |
shirk |
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(C) |
yield to
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(D) |
shun |
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The child was
suffocated in an old refrigerator. |
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(A) |
stifled
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(B) |
detained |
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(C) |
sued |
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(D) |
famished |
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Women were granted
suffrage long ago. |
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(A) |
right to vote
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(B) |
privilege |
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(C) |
prerogative |
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(D) |
sufferance |
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Answers 1B
2A 3B 4D 5D 6A
7C 8C 9A 10A |
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