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The writer is admired
for his terse style of writing. |
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(A) |
redundant |
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(B) |
repetitious |
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(C) |
flowery |
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(D) |
concise
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The results are
remarkable testimony to the accuracy of his predictions. |
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(A) |
affirmation
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(B) |
pun |
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(C) |
satire |
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(D) |
purgatory |
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Before the farmer went
to sleep, he tethered the cow to prevent its wandering
off during the night. |
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(A) |
penned |
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(B) |
tied with a rope
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(C) |
pastured |
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(D) |
surveyed |
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War tends to destroy the
very texture of a society. |
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(A) |
text |
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(B) |
structure
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(C) |
testament |
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(D) |
palpitation |
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If the weather keeps
being warm, it will thaw the ice very soon. |
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(A) |
freezes |
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(B) |
melts
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(C) |
solidifies |
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(D) |
consolidates |
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Marital therapy
is designed to bring couples back together. |
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(A) |
court |
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(B) |
law suit |
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(C) |
process |
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(D) |
treatment
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7. |
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The natives discovered
that the hot springs gave excellent thermal baths and
began to develop their community as a health resort. |
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(A) |
pertaining to heat
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(B) |
theological |
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(C) |
sanctimonious |
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(D) |
sanitary |
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His threadbare
argument did not sound convincing. |
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(A) |
original |
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(B) |
inventive |
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(C) |
trite
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(D) |
creative |
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The farmer was
thrifty and prosperous. |
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(A) |
extravagant |
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(B) |
improvident |
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(C) |
wasteful |
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frugal
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Good management is one
of the most important factors to make a business thrive. |
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(A) |
bust |
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(B) |
stagnate |
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(C) |
waive |
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(D) |
prosper
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Answers 1D
2A 3B 4B 5B 6D
7A 8C 9D 10D |
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