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The road is so
tortuous that it is unwise to go faster than twenty miles
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(A) |
rugged |
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(B) |
ragged |
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(C) |
winding
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(D) |
rigorous |
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The prisoner of war will
never forget the torturous experience in the
concentration camp. |
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(A) |
unforgettable |
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(B) |
excruciating
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(C) |
felicitous |
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(D) |
snug |
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On our ocean cruise, we
saw a small boat tossing in heavy seas. |
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(A) |
wading |
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(B) |
throwing about
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(C) |
wrapping |
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(D) |
tooting |
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Nazi Germany was a
totalitarian state. |
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(A) |
constitutional |
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(B) |
democratic |
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(C) |
popular |
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(D) |
dictatorial
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The baby was very happy
when it began to be able to totter. |
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(A) |
run
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(B) |
talk |
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(C) |
teeter
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(D) |
jump |
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Do not discuss this
phase of the problem as she is very touchy about it. |
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(A) |
irascible
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(B) |
callous |
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nonchalant |
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(D) |
stable |
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An international golf
tournament will take place in Tamsui. |
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(A) |
exhibition |
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(B) |
contest
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(C) |
conflict |
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(D) |
distraction |
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The car had to be
towed to the garage. |
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(A) |
fined |
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(B) |
penalized |
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(C) |
pulled away
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punished |
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The doctor had to seek
an antidote for whatever toxic substance the victim had
eaten. |
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(A) |
anemic |
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anesthetic |
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anecdotic |
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poisonous
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There was the track
of a sleigh in the snow. |
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(A) |
obituary |
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(B) |
obeisance |
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(C) |
trace
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(D) |
trunk |
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Answers 1C
2B 3B 4D 5C 6A
7B 8C 9D 10C |
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