Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Definition
In each of the following groups, identify the letter of
the word that corresponds to the definition given.
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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise
a. | coalition | b. | approbation | c. | prerogative | d. | hiatus |
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a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
a. | umbrage | b. | prerogative | c. | coalition | d. | innuendo |
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a condition or period of decline or decay
a. | decadence | b. | coalition | c. | provincial | d. | approbation |
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to evoke, extract
a. | simulate | b. | elicit | c. | transcend | d. | assuage |
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banal, trite, commonplace
a. | petulant | b. | unctuous | c. | lurid | d. | hackneyed |
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wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive
indulgence)
a. | hackneyed | b. | meritorious | c. | jaded | d. | petulant |
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sensational
a. | provincial | b. | petulant | c. | lurid | d. | hackneyed |
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worthy, deserving recognition and praise
a. | meritorious | b. | unctuous | c. | petulant | d. | jaded |
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testy, irritable
a. | lurid | b. | meritorious | c. | jaded | d. | petulant |
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pertaining to an outlying area
a. | petulant | b. | provincial | c. | unctuous | d. | lurid |
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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
a. | infringe | b. | ameliorate | c. | precipitate | d. | ingratiate |
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pompous or overblown in language
a. | bombastic | b. | stringent | c. | callow | d. | ex officio |
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immature, not fully developed
a. | intrinsic | b. | bombastic | c. | callow | d. | ex officio |
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foolish, aimless talk or thinking
a. | epitome | b. | surmise | c. | aplomb | d. | drivel |
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an instance that represents a larger reality
a. | lassitude | b. | millennium | c. | epitome | d. | interloper |
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an intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to
be
a. | precipitate | b. | lassitude | c. | surmise | d. | interloper |
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originating in a bodily organ or part
a. | stringent | b. | occult | c. | intrinsic | d. | bombastic |
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to harangue, remonstrate, rail
a. | drivel | b. | inveigh | c. | surmise | d. | precipitate |
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fatigue, lethargy, torpor
a. | interloper | b. | millennium | c. | occult | d. | lassitude |
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a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace
a. | millennium | b. | epitome | c. | lassitude | d. | aplomb |
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to have an intense dislike or hatred for
a. | expiate | b. | peculate | c. | ferment | d. | abominate |
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the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or
society by contact with those of another
a. | acculturation | b. | proclivity | c. | ferment | d. | sangfroid |
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accidental, not essential
a. | circuitous | b. | noncommittal | c. | vitriolic | d. | adventitious |
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meandering
a. | tenuous | b. | nominal | c. | vitriolic | d. | circuitous |
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to empathize
a. | commiserate | b. | enjoin | c. | abominate | d. | wheedle |
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resulting from or marked by lack of attention
a. | seditious | b. | circuitous | c. | inadvertent | d. | noncommittal |
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existing in name only, not real
a. | noncommittal | b. | nominal | c. | tenuous | d. | adventitious |
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unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no
a. | seditious | b. | circuitous | c. | vitriolic | d. | noncommittal |
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to steal something that has been given into one’s trust
a. | ferment | b. | wheedle | c. | peculate | d. | expiate |
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a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or
behavior)
a. | proclivity | b. | sangfroid | c. | acculturation | d. | ferment |
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Completing the Sentence
From the four items given, identify the
letter of the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
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During the long winter, there is sometimes a(n) _____ of warm weather between
cold snaps; in our area, this break is called the January thaw.
a. | coalition | b. | innuendo | c. | hiatus | d. | umbrage |
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That gubernatorial candidate did not openly attack his opponent; instead, he
used _____ to smear his rival indirectly.
a. | innuendo | b. | decadence | c. | hiatus | d. | approbation |
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33.
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When the school principal threatened to suspend Phil for three days, Mr.
Laughlin _____ for the boy, and Phil got off with a stern warning.
a. | interceded | b. | simulated | c. | transcended | d. | assuaged |
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The mediator diligently maintained her _____ attitude during negotiations so
that neither party could perceive any undue advantage.
a. | tenuous | b. | noncommittal | c. | seditious | d. | inadvertent |
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Despite the damaging testimony given by seven eyewitnesses, the accused
maintained a veneer of pure _____.
a. | sangfroid | b. | ferment | c. | proclivity | d. | acculturation |
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The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects each citizen’s right
to free speech, but it does not condone expression that is dangerously _____.
a. | adventitious | b. | circuitous | c. | noncommittal | d. | seditious |
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Synonym
In each of the following groups, identify the letter of the
item that means the same as the boldface word in the introductory phrase.
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37.
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the prerogatives of high office
a. | demands | b. | duties | c. | perquisites | d. | honors |
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38.
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simulate the sense of fear
a. | mask | b. | feign | c. | suspend | d. | explain |
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39.
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will transcend the routine
a. | repeat | b. | surpass | c. | accept | d. | follow |
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40.
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was the manager ex officio
a. | by virtue of holding office | b. | by virtue of skill | c. | by virtue of
age | d. | by virtue of wealth |
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infringed on our turf
a. | landscaped | b. | avoided | c. | excavated | d. | violated |
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42.
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try to ingratiate themselves with us
a. | associate | b. | experiment | c. | curry
favor | d. | conspire |
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43.
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occult information
a. | common | b. | mysterious | c. | scientific | d. | urgent |
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44.
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permeates the blotting paper
a. | stains | b. | cleanses | c. | shields | d. | saturates |
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45.
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gave a precipitate command
a. | cautious | b. | reckless | c. | difficult | d. | critical |
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46.
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ascribe the failure to bad luck
a. | accelerate | b. | impute | c. | coerce | d. | inscribe |
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47.
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enjoined a strict political orthodoxy
a. | ridiculed | b. | ordered | c. | observed | d. | announced |
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48.
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enzymes that help liquids ferment
a. | thicken | b. | evaporate | c. | stay
fresh | d. | produce alcohol |
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