Question 1
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Throughout the night, the firemen worked to ( ) the apartment fire.
Question 2
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The party ( ) badly in the spring elections.
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fared
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seared
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bared
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marred
Question 3
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I can’t believe you are trying to sell me a car in such a ( ) condition.
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deplorable
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adorable
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bearable
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tableau
Question 4
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They had a ( ) food supply, which is why the refugees had to carefully ration.
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sparse
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parse
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bursar
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rationale
Question 5
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Because Mark and Katy are ( ) fans of the television show, they never miss an episode of the series.
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fervent
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rabid
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lucid
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torpid
Question 6
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While I expected my elderly neighbor to be rude, he was actually ( ) and invited me in for tea.
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genial
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voracious
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sinuous
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morose
Question 7
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Compared to her mother’s organized system, Jen’s approach to housekeeping was ( ), at best.
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haphazard
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meticulous
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ludicrous
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salacious
Question 8
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PETA ( ) opposes those who eat, use, or enterprise off of animal flesh.
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vehemently
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cosily
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studiously
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elaborately
Question 9
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My husband used the feather to trace a ( ) path around my face.
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sensuous
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villous
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dogged
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serrated
Question 10
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The problem ( ) one thing - lack of money.
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boils down to
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hash out
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knuckle down
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shy away from
Question 11
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Mr. Baker is ill today, so Miss Dixon is ( ) him (as your teacher).
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sitting in for
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getting back at
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sprucing up
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leafing through
Question 12
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I think he's trying to ( ) her for those remarks she made in the meeting.
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get back at
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plow through
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round at
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stick it out
Question 13
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I've never ( ) hard work.
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shied away from
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wait upon
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write off
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bolt down
Question 14
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"It's very difficult," I said. "Impossible," she ( ).
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chimed in
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butt out of
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look out for
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queue up
Question 15
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They've employed an advertising agency to ( ) the company image.
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spruce up
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branch out
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bail out
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fall through
Question 16
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She didn't want a husband who would ( ) her career.
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be a drag on
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get out of
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read up on
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come down with
Question 17
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( ) and make room for your sister.
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Scoot over
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Makeover
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Step up
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Watch over
Question 18
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Late one evening, Gianni ( ) that he loved her.
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blurted out
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set out
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whipped up
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thawed out
Question 19
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If you show up with green hair, your parents will never let you ( ).
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live it down
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stand out
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pop into
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set someone back
Question 20
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At the last minute, we ( ) a couple of spectators to complete the team.
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roped in
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carry out
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come up
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sort out
Question 21
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The waiting room was full of people ( ) magazines.
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leafing through
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wrapping up
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taking down
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turning up
Question 22
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My dad ( ) these vitamin pills.
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swears by
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burn out
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clog up
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break out
Question 23
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He managed to ( ) a living - earn just enough on - one summer by selling drinks on a beach.
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eke out
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geek out
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fork out
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put aside
Question 24
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When they reached Trafalgar Square, the demonstrators were ( ) both sides by the police.
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hemmed in
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run up against
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staked out
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locked up
Question 25
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We're still trying to ( ) some problems with the computer system.
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iron out
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think up
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fight off
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block out