English Vocabulary Exam 7

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Pregunta 1

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Issues like abortion and gay marriage always seem to ( ) emotional responses from people on both sides of the coin.
Respuesta
  • ignite
  • infatuate
  • pundit
  • gloat

Pregunta 2

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The property was bought with ( ) money.
Respuesta
  • laundered
  • retorted
  • faltered
  • lingered

Pregunta 3

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Clara is comfortably ( ) in a beach chair and has no immediate plans to return to work.
Respuesta
  • ensconced
  • bolstered
  • slaughtered
  • plundered

Pregunta 4

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Because of water ( ) my stomach appears swollen.
Respuesta
  • retention
  • hydration
  • conflation
  • cessation

Pregunta 5

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The murderer tried to use an ( ) defense to convince the jury that he was out of his mind at the time of the killing.
Respuesta
  • insanity
  • causality
  • hostility
  • futility

Pregunta 6

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After the blind man played a perfect sonata on the piano, the crowd gave him a standing ( ).
Respuesta
  • ovation
  • supplication
  • genuflection
  • infatuation

Pregunta 7

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Judging other people simply based on their race or ethnicity is outright ( ) and should not be allowed.
Respuesta
  • bigotry
  • authenticity
  • mimicry
  • depravity

Pregunta 8

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The selfish king is amused when poor people ( ) at his feet and ask for favors.
Respuesta
  • grovel
  • hovel
  • shovel
  • trowel

Pregunta 9

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As a modern civilization, we need to make progress towards equality for all and not ( ) into an age of endless civil rights violations.
Respuesta
  • regress
  • digress
  • egress
  • ingress

Pregunta 10

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The road construction will definitely ( ) major traffic delays during rush hour.
Respuesta
  • instigate
  • propagate
  • profligate
  • navigate

Pregunta 11

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After being ( ), the death row inmate was freed from his jail cell.
Respuesta
  • exonerated
  • capitulated
  • taunted
  • unscathed

Pregunta 12

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Because she raised him as a single parent, Brian had both admiration and ( ) for his awe-inspiring mother.
Respuesta
  • veneration
  • sensation
  • approbation
  • probation

Pregunta 13

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In the cafeteria, the students rush through the lines and ( ) to get the best tables near the windows.
Respuesta
  • jostle
  • frazzle
  • dazzle
  • sizzle

Pregunta 14

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Eddie has a tendency to ( ) his entire allowance on comic books and action figures.
Respuesta
  • squander
  • render
  • coriander
  • colander

Pregunta 15

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The pretty woman’s ( ) was so kind that Jared did not feel bad when she turned down his offer to dance.
Respuesta
  • rebuff
  • buffer
  • proffer
  • muffler

Pregunta 16

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Because the wedding dress is ( ) with pearls and diamonds, it is valued at nearly half a million dollars.
Respuesta
  • ornate
  • ornery
  • erroneous
  • bruin

Pregunta 17

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I thought that ( ) plants were supposed to grow from year to year, but I’ve had to plant new seedlings of this flower every spring.
Respuesta
  • perennial
  • millennial
  • Centennial
  • perineal

Pregunta 18

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If the politicians cannot reach a ( ) on the energy bill in the next few hours, they will have to continue their discussion after the holiday break.
Respuesta
  • consensus
  • census
  • sensual
  • consequential

Pregunta 19

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In the past, the belief that the world was flat was completely ( ) yet could not be disproven.
Respuesta
  • groundless
  • needless
  • heedless
  • peerless

Pregunta 20

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Even though Terry was ( ) with his coworker, he was too shy to express his feelings.
Respuesta
  • infatuated
  • situated
  • attenuated
  • resuscitated

Pregunta 21

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My husband has a weak stomach and becomes ( ) whenever he sees blood.
Respuesta
  • squeamish
  • blemish
  • famish
  • ravenous

Pregunta 22

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Although Bill has an advanced degree, he has no problem performing ( ) work as a cashier to provide for his family.
Respuesta
  • menial
  • sinecure
  • genial
  • epicure

Pregunta 23

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Unless you are an expert skier, you should avoid the ( ) mountain known as the Skier Slayer.
Respuesta
  • treacherous
  • lecherous
  • cantankerous
  • sonorous

Pregunta 24

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Since James arrived at the doctor’s office an hour early, he decided to ( ) outside for a while.
Respuesta
  • loiter
  • liter
  • litter
  • goiter

Pregunta 25

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The air traffic controller panicked when the plane began to ( ) off course and radioed to see if anything was wrong.
Respuesta
  • veer
  • careen
  • leer
  • seer
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