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Quiz by Barry Sankar, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Barry Sankar
about 10 years ago
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Question 1
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We realized with great relief that the storm had _____ before breaking through the sea wall
Answer
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Aberrant
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Abated
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Abjure
Question 2
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Jim's ___ behaviour at the dance raised some eyebrows; he was certainly the only one who spent the night walking and dancing on his hands
Answer
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Abrogate
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Abjure
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Aberrant
Question 3
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Steve had to _____ att indulgence when he entered training camp
Answer
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Abjure
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Abscission
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Aberrant
Question 4
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Steve had to _____ att indulgence when he entered training camp
Answer
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Abjure
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Abscission
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Aberrant
Question 5
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Steve had to _____ att indulgence when he entered training camp
Answer
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Abjure
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Abscission
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Aberrant
Question 6
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The diva received her ______ graciously, blowing kisses to her adoring fans
Answer
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Accolades
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Absconding
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Abjure
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Abate
Question 7
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Limestone is formed by the ___ of tiney particles from objects such as shels and coral over a very very long time
Answer
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Accretation
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Acerbic
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Accumen
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Admonish
Question 8
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How many times has your roomate _________ you to put down the toilet seat?
Answer
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Admonish
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Acumen
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Acerbic
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Accretion
Question 9
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Her __ in anticipating her opponent's strategy is legendary; it's what makes her so hard to beat
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Accumen
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Admonish
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Adroit
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Accretion
Question 10
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Joan Rivers was famous for her wit, which could be quite _ ; Joan could be devastating when she wanted to be
Answer
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Acerbic
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Acumen
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Admonish
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Adroit
Question 11
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Altought her _ handling o fthe situation minimized the damage, nothing could really save the conference after the room flooded.
Answer
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Adroit
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Admonish
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Acumen
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Acerbic
Question 12
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Bill Clinton was the subject of _________; is policies on national spending brought the national debt to the lowest level that it has ever been
Answer
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Adulation
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Adulterate
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Adumbrate
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Advocate
Question 13
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There was a huge scandal when customers discovered that the health food store had been _ wheat grass juice with clippings from the lawn
Answer
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Adumbrate
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Advocate
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Adulterating
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Adulation
Question 14
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The multi-million dollar advertising campaign was part of a plan to _ the company's stock before it went public
Answer
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Aggrandize
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Alacrity
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Alchemy
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Asthetic
Question 15
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Amy responded to the invitationto join te planning committe with _, and even volunteered to take on additional responsibilities
Answer
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Alacrity
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Alchemy
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Aesthetic
Question 16
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The first volume of the trilogy only ___ the basics of the story that will be developed in the next two books
Answer
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Adumbrate
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Advocate
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Adulterate
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Adulation
Question 17
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All attempts to _ the relationship between longstanding adversariess seemed futile; they were as hostile towards one another as ever
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Ameliorate
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Ambivalence
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Ambiguity
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