Question 1
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( ) people are likely to hang out with friends every weekend while reserved people keep to themselves.
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Gregarious
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Deplorable
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Introverted
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Egregious
Question 2
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Thinking about speaking in public made the shy girl become nauseated and ( ).
Answer
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queasy
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obnoxious
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opaque
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infantile
Question 3
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As Jane stared at the ( ) beading on the wedding gown, she knew she had found the perfect dress.
Answer
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pristine
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intricate
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veneer
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egregious
Question 4
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All the dressing room doors should be ( ) so that those who are trying on clothes will have privacy.
Answer
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opaque
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cogent
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pristine
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somber
Question 5
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Although I normally do not like science fiction movies, this film was ( ) and easy for me to accept as true.
Answer
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cogent
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tangent
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dissent
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diffident
Question 6
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Our relationship will never go far if you continue to talk to me in such a ( ) tone.
Answer
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desperate
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disparate
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strident
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conciliatory
Question 7
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Because there was so much ( ) information on the topic, the research process took longer than expected.
Answer
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disparate
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meticulous
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tangible
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clamor
Question 8
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After my surgery, I had to remain ( ) for several weeks.
Answer
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active
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hibernated
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sedentary
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avid
Question 9
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Because there were few tourists on the island, the beaches were still ( ) and beautiful.
Answer
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encumbered
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outmoded
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pristine
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deplorable
Question 10
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They thought that the rise of a new government would ( ) a new reign of peace, but we were doubtful of what seemed to be an overly optimistic view.
Answer
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inaugurate
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purge
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encumber
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conciliate
Question 11
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When the journalist didn’t ( ) and release the name of her source, she was jailed for obstructing justice.
Answer
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relent
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ingratiate
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retaliate
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renounce
Question 12
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Attempting to ( ) the angry protesters, Bob held up his hands and urged everyone to take a deep breath.
Answer
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reprimand
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advocate
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conciliate
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chastise
Question 13
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When I misbehaved in school, my teacher sent me home with a written ( ) for my parents to sign.
Answer
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promissory
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reprimand
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missive
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memo
Question 14
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With each ( ) of the spade, the man shoveled more and more snow out of the driveway.
Question 15
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Penguins will often gather together in a ( ) to conserve body heat and fend off the chilling winds of their habitat.
Question 16
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My hunting dog will sometimes hide in the grass and ( ) a squirrel before giving chase.
Answer
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cuddle
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coddle
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stalk
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shimmer
Question 17
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Myrna is so superstitious that she hired a spiritualist to ( ) her new house of evil spirits.
Answer
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purge
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crumple
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binge
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blight
Question 18
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A ( ) in the virus was the cause of several new cases of Measles.
Answer
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epidemic
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pandemic
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virility
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mutation
Question 19
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Curling up into a ball, the mother lion began to ( ) her cub as they rested under the savannah sun.
Answer
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emulate
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underhand
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wolf down
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cuddle
Question 20
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Without any maintenance, the once grand house began to ( ) into a rundown mansion.
Answer
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disintegrate
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degenerate
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cower
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pander
Question 21
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Our teacher was very fair in that she would neither ( ) nor chastise her students.
Answer
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coddle
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transgress
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clamor
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instigate
Question 22
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Any good doctor will ( ) healthy eating for his patients.
Answer
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advocate
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convince
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evince
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pester
Question 23
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Brian hated when his annoying little cousin visited because he liked to ( ) him with a hundred questions.
Answer
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infantile
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pester
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hoard
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rebuff
Question 24
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Jane found it depressing to ( ) her future as the only single woman in her family.
Answer
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ponder
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encumber
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covet
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denounce
Question 25
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The burglar scared me so badly that all I could do was ( ) in the bedroom closet.
Answer
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disparage
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cower
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jostle
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grovel