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English Vocabulary Exam 7

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Eiken Grade 1 test
iManifest Dreams
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Question 1

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

Question 2

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

Question 3

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

Question 4

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

Question 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.
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  • insanity
  • causality
  • hostility
  • futility

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 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.
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  • regress
  • digress
  • egress
  • ingress

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 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.
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  • rebuff
  • buffer
  • proffer
  • muffler

Question 16

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

Question 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.
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  • perennial
  • millennial
  • Centennial
  • perineal

Question 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.
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  • consensus
  • census
  • sensual
  • consequential

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

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

Question 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.
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  • menial
  • sinecure
  • genial
  • epicure

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

Question 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.
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  • veer
  • careen
  • leer
  • seer
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