| 1. |
(@@Puberty@ )
is thought to be an important turning point in the acquisition
of language. |
| 2. |
His ideas on gene mapping are promising
but still at a(n) (@embryonic@ )
stage. |
| 3. |
Napoleonfs retreat from Moscow was a(n)
( @watershed@@)
in European history. |
| 4. |
I (@@delved@ )
into that question for over a week but never found an answer. |
| 5. |
We all had a(n) (@@jubilant@ )
celebration at our high school reunion. |
| 6. |
He argued that these books had a(n) (@@pernicious@ )
effect on young and susceptible minds. |
| 7. |
The light of the chandelier made her modest
necklace look positively ( @resplendent@@)
. |
| 8. |
The (@@spasmodic@ )
coughing in the auditorium annoyed the performers. |
| 9. |
The colorful national flag was (@@undulating@ )
in the breeze. |
| 10. |
The police suspect him because he
(@@consorts@ )
with known criminals. |
| 1. |
The deep snow and strong crosswinds severely
(@@impeded@ )
the progress of the mountaineers
as they approached the Himalayan peak. |
| |
1.divested 2. demeaned 3. impeded 4. impelled |
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| 2. |
Whereas Jack often presents the facts with the hardly
honorable intention of
( @
equivocation @@@),
his amoral cohort Stephen dispenses with the partial deception
and lies outright. |
| |
1. equivocation 2. litigation 3. objectivity 4. fabrication |
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| 3. |
Living on a
( @meager @@)
salary, Frank could rarely afford to eat out with his friends. |
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1. scarce 2. meager 3. coarse 4. gaunt |
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| 4. |
The night road construction going on outside caused
so much (@racket@ )
that none of us could sleep. |
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1. brawl 2. racket 3. muddle 4. drill |
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| 5. |
The size and simplicity of an Indian teepee or wigwam
lead us to conclude that it was built more
for practicality than for
(@@ostentation@ )
. |
| |
1. feasibility 2. ostentation 3. actuality 4. irrelevance |
| |
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| 6. |
On the north side of the pyramid we paused before
a small stone cubicle, ( @canted@@)
toward
the north. |
| |
1. quaint 2. canted 3. drastic 4. proliferating |
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| 7. |
In the course of a rebuttal, many people tend to
become too ( @abrasive@@)
when stating their points. |
| |
1. abeyant 2. obstructive 3. obligatory 4. abrasive |
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| 8. |
Many members
of the committee haven't shown up today, so we don't have
a (@quorum@@ )
and can't hold the meeting. |
| |
1. quorum 2. quadrant 3. quota 4. quantum |
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| 9. |
The two-year- old child threw a terrible (@@tantrum@ )
when her mother refused to give her the candy. |
| |
1.wrath 2. tantrum 3. pernicious 4. pretentious |
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| 10. |
All those homeless
people on Grant Avenue know the (@@panhandler@ )
who was found there dead and
penniless on Tuesday. |
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1. panhandler 2. polyglot 3. pancreas 4. pandemonium |
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