1. |
His theory of a coming
invasion from outer space is certainly ( )
. |
2. |
Hair or fur is the ( ) of
a mammal, just as feathers are of birds. |
3. |
To me it seemed a(n) ( ) of what the
whole country could become. |
4. |
Suddenly my dog barked at me
and I knew she must be ( ). |
5. |
Those who were bullied by Jane thoroughly
( ) in her expulsion. |
6. |
Many chefs attribute their ( )
skill to the wise use of spices. |
7. |
The ( )
horse was eliminated from the race when he refused to obey
the jockey. |
8. |
Until the development of the airplane
as a military weapon, the fort was considered ( )
. |
9. |
Bitter accusations and ( ) followed
the disaster. |
10. |
They don't want hundreds of tourists
( ) over the grass. |
1. |
Because of the yen's (
) rise against
other currencies, overseas production of many Japanese electronics
products has grown rapidly. |
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1. precipitous 2. prescriptive 3. processional 4. prolific |
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2. |
In his travels as a systems consultant, he (
) the
entire country. |
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1. surmounts 2. intersects 3. crisscrosses 4. waives |
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3. |
The scoutmaster was so proper and (
) that the parents
were shocked to discover that he had been abusing the boys
in his troop. |
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1. stimulating 2. circumspect 3. petulant 4. adamant |
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4. |
The magician (
) his sword into the box which contained
his beautiful assistant. |
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1. jabbed 2. jogged 3. jostled 4. jutted |
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5. |
There were no (
) symptoms, so it was difficult for
the doctor to make a diagnosis. |
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1. oblique 2. optimal 3. opportune 4. overt |
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6. |
The audience gasped when suddenly out of the fog
strode the (
) villain cloaked in a black cape. |
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1. murky 2. whimsical 3. sedentary 4. iniquitous |
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7. |
The new contract (
) all previous agreements between
the two parties. |
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1. supersedes 2. precedes 3. relegates 4. warrants |
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8. |
Our baseball
team is terrible this year, so it was just a (
) that we
beat the best team in the league last week. |
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1. feud 2. grudge 3. fluke 4. quip |
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9. |
Their ideal was to combine individual liberty with
material equality, a goal that has not yet been realized
and that may be as (
) as transmutation of lead into gold. |
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1. chimerical 2. clandestine 3. ostensible 4. garish |
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10. |
You (
) up the
repair job on my engine so badly that the car broke down
again within a week. |
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1. clutched 2. snatched 3. clinched 4. botched |
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