| 1. |
His silence was (@tantamount@ )
to an admission of guilt. |
| 2. |
Iran's recent (@rapprochement@ )@with
the United States was very promising for peace. |
| 3. |
The lady seemed to be suffering from a(n) ( @malady@@)
as much mental as physical, but hard to diagnose. |
| 4. |
The money my mother kept in her dresser was (@earmarked@ )
for emergencies. |
| 5. |
The whole nation was (@tainted@ )
by the scandalous behavior of its politicians. |
| 6. |
Even though it is February, the air is (@redolent@ )
of spring. |
| 7. |
His speech was well organized but its content was
rather ( @banal@@)
. |
| 8. |
The politician had the (@effrontery@ )
to insult the distinguished guest. |
| 9. |
I am accustomed to lifefs (@vicissitudes ),
having experienced poverty, wealth, failure and success. |
| 10. |
The section chief always gives female workers a(n)
(@lascivious@ )
look. |
| 1. |
The radio station gave (@bland@ )
coverage to the election campaign to avoid causing trouble. |
| |
1.bland 2. vile 3. dismal 4. ingenuous |
| |
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| 2. |
The company combined attractive packaging with a
low pricing policy in an attempt to ( @entice@@)
potential customers into buying it's products. |
| |
1. endorse 2. enhance 3. ensconce 4. entice |
| |
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| 3. |
The young entrepreneur hopes to ( @amass@@)
a vast personal fortune by the time he reaches the age of
25. |
| |
1. amass 2. engross 3. embed 4. conglomerate |
| |
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| 4. |
It is a simple matter to converse with someone who
is (@affable@ ). |
| |
1. convivial 2. indigent 3. obdurate 4. affable |
| |
|
| 5. |
The speaker used (@circumlocution@ )
to avoid answering the embarrassing question. |
| |
1. counterpart 2. postscript 3. elimination 4. circumlocution |
| |
|
| 6. |
For this directorial position, salary is ( @commensurate@@)
with experience. Managers with an excellent track record
are encouraged to apply. |
| |
1. conversant 2. commendable 3. circumstantial 4. commensurate |
| |
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| 7. |
The richly textured abundance of such insights makes
for ( @exhilarating@@)
reading. |
| |
1. extenuating 2. exempting 3. exonerating 4. exhilarating |
| |
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| 8. |
Her new neighbor
was (@urbane@ )
and charming, the antithesis of the bumbling yokel she
had expected. |
| |
1. urbane 2. callow 3. obtuse 4. petulant |
| |
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| 9. |
That long-winded writer does not realize that his
audience would much prefer succinctness to flowery, bombastic (@@verbosity@ )
. |
| |
1.verbosity 2. impetuosity 3. temerity 4. alacrity |
| |
|
| 10. |
The bullyfs menacing, (@truculent@ )
manner was actually just for show; in reality it was entirely
affected. |
| |
1. imperturbable 2. truculent 3. supercilious 4. parsimonious |
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