1. |
I was asked to submit my
(@credentials@ )
to the institution in duplicate. |
2. |
One must often doubt the (@efficacy@ )
of the United Nations in world governance. |
3. |
Members of the public ( @decried@@)
the corruption of their leaders. |
4. |
Since I am not
(@clairvoyant@ ),
I cannot predict the future of our country. |
5. |
That tabloid is often sued for (@slander@ )
and sometimes loses. |
6. |
Churchill (@@imbued@ )
his countrymen with enormous patriotism. |
7. |
He became ( @embroiled@@)
in the heated discussion when he tried to arbitrate the
dispute. |
8. |
You are (@myopic@ )
to think only of your present needs and ignore the future. |
9. |
The (@didactic@ )
qualities of his poetry overshadow its literary qualities. |
10. |
The military ceremony was (@replete@ )
with honors. |
1. |
A university education should awaken
our intellect and (@prod@ )
us to ask who we are and where we are going. |
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1. prod 2. procure 3. promote 4. promulgate |
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2. |
The past of the politician gradually ( @unfolded@@)
during the course of the police inquiry. |
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1. unfolded 2. engulfed 3. undaunted 4. enunciated |
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3. |
Doctors rushed a(n) ( @antidote@@)
to the boy who had been bitten by the venomous snake. |
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1. antidote 2. anesthetic 3. antibiotic 4. sedative |
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4. |
Leukemia is a long and weary process of disease, (@@vanquished@ )
for a fortunate few, marching inexorably toward death for
many others. |
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1. vanquished 2. relinquished 3. doomed 4. foretold |
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5. |
The (@@covenant@ )
of the Liberty of Worship was drawn up in Scotland in 1557. |
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1. criterion 2. covenant 3. culmination 4. clampdown |
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6. |
The journalist was accused of ( @smearing@@)
the official's good name by writing an article full of half-truths
and personal insults. |
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1. smudging 2. blurring 3. smearing 4. scouring |
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7. |
The old man had a proud bearing, and though he wore ( @tattered@@)
clothes, you could not help but respect him anyway. |
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1. tailored 2. tattered 3. exquisite 4. exorbitant |
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8. |
You must act
with (@@celerity@ )
if you want to buy your airline tickets before tomorrowfs
price increase. |
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1. celerity 2. clemency 3. lassitude 4. laxity |
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9. |
A poorly edited book requires the readerfs sedulous
attention to make up for the lack of a diligent copy editing
and (@@assiduous@ )
proofreading. |
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1. assiduous 2. nimble 3. anonymous 4. redundant |
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10. |
At the age of forty-five, with a worldwide reputation
and as yet an unbroken string of notable successes to her
credit, Carson was at the (@@zenith@ )
of her career. |
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1. paradigm 2. zenith 3. fiasco 4. inception |
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