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(1)To complete each item, choose the best word among the ten choices.

1. A basic (@@tenet@ ) of Islam, like Judaism and Christianity, is the oneness of God.
2. He found it difficult to (@@articulate@ ) the message, though its meaning was clear.
3. Their ( @ allegiance@@) to such a dictator is totally ridiculous and unbelievable.
4. My mother-in-law falls asleep even when she is (@@crunching@ ) peanuts.
5. Scientist must (@concoct@ ) a plan to save the environment before its too late.
6. The authorfs use of (@@pejorative@ ) language indicated his contempt for his readers.
7. The citrus foods from Florida are more ( @succulent@@) to some people than those from California.
8. The girl had only a(n) (@@nebulous@ ) memory of her grandmother's face.
9. The decorator (@@gilded@ ) the mirror to match the gold sconces.
10. Their (@@dilatory@ ) tactics may compel me to cancel the contract.

allegiance, articulate, concoct, crunch, dilatory, gild, nebulous, pejorative, succulent, tenet
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(2)To complete each item, choose the best word among the four choices.

1. The cities in developing countries are growing at (@@staggering @ ) rates.
  1.stammering 2. staggering 3. stiffening 4. struggling
   
2. Counting all these election ballots by hand is a ( @tedious @@) task; I wish we had a machine to do it.
  1. devious 2. courteous 3. malicious 4. tedious
   
3. Shadows is cast when a(an) ( @opaque @@) body get into the path of light.
  1. transparent 2. flimsy 3. garrulous 4. opaque
   
4. The town erected a large (@@edifice@ ) to be used as a parking garage.
  1. edifice 2. function 3. furlough 4. emporium
   
5. A: Do you really think you'll be able to win the championship this year?
B: It'll be a (@@cinch@ ) We have the strongest lineup in the league.
  1. stake 2. wisp 3. cinch 4. bind
   
6. A ray of light is ( @refracted@@) and broken into the colors of the rainbow when it passes through a prism.
  1. absorbed 2. curved 3. reflected 4. refracted
   
7. Chief of State is Mr. Berger's ( @appellation@@) in the Clayburn administration.
  1. misnomer 2. appellation 3. alias 4. narrative
   
8. The activist asserted that only when economic interests are threatened will governments respond to environmental crises and that public opinion alone will not (@@precipitate@ ) action.
  1. simulate 2. precipitate 3. champion 4. indoctrinate
   
9. The (@@maelstrom@ ) precipitated by the politicianfs decision to retire was a fitting climax to a career characterized by turbulence.
  1.mirth 2. stoicism 3. maelstrom 4. probity
   
10. A less (@@scrupulous@ ) senator would easily take advantage of his high position.
  1. callous 2. scrupulous 3. disgruntled 4. gallant
   
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