Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Part of Speech
In each of the following groups, identify the letter
of the item that indicates the part or parts of speech of the word given.
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adulterate
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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ambidextrous
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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augment
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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bereft
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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deploy
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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dour
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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gape
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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guise
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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Definition
In each of the following groups, identify the letter of
the word that corresponds to the definition given.
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to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
a. | gibe | b. | deploy | c. | adulterate | d. | reiterate |
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able to use both hands equally well
a. | stolid | b. | ambidextrous | c. | dour | d. | verbatim |
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to make larger, increase
a. | adulterate | b. | gape | c. | deploy | d. | augment |
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deprived of
a. | verbatim | b. | bereft | c. | ambidextrous | d. | opulent |
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to utilize
a. | gibe | b. | gape | c. | augment | d. | deploy |
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courage in facing difficulties
a. | gibe | b. | intimation | c. | guise | d. | fortitude |
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to stare with open mouth
a. | reiterate | b. | augment | c. | gibe | d. | gape |
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to utter taunting words
a. | augment | b. | reiterate | c. | gape | d. | gibe |
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an external appearance, cover, mask
a. | fortitude | b. | guise | c. | intimation | d. | gibe |
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Synonym
In each of the following groups, identify the letter of the
item that means the same as the boldface word in the introductory phrase.
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adulterate the coffee
a. | sip | b. | contaminate | c. | refuse | d. | request |
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proven to be ambidextrous
a. | inflexible | b. | honest | c. | versatile | d. | clumsy |
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feeling bereft
a. | spontaneous | b. | bereaved | c. | loving | d. | generous |
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a dour look
a. | startled | b. | bleak | c. | pleased | d. | suspicious |
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unexpected fortitude
a. | courage | b. | debate | c. | splendor | d. | cowardice |
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gape at the magician
a. | throw | b. | ogle | c. | shout | d. | gesture |
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gibe at the wrestler
a. | jeer | b. | gaze | c. | bellow | d. | glance |
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guise of friendship
a. | pretense | b. | assurance | c. | assertion | d. | hope |
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Antonym
In each of the following groups, identify the letter of the
item that means the opposite or almost the opposite of the boldface expression
in the introductory phrase.
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pledged never to adulterate
a. | underestimate | b. | admit | c. | purge | d. | sully |
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augment his account
a. | increase | b. | affect | c. | decrease | d. | safeguard |
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understandably bereft
a. | well-provided | b. | lonely | c. | unaffected | d. | unhappy |
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her dour countenance
a. | harsh | b. | cheery | c. | wary | d. | sullen |
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acknowledged fortitude
a. | strength | b. | benevolence | c. | timidity | d. | adoration |
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Completing the Sentence
From the four items given, identify the
letter of the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
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The dirt-filled runoff from the storm has _____ the water in the pool so that it
is now unfit for swimming.
a. | adulterated | b. | augmented | c. | gibed | d. | reiterated |
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The baseball coach congratulated herself on finding a(n) _____ athlete, one who
could hit right- or left-handed.
a. | bereft | b. | dour | c. | verbatim | d. | ambidextrous |
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When England wanted to _____ its national treasury in the eighteenth century, it
imposed additional taxes on its American colonies to raise the money.
a. | adulterate | b. | reiterate | c. | augment | d. | deploy |
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Inclined to overstatement, the young man who was not chosen as the lead in the
musical wrung his hands and cried, "I am _____ of happiness, deprived of my dreams!"
a. | insidious | b. | opulent | c. | bereft | d. | unkempt |
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In any chess game, your goal is to _____ your pieces so that your
opponent’s king is trapped and cannot save himself, which is called “checkmate” and
ends the game.
a. | augment | b. | deploy | c. | reiterate | d. | gibe |
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Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Bronte takes place on the bleak moors of
northern England, where Bronte herself lived, and tells the _____ story of Heathcliff’s
blighted love for Catherine.
a. | dour | b. | ambidextrous | c. | opulent | d. | insidious |
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Jackie Robinson showed _____ in enduring the taunts of those who did not want to
see baseball desegregated.
a. | fortitude | b. | intimation | c. | guise | d. | gibe |
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Traffic on the northbound lanes of the turnpike was backed up for miles and
southbound traffic slowed to a crawl as motorists in both directions _____ at the overturned truck
blocking two lanes.
a. | reiterated | b. | gibed | c. | augmented | d. | gaped |
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In his autobiography the author Mark Twain launches very funny _____ at everyone
who did him wrong; unfortunately for his targets, Twain's scorn is always stated
memorably.
a. | gibes | b. | fortitudes | c. | guises | d. | intimations |
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In Greek mythology, gods were constantly coming to Earth in the _____ of
mortals, pretending to be everyone from heroes to commoners.
a. | gibe | b. | fortitude | c. | intimation | d. | guise |
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