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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insidious
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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intimation
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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opulent
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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pliable
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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reiterate
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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stolid
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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tentative
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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unkempt
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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intended to deceive or entrap
a. | insidious | b. | dour | c. | verbatim | d. | bereft |
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a hint, indirect suggestion
a. | fortitude | b. | intimation | c. | gibe | d. | guise |
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wealthy, luxurious
a. | tentative | b. | bereft | c. | verbatim | d. | opulent |
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easily bent, flexible
a. | pliable | b. | verbatim | c. | ambidextrous | d. | dour |
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to say again, repeat
a. | gape | b. | augment | c. | reiterate | d. | adulterate |
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not easily moved mentally or emotionally
a. | insidious | b. | stolid | c. | bereft | d. | unkempt |
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uncertain, hesitant
a. | insidious | b. | tentative | c. | ambidextrous | d. | pliable |
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untidy
a. | stolid | b. | unkempt | c. | dour | d. | opulent |
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word for word
a. | verbatim | b. | bereft | c. | warily | d. | insidious |
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cautiously, with great care
a. | pliable | b. | verbatim | c. | ambidextrous | d. | warily |
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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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insidious appearance
a. | fresh | b. | cunning | c. | tired | d. | odd |
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opulent furnishings
a. | luxurious | b. | sparse | c. | historic | d. | inexpensive |
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pliable tubing
a. | steel | b. | rigid | c. | flexible | d. | electrical |
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his tentative position
a. | stated | b. | uncertain | c. | controversial | d. | last |
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unkempt hair
a. | combed | b. | colored | c. | straight | d. | uncombed |
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the verbatim testimony
a. | vague | b. | remembered | c. | exact | d. | uncontested |
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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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a beach house so opulent
a. | elegant | b. | staffed | c. | destitute | d. | flashy |
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pliable metal
a. | crumpled | b. | bent | c. | inflexible | d. | rusted |
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stolid lieutenant
a. | boring | b. | lenient | c. | furious | d. | oversensitive |
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tentative approval
a. | symbolic | b. | insincere | c. | definite | d. | hesitant |
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unkempt dog
a. | unwashed | b. | self-reliant | c. | wounded | d. | well-groomed |
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a verbatim account
a. | exact | b. | colorful | c. | dull | d. | paraphrased |
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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 Internet can be a fast, easy way to get information, but searchers must
always be wary of sites that contain opinionated inaccuracies or _____ attempts to push
disinformation.
a. | insidious | b. | opulent | c. | verbatim | d. | stolid |
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The mother, first by subtle _____ and then, when that didn't work, by flat
assertions, made it clear to her daughter that a dress was inappropriate for a hike in the
woods.
a. | fortitude | b. | guise | c. | intimation | d. | gibe |
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We had been expecting peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but midway through the
hike, the group’s leader stopped and drew from his pack a(n) _____ lunch of roast chicken,
fruit salad, and hot tea.
a. | ambidextrous | b. | stolid | c. | unkempt | d. | opulent |
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The exercises and stretches in yoga are designed to loosen stiff muscles and
make inflexible joints more _____.
a. | verbatim | b. | stolid | c. | unkempt | d. | pliable |
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You can _____ your views, but if the audience isn't listening, repeating
what you have to say won't do any good.
a. | adulterate | b. | gape | c. | reiterate | d. | gibe |
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One of the characters in the play is a(n) _____ guy, the kind of person who is
not easily moved by excitement, trouble, or guilt.
a. | unkempt | b. | tentative | c. | stolid | d. | ambidextrous |
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Our plans to paint the outside of the house on Saturday were _____ because the
forecast, a chance of rain, was not good.
a. | tentative | b. | verbatim | c. | ambidextrous | d. | dour |
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Hippie fashions of the 1960s included loudly patterned clothing, beaded
necklaces, and long, _____ hair.
a. | unkempt | b. | dour | c. | ambidextrous | d. | insidious |
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In support of her thesis, the student quoted _____ a short passage from the
novel.
a. | insidiously | b. | verbatim | c. | warily | d. | opulently |
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The mail carrier eyed the Doberman _____ because he knew from experience that if
the dog were not dealt with cautiously, the result might be a nasty bite.
a. | warily | b. | ambidextrously | c. | dourly | d. | verbatim |
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