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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adroit
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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impervious
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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meticulous
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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nostalgia
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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having a deep-seated distaste
a. | impervious | b. | belligerent | c. | averse | d. | meticulous |
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combative, aggressive
a. | belligerent | b. | feasible | c. | amicable | d. | benevolent |
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kindly, charitable
a. | cursory | b. | averse | c. | impervious | d. | benevolent |
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treachery, deceitfulness
a. | jeopardy | b. | quintessence | c. | duplicity | d. | impetus |
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a wry face, facial distortion
a. | grimace | b. | retrogress | c. | extol | d. | scrutinize |
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an incentive
a. | belligerent | b. | grimace | c. | impetus | d. | holocaust |
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extremely careful
a. | feasible | b. | tepid | c. | adroit | d. | meticulous |
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a longing for something past
a. | jeopardy | b. | nostalgia | c. | quintessence | d. | duplicity |
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to return to an earlier condition
a. | retrogress | b. | scrutinize | c. | grimace | d. | extol |
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to examine closely
a. | extol | b. | retrogress | c. | scrutinize | d. | grimace |
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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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an amicable resolution
a. | absolute | b. | congenial | c. | hasty | d. | irresponsible |
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their amicable divorce
a. | bitter | b. | friendly | c. | contested | d. | complicated |
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a feasible scenario
a. | viable | b. | vile | c. | imaginative | d. | impossible |
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the devastating holocaust
a. | premise | b. | flood | c. | annihilation | d. | announcement |
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the true impetus
a. | problem | b. | answer | c. | creativity | d. | spur |
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sure to be in jeopardy
a. | fear | b. | danger | c. | love | d. | sympathy |
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brought on a feeling of nostalgia
a. | familiarity | b. | reverence | c. | longing for the
past | d. | hope for the future |
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retrogress into savagery
a. | degenerate | b. | leap | c. | drift | d. | push |
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tepid reaction to the news
a. | puzzling | b. | ecstatic | c. | unenthusiastic | d. | angry |
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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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averse to the proposition
a. | exposed | b. | favorably disposed | c. | unaccustomed | d. | opposed |
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a belligerent dog
a. | placid | b. | aggressive | c. | loathsome | d. | pugnacious |
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tried to hide his grimace
a. | horror | b. | grin | c. | laughter | d. | despair |
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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 painting Young Ladies from the Village, by Gustave Courbet, shows
a(n) _____ group of women who are clearly pleased to be taking a walk together.
a. | tepid | b. | meticulous | c. | amicable | d. | impervious |
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The first committee meeting had been decidedly hostile, and the chairperson was
determined that this time everything would be _____.
a. | belligerent | b. | adroit | c. | amicable | d. | tepid |
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The restaurant critic eyed the dessert tray with hungry anticipation and said to
the waiter, "I would not be _____ to a wee bit of a sweet."
a. | averse | b. | benevolent | c. | feasible | d. | tepid |
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Chaya, who claims she is a “night person,” is _____ to getting up
before ten and cannot abide anyone’s being cheerful before noon.
a. | meticulous | b. | amicable | c. | impervious | d. | averse |
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The young girl stuck her hands on her hips, narrowed her eyes, stamped her foot,
and said in her most _____ way, "I will not eat my peas."
a. | belligerent | b. | averse | c. | tepid | d. | cursory |
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It took only a _____ exam—less than five minutes—for the doctor to
determine that the boy had the measles.
a. | impervious | b. | cursory | c. | feasible | d. | meticulous |
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The sculptor Hiram Powers carved the face of President Andrew Jackson with a
_____ that may have been meant to convey old age, not pain.
a. | impetus | b. | grimace | c. | holocaust | d. | quintessence |
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"You'd better get extra trucks out here," the firefighter yelled
through the phone to the fire chief. "This fire is a _____, and most of the buildings on the
street are already gone."
a. | belligerent | b. | jeopardy | c. | holocaust | d. | quintessence |
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The grasslands were so dry that year that everyone in the state was cautioned
against campfires and barbecues; one careless fire could set off a(n) _____ that could devastate the
state's prairies.
a. | holocaust | b. | impetus | c. | duplicity | d. | grimace |
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The new administrative aide was such a _____ worker that she could soon tell her
boss the status of any project and the location of any file.
a. | tepid | b. | cursory | c. | meticulous | d. | benevolent |
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Some opera lovers believe that the singer Placido Domingo has a voice so pure
that it is the _____ of operatic tenor sound.
a. | nostalgia | b. | jeopardy | c. | quintessence | d. | belligerent |
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When the boat carrying fifty senior citizens capsized, the two brothers rushed
to help save lives and spent hours in the lake’s frigid waters, demonstrating the _____ of
selfless heroism.
a. | duplicity | b. | holocaust | c. | quintessence | d. | nostalgia |
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When she was taking the courses that would enable her to become a jeweler, she
learned to _____ gems for flaws.
a. | retrogress | b. | scrutinize | c. | extol | d. | grimace |
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“Never sign a contract to buy or pay for services,” Elaine warned
us, “unless you _____ it carefully, paying special attention to the fine print.”
a. | retrogress | b. | scrutinize | c. | grimace | d. | extol |
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