Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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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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a pretense
a. | fortitude | c. | intimation | b. | guise | d. | gibe |
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2.
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to utilize
a. | gibe | c. | augment | b. | gape | d. | deploy |
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uncertain, hesitant
a. | insidious | c. | ambidextrous | b. | tentative | d. | pliable |
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to continue, preserve
a. | fallow | c. | muse | b. | perpetuate | d. | sojourn |
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not properly maintained
a. | stolid | c. | dour | b. | unkempt | d. | opulent |
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not combed
a. | stolid | c. | dour | b. | unkempt | d. | opulent |
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the most typical example
a. | belligerent | c. | quintessence | b. | nostalgia | d. | grimace |
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deft
a. | cursory | c. | tepid | b. | adroit | d. | benevolent |
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to say again, repeat
a. | gape | c. | reiterate | b. | augment | d. | adulterate |
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a vast slaughter
a. | grimace | c. | holocaust | b. | duplicity | d. | nostalgia |
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to move backward
a. | retrogress | c. | grimace | b. | scrutinize | d. | extol |
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to glorify
a. | grimace | c. | extol | b. | retrogress | d. | scrutinize |
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to rehash
a. | gape | c. | reiterate | b. | augment | d. | adulterate |
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possible, able to be done
a. | meticulous | c. | feasible | b. | amicable | d. | impervious |
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to make permanent or long lasting
a. | fallow | c. | muse | b. | perpetuate | d. | sojourn |
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intended to deceive or entrap
a. | insidious | c. | verbatim | b. | dour | d. | bereft |
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a clever skill
a. | sojourn | c. | fallow | b. | adversary | d. | artifice |
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18.
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double-dealing
a. | jeopardy | c. | duplicity | b. | quintessence | d. | impetus |
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deprived of
a. | verbatim | c. | ambidextrous | b. | bereft | d. | opulent |
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to compel, force
a. | delete | c. | coerce | b. | harass | d. | exhilarate |
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21.
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courage in facing difficulties
a. | gibe | c. | guise | b. | intimation | d. | fortitude |
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22.
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to erase, wipe out, cut out
a. | delete | c. | coerce | b. | perpetuate | d. | harass |
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a clever trick
a. | sojourn | c. | fallow | b. | adversary | d. | artifice |
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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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holocaust
a. | verb | c. | adjective | b. | noun | d. | adverb |
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feasible
a. | verb | c. | adjective | b. | noun | d. | adverb |
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artifice
a. | verb | c. | adjective | b. | noun | d. | adverb |
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gibe
a. | verb and adjective | c. | adjective and noun | b. | verb and noun | d. | adverb and
adjective |
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opulent
a. | verb | c. | adjective | b. | noun | d. | adverb |
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extol
a. | verb | c. | adjective | b. | noun | d. | adverb |
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perpetuate
a. | verb | c. | adjective | b. | noun | d. | adverb |
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