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Test 36
1. Badly shaken, he told us that he had seen a spectral2 phenomenon.
2. The hapless boy would accept any job offered to him.
3. The choleric3 child often got into fights with his schoolmates.
4. Shoveling deep snow is far too arduous4 a task for a man of his age.
5. His friends were all dogmatic political theoreticians.
6. The merchants agitated5 for a reduction in sales taxes.
7. Their grand schemes were nothing but a delusion6.
8. The boss ignored the employee’s incessant7 complaints.
9. Sobriety is necessary when operating a motor vehicle.
10. With parasites8 in his stomach, the patient suffered from malnutrition9.
11. Her eyes assumed a strange, weary, apathetic10 look.
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Spectral/hapless/choleric/arduous/dogmatic/agitate/delusion/incessant/sobriety/ parasite/apathetic
Test 37
1. English literature is full of allusions11 to Latin and Greek authors.
2. Parodies12 are one of the most penetrating13 of criticisms.
3. She is well-known for her trilogy on blue-collar life.
4. Epigrams are often used in advertising14.
5. An informer alleged15 that Thomas was a spy.
6. Everyone was baffled by the princess caprices.
7. “Haveth” is the archaic16 form of the verb “have”.
8. Clarke’s “2001” gives a fictitious17 account of life in the future.
9. A versatile18 athlete, she competed both in the long jump and one-hundred-meter dash.
10. Living in affluence19 from birth made him complacent20.
11. General elections in the USA occur biennially21.
12. She had much credulity about her in her youth.
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Allusion/parody/trilogy/epigram/allege/caprice/archaic/fictitious/versatile/affluence/ biennially/credulity
Test 38
1. His treatise22 on economics won him a Nobel Prize.
2. Don’t profane23 the sanctity of the temple by wearing improper24 clothes.
3. Dartboards feature a number of concentric circles.
4. The newspaper reporter exposed the corrupt25 politicians’ sinister26 plot.
5. Many Chinese still venerate27 their ancestors.
6. After taking his temperature, the doctor knew the child’s illness was unfeigned.
7. Lack of vigilance was the reason for the theft.
8. All of the women on that volleyball team are amazons.
9. Many fantasy stories are allegories of modern society.
10. The chauvinist29 was shocked to see his national team eliminated in the preliminary round.
11. His partiality for women students resulted in his loss of tenure30.
12. Time validated31 her innocence32.
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Treatise/profane/concentric/sinister/venerate/unfeigned/vigilance/amazon/allegory/ chauvinst/partiality/validate
Test 39
1. His teeth protrude33 like fangs34.
2. They bought the villa35 at an opportune36 moment.
3. She had many fervent37 admires during her acting38 career.
4. She had an affinity39 for muscle-bound men.
5. The venerable warrior40 received many commendations for bravery in the battlefield.
6. He is famous for his extensive use of metaphors41.
7. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her altruism42.
8. The relevancy of Malthus’s writings has now been recognized.
9. If you don’t understand the denotation43 of a word, look it up in the dictionary.
10. Encyclopedias44 are compilations45 of all knowledge.
11. Most of the staff at the hotel are multilingual.
12. She made fun of him through burlesque46.
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Protrude/opportune/fervent/affinity/venerable/metaphor/altruism/relevancy/denotation/compilation/multilingual/burlesque
Test 40
1. The strong opposition47 of wealthy landowners stifled48 attempts at agrarian49 reform.
2. Military orders are usually explicit50.
3. I wonder whose side he will be on as he is an opportunist.
4. Rwanda, an African country, is now in a state of ferment51.
5. Governments sometimes offer incentives52 for foreign investment.
6. The masses are not in conformity53 with the new tax law.
7. She looked back on her youth with nostalgia54.
8. Edgar Allan Poe had an imaginative aesthetic55 sense.
9. Water molecules56 are composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
10. There is a variety of temptations in a metropolis57.
11. His fascination58 with the supernatural developed into obsession59.
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Agrarian/explicit/opportunist/ferment/incentive/conformity/nostalgia/aesthetic/ molecule/metropolis/obsession
Test 41
1. An arbiter60 was brought in to settle the dispute between the two parties.
2. The judge’s speech contained no political connotations.
3. As part of the divorce settlement, he had to pay alimony and child support.
4. It is hard to controvert61 modern scientific theories.
5. We went to see the multiform collection of gems62 at the museum.
6. The great majority of amphibians63 still mate in water.
7. The king sought to aggrandize64 his own power.
8. The plan called for the demolition65 of many old buildings.
9. The U. N. demanded an unequivocal end to racism66 in South Africa.
10. The government confiscated67 the property of the traitor68.
11. All members of the cat family are carnivorous.
12. He is too nice a man to do anything as despicable as murder.
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Arbiter/connotation/alimony/controvert/multiform/amphibian/aggrandize/demolition/ unequivocal/confiscate/carnivorous/despicable
Test 42
1. It’s still possible to see examples of baroque architecture in Macau.
2. Her vision and hearing are impaired69 by age.
3. She garnished70 her apartment with some knickknacks.
4. After marrying the rich woman, he became servile to her every whim71.
5. At the pinnacle72 of his career, he abruptly73 decided74 to change jobs.
6. Alchemy was popular during the Middle Ages.
7. The tribe was known for their self-reliance and frugality75.
8. Refusing to spy on his co-workers and neighbors, he was constantly harassed76 by the secret police.
9. His digressive77 way of talking annoyed the teacher.
10. He endured the crises with fortitude78.
11. The government has implemented79 a plan to improve the traffic conditions.
12. The clever general thought up many stratagems80 to confound the enemy.
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Baroque/impair/garnish/servile/pinnacle/alchemy/frugality/harass/digressive/fortitude/ implement/stratagem
Test 43
1. Her amiable81 disposition82 pleased all who were around her.
2. His gauche83 mannerisms won him few friends.
3. Heresy84 remains85 a serious crime in many Islamic countries.
4. Prior to traveling to Athens she bought a Greek lexicon86.
5. The warm weather during the spring caused the plant to germinate87.
6. Rattlesnakes can be a formidable threat.
7. Their relationship, on the whole, has been an amicable88 one.
8. All of the colors of the spectrum89 can be seen in a rainbow.
9. The bountiful harvest brought about a superfluity of grain that year.
10. The harsh winter caused a diminution90 in their provisions.
11. The renegades are still in hiding.
12. He was given his severance91 pay and dismissed.
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Amiable/gauche/heresy/lexicon/germinate/formidable/amicable/spectrum/superfluity/ diminution/renegade/severance
Test 44
1. The stigma92 of adultery made him an outcast.
2. His attempt to disclaim93 involvement was met with skepticism.
3. The pious94 followers95 avoided the heretic.
4. He made an arbitrary decision, which we didn’t agree with.
5. Doing such a foolish thing could put your career in jeopardy96.
6. They wandered through the labyrinths97 of the Old Town.
7. We have been accustomed to his eccentricities98 in dress.
8. In college, she went from one transient job to another.
9. Her unfaltering support was instrumental in his passing the Bar exam.
10. He was convinced an apparition99 of his dead father appeared before him last night.
11. The traumatic event made her temporarily insane.
12. The opulence100 of ancient Rome was proverbial.
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Stigma/disclaim/heretic/arbitrary/jeopardy/labyrinth/eccentricity/transient/unfaltering/ apparition/traumatic/opulence
Test 45
1. Her sojourn101 abroad lasted for two years.
2. He was found guilty of being an accomplice102 in the crime.
3. The autocrat103 refused to allow criticism of his rule.
4. He was confused by the similitude of the two events.
5. The wily politician will often give an equivocal reply when asked a question.
6. The guests tried to ignore the loutish104 behavior of the gluttonous105 child.
7. They voted against the proposal with unanimity106.
8. The boss was very solicitous107 for the welfare of his employees.
9. Christians108 believe that God is omnipotent109.
10. They blamed the poor harvest on a malediction110 for past sins.
11. “Peter Piper picked…” is an example alliteration111.
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Sojourn/accomplice/autocrat/similitude/equivocal/gluttonous/unanimity/solicitous/ omnipotent/malediction/alliteration
Test 46
1. She was an austere112 religious woman of Spanish origins.
2. The status of the patriarch in family life isn’t the same as it was before.
3. The postal113 workers are trying to retrieve114 the lost letters.
4. The politician equivocated115 in order to obscure his intentions.
5. In a democracy, adult citizens are given franchise116.
6. Her remarks usually deviated117 from the truth.
7. During his career as an officer, his behavior has been impeccable.
8. This organization is independent and autonomous118.
9. The essay contained a lot of scientific terminology119.
10. He gave a valedictory120 speech just before he retired121.
11. The noted122 philanthropist had a new library built on campus.
12. Nobody gave heed123 to his clairvoyant124 warning.
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Austere/patriarch/retrieve/equivocate/franchise/deviate/impeccable/autonomous/ terminology/valedictory/philanthropist/clairvoyance
Test 47
1. To which galaxy125 does our solar system belong?
2. The striking workers were given an ultimatum126.
3. His job is to act as a liaison127 between the two disparate groups.
4. Without warning a projectile128 slammed into the hull129 of the ship.
5. His statement was based on empirical grounds.
6. The judge found the evidence had been fabricated and acquitted130 the defendant131.
7. The travelers needed to replenish132 their supplies.
8. Refugees crossed the border to escape the carnage in their homeland.
9. It’s not difficult to find the metaphysical and religious ideas in his writings.
10. A splendid panorama133 can be seen from the top of this hill.
11. The musician’s studio had excellent acoustics134.
12. The children were in awe135 of him, thinking he was omniscient136.
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Galaxy/ultimatum/liaison/projectile/empirical/fabricate/replenish/carnage/metaphysical/panorama/acoustics/omniscient
Test 48
1. The faithful placed a large rood on top of the hill.
2. He was pronounced a quack137 and forbidden from practicing medicine.
3. The old storyteller would often narrate138 sagas139 to the children at night.
4. The winning driver gulped140 down the champagne141 with gusto.
5. The physicist142 deserved all the honors bestowed143 upon him.
6. His parents forbid him to read erotic comic strips.
7. A wily smile was creeping around the corners of his mouth.
8. She likes to wear modish144 clothes, no matter how much they cost.
9. He seldom wavers in his credo.
10. The peasants had to donate tithes145 after harvest.
11. Try to grasp the purport146 of this article.
12. The captain was absolved147 from all blame and responsibility for the shipwreck148.
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Rood/quack/saga/gusto/bestow/erotic/wily/modish/credo/tithe/purport/absolve
Test 49
1. Astronomy was beyond his ken1.
2. It was such a trite149 idea that we ignored it.
3. She knew that her efforts to feign28 cheerfulness weren’t convincing.
4. He made an effort to wade150 through the shoals.
5. The onions were pickled in a saline solution.
6. It weighs 530 carats and is the biggest cut diamond ever.
7. Every summer they went to Colorado to appreciate the showcapped mountains and azure151 sky.
8. Attempts to persuade him to give up were bootless.
9. The merchant was fined for overcharging the gullible152 house wife.
10. The lawyer badgered the witness out of his wits.
11. He has dawdled153 away the entire weekend.
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Ken/trite/feign/shoal/saline/carat/azure/bootless/gullible/badger/dawdle
Test 50
1. The obese154 young man was found ineligible155 for military service.
2. Gold dust is heated until liquid and poured into a matrix to make gold bars.
3. They were in a dire156 situation after the mine closed.
4. His enemy tried to malign157 him by spreading false rumors158.
5. A strong earthquake caused the crevice159 in this wall.
6. This error pervades160 all present-day systems.
7. He appends a brief note on this subject to his report.
8. Novice161 skiers should avoid the higher slopes of the mountain.
9. In matters of defense162 he was not a pacifist but an advocate of armed neutrality.
10. The fine building should be preserved for posterity163.
11. She became languid from overwork.
12. The sailor used many nautical164 terms that we couldn’t understand.
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Obese/matrix/dire/malign/crevice/pervade/append/novice/pacifist/posterity/languid/ nautical
Test 51
1. In the homestretch the jockey gave the horse a flick165 with his whip.
2. He reeked166 of garlic.
3. It was hazy167 when they set out on their hike.
4. The boss will become testy168 if you ask for a pay raise.
5. He was indicted169 for being drunk and disorderly.
6. Fortunately the doctor found that the tumor170 was benign171.
7. Unable to attend the meeting, he had his proxy172 vote on the proposal.
8. We offer a rebate173 of five percent to those who buy the deluxe174 model.
9. After a long debate the statute175 was passed by the Parliament.
10. Thoroughbred horses can run very fast because of eugenic176 breeding.
11. He has the impassive face of a professional gamester.
12. The virtuoso177 made a living as a private tutor.
Vocabulary:
Flick/reek/hazy/testy/indict/benign/proxy/rebate/statute/eugenic/gamester/virtuoso
Test 52
1. Nobody could understand the eerie178 sounds coming form the haunted house.
2. His cheeks were ruddy and gleamed with sweat.
3. We could all recognize him by his hoary179 beard.
4. The acrid180 smell of burning leaves always reminds me of my childhood in Vermont.
5. It was musty inside the attic181.
6. The children discovered the cache filled with canned food by accident.
7. The peasants decried182 the high taxes levied183 on them.
8. She apologized for her belated reply.
9. Unless you do something to irritate them, camels are usually quite docile184.
10. She covered the boy’s eyes so he wouldn’t see the gruesome sight.
11. The colossal185 undertaking186 took many years to complete.
12. The archaeologists found a number of archaic stone artifacts.
Vocabulary:
Eerie/ruddy/hoary/acrid/musty/cache/decry/belated/docile/gruesome/colossal/artifact
Test 53
1. Every boy in town wanted to become acquainted with the comely187 lass.
2. Aluminum188 is a very supple189 metal.
3. The other guests didn’t appreciate his morbid190 sense of humor.
4. She found it difficult to try to grasp the meanings of his ornate poetry.
5. He is neither proud nor rueful about what happened.
6. That brutal191 man hurts animals from wanton cruelty.
7. The athletes were exhausted192 after the grueling race.
8. To her surprise, her niggardly193 uncle named her the main beneficiary of his will.
9. The plaintive194 mourners arrived to begin the funeral procession.
10. Philip was a man devoid195 of common sense.
11. Her perverse196 behavior is an embarrassment197 to everyone in the family.
12. The latest ordinance198 will come into effect on May 1st.
Vocabulary:
Comely/supple/morbid/ornate/rueful/wanton/grueling/niggardly/plaintive/devoid/ perverse/ordinance
Test 54
1. Do you know how to insert a nib199 in a pen?
2. She did not seem a whit200 concerned about the matter.
3. The detective was trying to piece together the sundry201 bits of clues.
4. He tried to ignore the gibes202 of the older schoolboys but in vain.
5. The members of parliament seldom voice their opinions in unison203.
6. She was impressed by the medley204 of peoples at the international airport.
7. The loan shark was found guilty of usury205 and sentenced to five years in prison.
8. They surfeited206 themselves with bors d’oeuvres at the cocktail207 party.
9. He decided to rusticate208 in the suburbs after retirement209.
10. Her voice went on, tremulous yet determined210.
11. The laboratory gave off a pungent211 smell of chemicals.
12. Under the cover of nightfall the army began a quiet recession.
Vocabulary:
Nib/whit/sundry/gibe/unison/medley/usury/surfeit/rusticate/tremulous/pungent/ recession
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182 decried | |
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194 plaintive | |
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199 nib | |
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201 sundry | |
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206 surfeited | |
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