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NEW SET
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Type the letter of the word or words which correctly complete the
following sentences.
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1. The critics claimed the play was _____________, so people expected it
to be _____________.
(A) audacious, diffident
(B) inspiring, insipid
(C) morose, comical
(D) blasphemous, innocuous
(E) significant, profound
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(E) If a play is "significant," it is expected to be "profound."
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2. Some biologists study _____________, which is the study of heredity,
whereas others study _____________, which is the study of plants.
(A) genetics, botany
(B) zoology, botany
(C) genetics, plantology
(D) chemistry, zoology
(E) physics, metaphysics
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(A) "Genetics" is the study of heredity; "botany" is the study of plants.
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3. The teacher told me my writing style is too _____________, and that
I should try to make it more _____________.
(A) succinct, concise
(B) verbose, succinct
(C) concise, banal
(D) mitigating, compliant
(E) pompous, arrogant
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(B) A "verbose" sentence employs too many words; a "succinct" sentence
employs the right number.
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4. My brother can do many different things well, and he may be the
most _____________ person I know.
(A) otiose
(B) subliminal
(C) versatile
(D) limited
(E) genius
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(C) A person who can do many different things is "versatile."
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5. Before making an important decision, one should be _____________ and
_____________.
(A) diurnal, reflective
(B) nocturnal, reflective
(C) effusive, indiscreet
(D) careful, ostentatious
(E) contemplative, rational
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(E) One should be "contemplative" and "rational" when making a decision.
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6. If your argument is presented in a rational and ____________
manner, you have no reason to be _____________.
(A) prolix, nervous
(B) obscure, parsimonious
(C) redundant, gratuitous
(D) concise, apprehensive
(E) officious, incarcerated
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(D) An argument must be "rational" and "concise" to be persuasive.
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7. These vitamins are believed to be helpful in treating colds, so
I expect them to have _____________ effects.
(A) deleterious
(B) marginal
(C) beneficial
(D) spurious
(E) equivocal
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(C) Something that is helpful is also "beneficial."
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8. I concluded that she is _____________ because she has _____________
traits.
(A) enigmatic, contradictory
(B) mature, puerile
(C) endemic, sufficient
(D) selfish, altruistic
(E) parsimonious, complex
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B
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(A) Having "contradictory" traits makes someone "enigmatic."
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NEW SET
B
Type the letter of the word or words which correctly complete the
following sentences.
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9. The doctor _____________ the medicine as a ______________ for many
illnesses.
(A) proscribed, ramification
(B) recommended, manifestation
(C) rejected, hyperbole
(D) prescribed, panacea
(E) affirmed, corollary
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d
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(D) The doctor "prescribed" the medicine as a "panacea."
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10. I would expect them to have peculiar habits since everyone thinks
they are _____________.
(A) humanitarian
(B) discreet
(C) halcyon
(D) eccentric
(E) subtle
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(D) Someone who is "eccentric" has many peculiar habits.
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11. The only ____________ evidence was the knife with his fingerprints
all over it.
(A) incriminating
(B) aleatory
(C) inculcating
(D) lackadaisical
(E) malleable
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(A) "Incriminating" evidence can lead a jury to find an accused person
guilty.
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12. A(n) ____________ job like this would probably be boring to a
creative person.
(A) obstreperous
(B) mundane
(C) contumacious
(D) posthumous
(E) mercurial
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(B) A creative person would find a "mundane" job boring.
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