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Test 55
1. His being demoted to bellboy was the nadir1 of his career.
2. One should beware of the baleful influence of alcohol.
3. His genre2 paintings mostly depict3 the daily life of fisher folk.
4. Don’t try to delude4 him with such bogus claim.
5. She was upset by his callous5 treatment of her.
6. All humans are fallible; the Pope is no exception.
7. His remarks showed signs of arrogance6 and egotism
8. His frivolous7 lifestyle is the antithesis8 of what he teaches in the classroom.
9. He decided9 to wait until a better time to bring up such a factious10 issue.
10. The old professor decried11 the decadence12 of modern youth.
11. Artists cannot paint without palettes.
12. The two concurrent13 events significantly changed the outcome.
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Nadir/baleful/genre/delude/callous/fallible/egotism/antithesis/factious/decadence/ palette/concurrent
Test 56
1. Though a member of the gentry14, he seldom entered the palace grounds.
2. The police failed to elicit15 any information from the criminal.
3. Their trek16 was hampered17 by heavy snow.
4. She tried to ignore the lecherous18 expression on his face.
5. We saw no connection between the two discrete19 events.
6. Her incisive20 mind made her an outstanding journalist.
7. You can often see myriads21 of stars twinkling in the sky on midsummer nights.
8. The mayor was impeached22 for accepting illegal campaign contributions.
9. We refused to believe his delusive23 assertions.
10. They paid a visit to the hermit24 in his remote hermitage.
11. The doctor assured her that the tumor25 in her liver was not malignant26.
12. They enjoyed the jocund27 atmosphere of the carnival28.
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Gentry/elicit/hamper/lecherous/discrete/incisive/myriad/impeach/delusive/hermitage/ malignant/jocund
Test 57
1. Janet is quick in grasping the gist29 of a book.
2. I gave her a lucid30, frank account of the incident.
3. He was as canny31 in the use of time as in spending money.
4. The clever journalist exposed their covert32 plan.
5. The abused hireling fled before the contract had expired.
6. Islanders tend to be insular34 in their outlook on life.
7. There is a dubious35 character hanging about our neighborhood.
8. She urged him to stop having such a defeatist attitude.
9. Edger Allan Poe’s “Silence” is a profound apologue.
10. The atheistic36 iconoclast37 was driven out of town.
11. She felt depressed38 in such a funereal39 atmosphere.
12. He was one of the rare breed of wise and erudite men.
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Gist/lucid/canny/covert/hireling/insular/dubious/defeatist/apologue/atheistic/funereal/ erudite
Test 58
1. She had pink-rimmed eyes and a wan40 complexion41.
2. Later we found out that his threat was just a hoax42.
3. A hot-air balloon must be inflated43 before it is capable of flight.
4. Buddhist44 monks45 are required to lead an ascetic46 life.
5. It seemed impolitic to pay much attention to these trivial matters.
6. The priest pronounced an eulogy47 on the dead at the funeral.
7. His argument follows the rules of inductive reasoning.
8. They signed the covenant48 in front of a witness.
9. There are many amazing parallelisms between apes and humans.
10. Growing up on a ranch49 taught her animal husbandry.
11. His usurpation50 of power didn’t win him the admiration51 of the masses.
12. You must show proper discretion52 in carrying out the project.
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Wan/hoax/inflate/ascetic/impolitic/eulogy/inductive/convenant/parallelism/husbandry/ usurpation/discretion
Test 59
1. Her constant complaints were irksome.
2. Ancient barterers would often accept food in exchange for goods.
3. He won the match by default, because his opponent refused to play.
4. They are canvassing53 the neighborhood for new subscribers.
5. His evasive answers convinced his wife that he was withholding54 the truth.
6. They gave a eulogistic55 speech at his banquet.
7. He was nothing but a sadistic56 alcoholic57.
8. Jet engines provide enormous propulsive58 force to get an airplane off the ground.
9. He had to take up the gauntlet thrown down by his adversary59.
10. Clowns are supposed to be jocose60.
11. The effect of technology on our daily lives is imponderable.
12. Asceticism61 is still practiced in many parts of the world.
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Irksome/barterer/default/canvass/evasive/eulogistic/sadistic/propulsive/gauntlet/ jocose/imponderable/asceticism
Test 60
1. He had been gazing at the lady with a brazen62 glance of lechery63.
2. His inaction further muddled64 the situation.
3. He gazed down at the turbid65 waters of the Tamsui River.
4. The company advertised regularly in the local gazettes.
5. The unwonted event caused quite a commotion66 in the community.
6. The pupils in this elementary school are very tractable67.
7. Can you come up with a deducible explanation for this?
8. Adolescents tend to be more impulsive68 and mercurial69 than adults.
9. Scientists are trying to invent better propellants for the new space shuttle.
10. She was overcome by nausea70 and vertigo71.
11. National parks were established to protect the perennial72 beauty of the wilderness73.
12. “Be no more” is an euphemism74 for “be dead”.
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Brazen/muddle/turbid/gazette/unwonted/tractable/deducible/mercurial/propellant/ vertigo/perennial/euphemism
Test 61
1. The day proved to be as muggy75 as the weatherman had predicted.
2. He avowed76 that he has committed bribery77.
3. Narcissus looked at his reflection in the limpid78 waters.
4. The thief groveled in front of the magistrate79.
5. We were all astounded80 at the grisly news of the murder.
6. The illness put her in a temporary state of delirium81.
7. There is a high incidence of heart disease among middle-aged82 men.
8. They found the inquisitiveness83 of the meddlesome84 woman highly annoying.
9. It was an auspicious85 start to their election campaign.
10. Combustible86 materials should be put in this container.
11. He was charged with perjury87 for making fallacious statements under oath.
12. The bourgeois88 seldom mingle89 with the poor.
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Muggy/avow/limpid/grovel/grisly/delirium/incidence/meddlesome/auspicious/ combustible/fallacious/bourgeois
Test 62
1. The versatile90 gymnast is noted91 for her agility92.
2. His cattle ranch covers a large tract33 of land.
3. It takes much stamina93 to be able to run the full distance of a marathon.
4. There is a caption94 for each photograph in this newspaper.
5. Janet’s popularity in school is due to her suave95 manners.
6. The revelry continued until the wee hours.
7. The satyr was put into jail for sexually assaulting women.
8. You must tell the truth under oath of face the consequences of committing perjury.
9. The convicted felon96 asked for clemency97.
10. The man was polite and his general demeanor98 had the air of a clergyman.
11. I abominate99 those who deceive and tell lies.
12. He was excommunicated for making blasphemous100 statements.
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Agility/tract/stamina/caption/suave/revelry/satyr/perjury/clemency/demeanor/ abominate/blasphermous
Test 63
1. The old woman’s complexion was pallid101 and unhealthy.
2. I didn’t have the slightest inkling of the cause of the delay.
3. Bennie’s hostelry was a place of great revelry.
4. The head chef at that restaurant is a famous French gourmet102.
5. A dialectician is a person very skilled in dialectics.
6. His uniform was embellished103 with many medals.
7. Inflation is not a serious problem during incipient104 economic expansion.
8. Only the discerning readers will appreciate the humor of the book.
9. The fastidious boss checked and rechecked all the arrangements.
10. The weather bureau warned of an impending105 typhoon.
11. His haphazard106 remarks caused a political storm.
12. All those who were exposed to the disease were put in quarantine.
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Pallid/inkling/hostelry/gourmet/dialectics/embellish/incipient/discerning/fastidious/ impending/haphazard/quarantine
Test 64
1. The zephyr107 felt refreshing108 in the mid-day heat.
2. Her quizzical glance showed that she knew exactly what was going on.
3. After the scourge109 of flood usually comes the scourge of disease.
4. A lavish110 supply of victuals111 were prepared by the chef.
5. Bears are torpid112 when they hibernate113 during the winter.
6. The representatives all agreed that the proposal was sagacious.
7. He made the decision after only cursory114 consideration.
8. The ship passing through the channel was barely discernible in the fog.
9. Beware of ravenous115 tigers on the prowl.
10. There are many amusing epitaphs in that cemetery116.
11. We attended the unction in the cathedral last Saturday.
12. A large proportion of terrestrial life exists in tropical rain forests.
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Zephyr/quizzical/scourge/victuals/torpid/sagacious/cursory/disernible/ravenous/ epitaph/unction/terrestrial
Test 65
1. The pensive117 look of the girl in the painting impressed us all.
2. You have disgrace your entire family by committing such knavery118.
3. In order to get large blooms, you have to pinch out the lateral119 buds.
4. We could hear the howling of the ravening120 wolves that night.
5. Such a hackneyed event escaped my attention.
6. Hunting in packs is an intrinsic trait of wolves.
7. It seemed a totally quixotic and illusory dream.
8. The young girl’s uncouth121 remarks upset her mother.
9. Soliloquy is often used in live performances on stage.
10. The imminent123 arrival of winter gave them an impetus124 to store up wood.
11. Big multinational125 corporations typically have many subsidiary companies.
12. The gregarious126 neighbors often got together to play bridge.
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Pensive/knavery/lateral/ravening/hackneyed/intrinsic/quixotic/uncouth/soliloquy/impetus/subsidiary/gregarious/
Test 66
1. Trying to curry127 favor with such a vindictive128 man could backfire.
2. She was furious at his alluding129 to her multiple boyfriends.
3. They accepted my credit card in lieu of cash.
4. We couldn’t see what was going on inside because of the opaque130 glass.
5. The nubile131 young woman had many suitors to choose from.
6. The ancient citadel132 overlooking the harbor has become a popular tourist attraction.
7. The young men were caught trying to exhume133 a corpse134.
8. The architect used oblique135 angles to make this house unique.
9. He shows forbearance in dealing136 with children.
10. He was magnanimous towards his adversary.
11. The disingenuous137 lawyer swindled many of his clients.
12. A caterpillar138 will have a metamorphosis into a moth122 or butterfly.
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Curry/allude/lieu/opaque/nubile/citadel/exhume/oblique/forbearance/magnanimous/ disingenuous/metamorphosis
Test 67
1. We surmised139 the motive140 of the arsonist141.
2. She was of the opinion that Professor Miller142 was a useless pedant143.
3. Modern women tend to neglect the culinary arts.
4. The unmanned space probe is now passing through an asteroid144 belt.
5. The house was spoilt by a profusion145 of unnecessary ornaments146.
6. The village was encompassed147 by enemy forces for months.
7. A sense of foreboding made him decide to abandon the plan.
8. Her moral rectitude earned her much respect.
9. The misapprehension between them was soon cleared up.
10. We were shocked at the atheist’s sacrilegious behavior.
11. The old legends were written down so they wouldn’t pass into oblivion.
12. Some species of insects have very ephemeral lives.
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Surmise/pedant/culinary/asteroid/profusion/encompass/foreboding/rectitude/ misapprehension/sacrilegious/oblivion/ephemeral
Test 68
1. The dictator was avid148 for complete power.
2. The editor decided to collate149 the latter edition with the earlier one.
3. He used to be an aspirant150 to game and fortune.
4. The malefactor151 was handcuffed and taken away by the police.
5. Bear in mind that none of us is infallible.
6. The manifesto152 affected153 the relations between the two adjoining countries.
7. Success should not make one complacent154.
8. It was no surprise that the disputatious student joined a debating society.
9. In spite of some obnoxious155 qualities, he is quite reliable.
10. Pediatricians are doctors who specialize in child-care.
11. Etymology156 is a branch of linguistics157.
12. His impromptu158 speech won general applause.
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Avid/collate/aspirant/malefactor/infallible/manifesto/complacent/disputatious/ obnoxious/pediatrician/etymology/impromptu
Test 69
1. The prisoner was shackled159 and brought before the magistrate.
2. The bumper160 harvest brought them a copious161 supply of grain.
3. Salmon162 swim upstream to spawn163.
4. Being an heir to a large fortune, he is prodigal164 of money.
5. They brought in a medium to exorcise the ghost.
6. He didn’t receive the residue165 until all the inheritance taxes had been paid.
7. Waves on the surface cause a refraction.
8. The students went to the operating room to observe the dissection166.
9. A college student should attempt to assimilate a variety of knowledge.
10. A good actor can improvise167 on stage.
11. As the economic recession got worse, the number of malcontents increase dramatically.
12. The voracious168 lion was desperate for food.
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Shackle/copious/spawn/prodigal/exorcise/residue/refraction/dissection/assimilate/ improvise/malcontent/voracious
Test 70
1. They held him culpable169 for the blunder.
2. They sonorous170 tone of the foghorn171 warned the sailors that they were approaching shore.
3. My intuition told me that he is not trustworthy.
4. The resonant172 notes of the violin filled the concert hall.
5. The engineer was relegated173 to a clerical position.
6. The prosecutor174 attempted to convince the jury that the accused acted with malevolent175 intent.
7. Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” served as a prototype for many later English writers.
8. The unilateral declaration sparked a fierce debate.
9. The intermittent176 rain didn’t interfere177 with their travel plans.
10. She was nauseated178 by the movement of the boat.
11. In ancient times the Romans led very voluptuous179 lives.
12. The misanthrope180 withdrew to the mountains and became self-sufficient, avoiding other people.
Vocabulary:
Culpable/sonorous/intuition/resonant/relegate/malevolent/prototype/unilateral/ intermitten/nauseate/voluptuous/misanthrope
Test 71
1. The wrecked181 coach lay askew182 on the railway track.
2. Only a dolt183 would miss the boat.
3. The covetous184 politician was convicted of accepting bribes185.
4. Many endangered species of birds are extant on this island.
5. The thieves were unaware186 that they had stolen a replica187 of the priceless sculpture.
6. With celerity she was introduced to all the guests at the party.
7. Politicians from that state are known for their bombastic188 speech.
8. The citizens of that town have a tendency to incredulity.
9. Many of its residents consider the population of San Francisco a microcosm of the rest of the world.
10. An acrimonious189 debate ensued over the proposed budget.
11. The choreography Martha Graham introduced was superb.
12. At sunset the sky became a kaleidoscope of colors.
Vocabulary:
Askew/dolt/covetous/extant/replica/celerity/bombastic/incredulity/microcosm/ acrimonious/choreography/kaleidoscope
Test 72
1. They doffed190 their hats before entering the temple.
2. His caustic191 style of writing earned him the enmity of the CIA.
3. The ambrosia192 she made was fit for a king.
4. Scientists are studying the spasmodic activity of the volcano.
5. Her normally rubicund193 face was white with tension.
6. Ghosts have no corporeal194 existence.
7. The pretentious195 musician was irate196 when he wasn’t nominated for an award.
8. The nurse cleaned the wound with an antiseptic.
9. To sign a contract is an irrevocable act.
10. The incontrovertible evidence brought before the court assured his conviction.
11. Many well-known journalists wrote under pseudonyms197.
12. The young couple are not quite homogeneous in their marital198 philosophy.
Vocabulary:
Doff/caustic/ambrosia/spasmodic/rubicund/corporeal/pretentious/antiseptic/ irrevocable/incontrovertible/pseudonym/homogeneous
Test 73
1. Carnal pleasure can destroy a man’s soul.
2. She wore a solid gold necklace with a ruby199 pendant.
3. The police broke up their midnight carousal200 when the neighbors complained.
4. The patient was given an opium201 tablet to palliate the severe pain.
5. After the traffic accident, the man suffered from partial amnesia202.
6. The teacher reiterated203 her instructions to the class.
7. The band’s rendition of Bowie’s “Fame” was terrific.
8. The climber had only a precarious204 hold on the slippery rock.
9. His meticulous205 preparations insured that the undertaking206 was concluded without incident.
10. His inarticulate speech confused the audience.
11. A visit to Athens must be included in the itinerary207.
12. Found guilty of plagiarism208, Professor Smith was dismissed from the faculty209.
Vocabulary”
Carnal/pendant/carousal/palliate/amnesia/riterate/rendition/precarious/meticulous/ inarticulate/itinerary/plagiarism
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