1.
| Jane is the most articulate of the sisters. | ||||||
(A) | dumb | ||||||
(B) | equivocal | ||||||
(C) |
eloquent
| ||||||
(D) | shy | ||||||
2. | Doubts and fears can assail the strongest. | ||||||
(A) |
beat
| ||||||
(B) | encourage | ||||||
(C) | buoy up | ||||||
(D) | hearten | ||||||
3. | Our soldiers made an assault upon the enemy's trenches. | ||||||
(A) | retreat | ||||||
(B) | tie | ||||||
(C) |
attack
| ||||||
(D) | truce | ||||||
4. | She learned to speak English by assiduous practice. | ||||||
(A) | haphazard | ||||||
(B) | slovenly | ||||||
(C) | slothful | ||||||
(D) |
industrious
| ||||||
5. | Food is assimilated and converted into organic tissues through a process known as metabolism. | ||||||
(A) |
absorbed
| ||||||
(B) | burdened | ||||||
(C) | sniffed | ||||||
(D) | abdicated | ||||||
6. | The incident assuaged his passions. | ||||||
(A) |
alleviated
| ||||||
(B) | aggravated | ||||||
(C) | augmented | ||||||
(D) | exacerbated | ||||||
7. | He performed an astounding feat of magic. | ||||||
(A) | pleasing | ||||||
(B) |
astonishing
| ||||||
(C) | miserable | ||||||
(D) | dumping | ||||||
8. | Many a lawyer is astute. | ||||||
(A) | ingenuous | ||||||
(B) | obtuse | ||||||
(C) | arid | ||||||
(D) |
shrewd
| ||||||
9. | You should atone for hurting her feelings. | ||||||
(A) | forget about | ||||||
(B) |
make amends for
| ||||||
(C) | remember | ||||||
(D) | awaken | ||||||
10. | The atrocity of the Nazis will long be remembered. | ||||||
(A) |
cruelty
| ||||||
(B) | policy | ||||||
(C) | blitz | ||||||
(D) | blizzard | ||||||
Answers1C 2A 3C 4D 5A 6A 7B 8D 9B 10A |
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Vocab
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