1 |
Her true feelings ______ themselves in her sarcastic asides; only then was her ______ revealed |
Concealed ..... Sweetness
Manifested ..... Bitterness
Hid .... Sarcasm
Developed .... Anxiety
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2 |
I am not attracted by the ______ life of the ______, always wandering through the countryside, begging for charity |
Proud .... Almsgiver
Affluent ..... Mendicant
Peripatetic .... Vagabond
Noble .... Philanthropist
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3 |
The members of the religious sect ostracized the ______ who had abandoned their faith |
Coward
Suppliant
Litigant
Recreant
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4 |
Written in an amiable style, the book provides a comprehensive overview of European wines that should prove inviting to both the virtual ______ and the experienced connisseur |
Prodigal
Novice
Zealot
Miser
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5 |
If the Titanic had hit the iceberg head on, its water. tight compartments might have saved it from ______, but it swerved to avoid the iceberg, and in the collision so many compartments were opened to the sea that disaster was _______ |
Foundering .... Inevitable
Sinking ..... Escaped
Damage .... Limited
Buoyancy ..... Unavoidable
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6 |
Truculent in defending their individual rights of sovereignty under the Articles of Confederation, the newly formed states ______ constantly |
Apologized
Digressed
Conferred
Squabbled
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7 |
Your ______ tactics may compel me to cancel the contract as the job must be finished on time |
Dilatory
Offensive
Repugnant
Infamous
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8 |
He is ______ opponent; you must respect and fear him at all times |
A redoubtable
A disingenuous
A pugnacious
An insignificant
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9 |
We must try to understand his momentary _______ for he has ______ more strain and anxiety than any among us. |
Outcry .... Described
Vision .... Forgotten
Aberration ... Undergone
Senility .... Understood
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10 |
Overindulgence ______ character as well as physical stamina |
Strengthens
Stimulates
Debilitates
Maintains
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11 |
In place of the more general debate about abstract principles of government that most delegates probably expected the Constitutional Convention put ______ proposals on the table |
Theoretical
Vague
Concrete
Tentative
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12 |
The tapeworm is an example of ______ organism, one that lives within or on another creature, deriving some or all of its nutrients from its host |
A hospitable
A parasitic
A protozoan
An exemplary
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13 |
Shy and hypochondriacal, Madison was uncomfortable at public gatherings; his character made him a most ______ lawmaker and practicing politician |
Conscientious
Unlikely
Fervent
Gregarious
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14 |
Because it arrives so early in the season, before many other birds, the robin has been called the ______ of spring |
Hostage
Autocrat
Compass
Harbinger
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15 |
The young man was quickly promoted when his employers saw how _____ he was |
Indigent
Indifferent
Assiduous
Lethargic
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16 |
Harriman Kennan, and Acheson were part of that inner ______ of the American diplomatic establishment whose distinguished legacy ______ U.S. foreign policy |
Circle ... Grieved
Sanctum .... Absorbed
Core ... Dominated
Life .... Baised
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17 |
The Pittance the widow receives from the government cannot keep her from poverty |
Magnanimous
Meager
Munificent
Indulgent
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18 |
If you carry this ______ attitude to the conference, you will ______ any supporters you may have at this moment |
Belligerent .... Delight
Truculent .... Alienate
Conciliatory .... defer
Supercilious .... Attract
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19 |
The orator was so ______ that the audience became _______ |
Soporific .... Drowsy
Inaudible .... Elated
Pompous .... Bombastic
Dramatic .... Affable
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20 |
Through he was theoretically a friend of labor, his voting record in Congress ______ that impression |
Implied
Created
Confirmed
Belied
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