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DDiirreeccttiioonnss::Choose the best word(s) to complete each sentence.
11)) Unfortunately, he had not had time to fully ______ hisidea - it was too ______ and could not accompany the
final revision of the plan.
AA)) explaindogmaticBB)) appreciateprolixCC)) contemplateadvancedDD)) developinchoateEE)) espouserevolutionary
22))______ behavior did not appease the general; rather, it
substantiated his belief that the best soldiers must act
______ from time to time.
AA)) ObsequiousdefiantlyBB)) MendaciousdeceptiveCC)) MalignedseditiousDD)) UbiquitousdeliberatelyEE)) Brazenoverconfident
33))Although Ben is a hard worker, he always ______ to
his every impulse; he would be more productive if he
wasnt so ______.
AA)) gives incontemporaryBB)) succumbsdemureCC)) permitsidiosyncraticDD)) appealspedanticEE)) yieldscapricious
44))The school would not tolerate Janes arrogantinsolence; her ______ behavior got her expelled.
AA)) assiduousBB)) contemptuousCC)) stolidDD)) deferentialEE)) humble
55))Although Meg is usually quite amiable to newcomers,she cast Billy a cold, ______ stare.
AA)) indifferentBB)) inimicalCC)) sickDD)) rebelliousEE)) vengeful
66))The nurse had become ______ the administration of
injections; nevertheless, she carried out her job with
______ deliberation.
AA)) infatuated withdisinterestedBB)) inured topainstakingCC)) disgusted withvoraciousDD)) used toperfunctoryEE)) concentrated onconceited
77))To her teachers surprise, as soon as Delia met hernew friends she abandoned her typical reticence and
adopted a new, ______ personality.
AA)) reproachfulBB)) deplorableCC)) asinineDD)) irascibleAA)) garrulous
88))In order to keep the audiences attention, students
were advised to avoid ______ discussion, and to
speak only about subjects ______ to their report.
A) brusquemandatoryB) digressivetangentialC) irrelevant germaneD) disinterestedimpartialE) melancholyjovial
99))After being approached by a mendicant in the street,
Jaime knew he had ventured beyond the border which
circumscribed the ______ part of town.
A) pleasantB) affluentC) costlyD) magnanimousE) altruistic
1100))Toxins released into the towns drinking water havehad a ______ effect on the overall health of its
inhabitants.
A) deleteriousB) strangeC) potentD) innocuousE) ravenous
1111))Rowan gasped at pictures of the ______ living
conditions found in third world countries.
A) squalidB) impeccableC) sordidD) immaculateE) boorish
1122))His ______ attitude towards the surrounding chaos
made me appreciate the advantages of stoicism.
A) constantB) temperamentalC) impetuousD) impassiveE) transfixed
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