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Vocabulary III

Instruction: Each problem in Part A consists of a sentence from which one word has been omitted. You should choose the word which best completes the sentence.

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1. His winning the award was the highest…… of his career.

1) hypothesis2) spectacle 3) achievement4) disaster Key:3

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2. The Indian had only a …….with which to defend himself.

1) spear2) spare3) speck4) spireKey:1

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3. The…….of the man makes him afraid to speak to the girl.

1) eagerness 2) keenness 3) earnestness 4) shyness Key:4

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4. Don’t…….the door; the noise bothers me.

1) slam2) spin3) tip4) vetoKey:1

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5. I do not…….you for the problem; it was not your fault.

1) delude 2) blame3) offend4) upset Key:2

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6. Apple pie was his favorite……….

1) dessert 2) desert 3) device4) digest Key:1

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7. The story was so……that we hated for it to end.

1) exciting 2) dull3) tedious4) boringKey:1

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8. The light was too……for the boy to read the letter.

1) illuminating2) implicit3) dim4) steady Key:3

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9. I knew that my father would……me for disobeying him.

1) provoke2) provide3) puzzle4) punishKey:4

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10.The amount was neither too greater nor too small; a (n)…….amount of money was required.

1) moderate 2) enormous 3) minute4) liberalKey:1

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11.I must call the plumber because the…….of my sink has become stopped up.

1) hoof2) plot 3) fuel4) drainKey:4

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12.Smuel Morse’s painting ability has been……by his better-known accomplishments.

1) obligated2) obscured3) oppressed4) opposedKey:2

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13.Because the earth is round, it is usually represented by a ……….

1) cube2) globe3) block4) cylinder Key:2

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14.Chiristopher Columbus’ father made cloth. He was a ……….

1) weaver2) tailor3) savior4) porterKey:1

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15.One’s eyes, nose, and mouth are some of the…….of one’s face.

1) fixtures2) fractures3) features4) fragmentsKey:3

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16.The cowboys had to change the…….of the cattle because the grass was all dry and brown.

1) partitions2) parcels3) parishes4) pasturesKey:4

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17.The entrance or waiting room of a hotel is called a ……….

1) den 2) studio3) lobby4) parlorKey:3

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18.The girl took a long…….across the peninsula and thus she was very tired.

1) voyage2) hike3) thrust4) dipKey:2

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19.If something requires immediate action or attention, it is said to be……….

1) prompt2) swift3) timely4) urgentKey:4

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20.The child…….to her mother, so that her father would not hear.

1) whittled2) wrestled3) whistled4) whisperedKey:4

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21.Even though she hadn’t seen it in many years, the woman…….her son’s handwriting.

1) recognized 2) recommended 3) reconciled4) recountedKey:1

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22.Seeing the murderer kill his victim was a terrible…….for the child.

1) plague 2) quest 3) ordeal4) litterKey:3

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23.When the concert was over, the audience ………enthusiastically.

1) advertised 2) appreciated 3) applauded 4) assembledKey:3

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24. Do not…….asleep or you will miss the most exciting part of the movie.

1) go 2) fall3) slip 4) sinkKey:2

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25. He…….that he been the one to run away from the fight.

1) fulfilled 2) convinced 3) refused 4) denied Key:4

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PART B

Instruction: Each problem in part B consists of a numbered word or short phrase. You should choose the one word-(A), (B), (C), or (D)-whose meaning is closest to that of the numbered word or phrase.

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26. to perspire

1) flow 2) leak3) sweat 4) peckKey:3

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27. deep

1) predominant 2) prodigious 3) profound 4) protruding Key:3

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28. different

1) unique 2) available3) rugged4) authentic Key:1

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29. strange

1) exotic2) gorgeous 3) hideous4) integralKey:1

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30. wander

1) waste2) ache 3) roam4) toilKey:3

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31. dry up; fade

1) waver2) wither3) tutor 4) sufferKey:2

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32. surprise

1) admonish2) abolish3) accomplish4) astonishKey:4

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33. easily

1) readily 2) harmoniously3) subtly4) radically Key:1

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34. speed

1) lace2) pace3) base4) vaseKey:2

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35. victory

1) treachery 2) turmoil 3) triumph 4) tribute Key:3

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36. to change

1) assert 2) alter3) avoid4) assign Key:2

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37. to mix together

1) distend2) defend 3) blend4) tendKey:3

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38. to run away from danger

1) glow2) flee3) soar4) peltKey:2

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39. loyalty

1) semblance 2) influence 3) allegiance 4) relevance Key:3

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40. to choose a person for an office

1) appoint 2) adopt3) admire4) affirmKey:1

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41. to desire greatly

1) grasp2) lure3) approve 4) yearnKey:4

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42. refuse

1) resist 2) reject 3) repress4) repeal Key:2

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43. to become larger

1) swell2) jell3) yell4) quellKey:1

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44. to make free from

1) discern2) contrast 3) exempt4) enactKey:3

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45. various

1) diverse 2) reverse3) converse 4) inverseKey:1

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46. real

1) potential 2) genuine 3) magnificent 4) spontaneous Key:2

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47. part

1) tension2) reaction 3) version 4) portion Key:4

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48. inform

1) ratify 2) defy 3) notify 4) pacify Key:3

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49. very necessary

1) convertible 2) homogenous 3) arbitrary 4) essential Key:4

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50. to lie down

1) decline 2) resign 3) recline 4) design Key:3