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The dying man’s speech was so _______________ that no one was able to interpret his last request.
a.) indiscreet
b.) nonchalant
c.) incoherent
d.) impotent
c.) incoherent
Certain pessimists feel that a nuclear war in our time is _______________
a.) inevitable
b.) intrepid
c) impossible
d) diverting
a.) inevitable
Choose the best synonym for the word in italics.
She was overcome by chagrin at the check-out counter when she discovered she had left her wallet at home.
a) anger
b) poverty
c) embarrassment
d) fear
a) anger
The doctor warned her that adequate diet was of paramount importance in effecting a cure.
a.) moving
b.) chief
c.) healing
d.) saving
b.) chief
Then, to connect the pueblos and to give access to the surrounding tableland, the architects laid out a system of public roads with stone staircases for ascending cliff faces. The word "ascending" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) arriving at (B) carving (C) connecting (D) climbing
(D) climbing
I’d rather stay in a hotel with all the amenities than camp in the woods.
a.) conveniences
b.) friends
c.) expenses
d.) sports
a.) conveniences
The word closest in meaning to the opposite of "shrink" is ...
a) reserve
b) emit
c) deplete
d) expand
d) expand
The renowned Boston Symphony Orchestra gave its inaugural concert on October 22, 1881. It has continued to uphold the vision of its founder, the philanthropist, Civil War veteran, and amateur musician Henry Lee Higginson, who dreamed of founding a great and permanent orchestra in Boston for many years. The first concert was given under the direction of conductor Georg Henschel, who remained music director until 1884.
Question:
"inaugural" could best replaced by____
a) the first
b) the famous
c) the most important
d) the beginning
a) the first
The first concert was given under the direction of conductor Georg Henschel, who remained music director until 1884.
Question
"remained" could be best replaced by______
a) endured
b) continued
c) stayed
d) waited
b.) stayed
In addition, there were performers and since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task. The word "enactment" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) establishment (B) performance (C) authorization (D) season
(B) performance
Classical music, unlike many types of music, will generally enhance learning and improve memory.
a.) convey
b.) distribute
c.) increase
d.) ease
c.) increase
The president held a brief press conference.
a.) documented
b.) long
c.) unpleasant
d.) short
d.) short
The kids spoke in a jargon of their own that no one else understood.
(A) accent
(B) body language
(C) vocabulary
(D) foreign language
(C) vocabulary
The augmentation in the population has
created a fuel shortage
(A) augury
(B) increase
(C) demand
(D) necessity
(B) Increase
A series of mechanical improvements continuing well into the nineteenth century, including the introduction of pedals to sustain tone or to soften it, the perfection of a metal frame, and steel wire of the finest quality, finally produced an instrument capable of myriad tonal effects from the most delicate harmonies to an almost orchestral fullness of sound, from a liquid, singing tone to a ship, percussive brilliance. The word "myriad" is closest in meaning to which of following? (A) noticeable (B) many (C) loud (D) unusual
(B) many
The pilot miraculously survived the crash unscathed.
a.) alive
b.) unhurt
c.) undeterred
d.) undisturbed
b.) unhurt
After a while, the flowers had started to wilt.
a.) grow
b.) become limp
c.) bloom
d.) change color
b.) become limp
Like her mother, Fiona was also parsimonious in her shopping.
a.) lazy
b.) selective
c.) frugal
d.) reckless
c.) frugal
I have no problem with ballet, but it's the opera that I find morose.
a.) boring
b.) overflowing
c.) gloomy
d.) exciting
c.) gloomy
Unaltered folk cultures no longer exist in industrialized countries such as the United States and Canada. Perhaps the nearest modern equivalent in Anglo-America is the Amish, a German American farming sect that largely renounces the products and labor saving devices of the industrial age. The phrase "largely renounces" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) generally rejects (B) greatly modifies (C) loudly declares (D) often criticizes
(A) generally rejects
The mistakes that Apple made show that even corporations can make haphazard decisions.
a.) hurried
b.) amateur
c.) unplanned
d.) frivolous
c.) unplanned
The data can be distorted by marketing companies, so we need to be careful.
a.) abused
b.) changed
c.) misrepresented
d.) magnified
c.) misrepresented
As a small team, we were not able to analyze the copious amount of applications we received.
a.) large
b.) complex
c.) small
d.) simple
a.) large
Shame is an emotion that is hard to conceal.
a.) recover
b.) hide
c.) uncover
d.) remove
b.) hide
Staggering tasks confronted the people of the United States, North and South, when the Civil War ended. About a million and a half soldiers from both sides had to be demobilized, readjusted to civilian life, and reabsorbed by the devastated economy. The word "Staggering" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) specialized (B) confusing (C) various (D) overwhelming
(D) overwhelming