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1. The police wondered about the man’s ______ for committing the crime.
a. apathy b. motive c. providence d. diction
5. The photographers waited for the groundhog to ______ from his hole.
a. deport b. propel c. provide d. emerge
d. emerge
I could see the stage all right, but the ______ quality was poor.
a. exotic b. auditory c. paternal d. agile
b. auditory
The pilgrims gave thanks to ______ for their plentiful harvest.
a. his dictator b. the inscription c. providence d. the burden
c. providence
The congresswoman pounded the table and stated that she would never ______ to raising taxes
for the poorest taxpayers.
a. consent b. dissent c. dictate d. prescribe
a. consent
. Because the criminal was a citizen of another country, the judge decided to ______ him instead
of sentencing him to jail.
a. divulge b. deport c. specify d. prescribe
b. deport
Toward what would a person have patriotic feelings?
a. a baseball team b. a country c. a pet d. a beverage
b. a country
How would you describe having a reputation as an honest person?
a. an asset b. a burden c. a motive d. an exhibit
a. an asset
The man was taken into custody because of his ______ behavior.
a. versatile b. irrational c. passive d. unabridged
b. irrational
The political party was having a hard time finding a candidate to ______ the popular incumbent
from the other party.
a. clarify b. detach c. oppose d. align
c. oppose
You should have seen the look of ______ on Dad’s face when he took the assemble-it-yourself
bookcase out of the box.
a. perplexity b. conviction c. status d. bias
a. perplexity
. You’ll have a better chance of finding that unusual word if you look it up in an ______ dictionary.
a. unabridged b. incompetent c. illegible d. irrational
a. unabridged
The candidate’s refusal to reveal her running mate led to much ______.
a. malfunction b. speculation c. conviction d. status
b. speculation
. If you feel your point of view is right, then ______ your position to the committee.
a. oppose b. assert c. comprehend d. detach
b. assert
. If you are right-handed and write with your left hand (or vice versa), which word might describe
the result?
a. illegible b. irrational c. drab d. unabridged
a. illegible
Which word would best describe an indecisive person?
a. abstract b. portly c. noncommittal d. drab
c. noncommittal
Because the hikers planned to reunite at 4:00 P.M., they paused to ______ their watches.
a. assess b. synchronize c. restore d. shun
b. synchronize
The rumble of thunder in the distance sounded ______, and I feared we would not reach the
cabin before the storm.
a. ominous b. chronic c. tranquil d. vital
a. ominous
Getting this blood to the accident victims is absolutely ______!
a. eerie b. chronic c. dynamic d. vital
d. vital
The mountain seemed to ______ larger and larger as I approached.
a. pursue b. restore c. loom d. synchronize
c. loom
No ______ to Michael Jordan’s title as the world’s best basketball player has yet appeared.
a. heir b. idol c. air d. principal
a. heir
. For dinner, the ______ chef prepared snails in cream sauce.
a. idle b. gourmet c. sluggish d. hostile
b. gourmet
. Telling the truth is one ______ that I consider important.
a. principle b. principal c. enthusiasm d. vice
a. principle
The villain tried to ______ at the sheriff and grab his pistol.
a. scurry b. cower c. lunge d. alter
c. lunge
The mayor promised to stamp out ______ in the city, no matter how widespread.
a. fiction b. vice c. enthusiasm d. glee
b. vice