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100 Cards in this Set
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She felt no great passion for the topic and her ? showed.
a. tentativeness b. terseness c. testiness d. tepidity |
c. terseness
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egress a. stupidity b. understatement c. interview d. entrance |
c. interview
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The coin collection is of dubious value.
a. enormous b. increasing c. understated d. doubtful |
d. doubtful
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pejorative
a. large b. be littling c. despicable d. unjust |
b. be littling
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consanguinity
a. kinship b. friendship c. bloodletting d. happiness |
a. kinship
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The ? between the king's death and his son's reign lasted nine years.
a. interrogation b. interstice c. interregnum d. interpolation |
c. interregnum
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"Get up off your knees and knock off that ? behavior," said the queen.
a. oblivious b. oblique c. obligatory d. obsequious |
d. obsequious
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The alibi was not enough to ? the defendant.
a. exhume b. execrate c. excoriate d. exculpate |
d. exculpate
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risible a. serious b. laughable c. imagined d. safe |
a. serious
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Which word is NOT related to the Latin word?
fugio a. fuel b. fugue c. refuge d. fugitive |
a. fuel
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In English the adjective and noun are usually ?.
a. juxtaposed b. sessile c. conjugated d. correlative |
a. juxtaposed
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Which word is NOT related to the Latin word?
mitto a. mission b. mitten c. remittance d. commit |
b. mitten
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Which word is NOT related to the Latin word?
audio a. audacious b. audible c. auditorium d. audience |
a. audacious
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celerity a. slowness b. freshness c. coldness d. readiness |
a. slowness
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corpulent
a. fat b. hilly c. relentless d. unbending |
a. fat
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The witch and her coven were deep into the ?.
a. occlusal b. occult c. occipital d. occidental |
b. occult
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aperture
a. seperation b. behive c. opening d. derisive |
c. opening
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His involvement IMPEDED out progress.
a. aided b. hindered c. stopped d. endangered |
b. hindered
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invulnerable a. childish b. woundable c. filled d. concerned |
b. woundable
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placate
a. place b. please c. hurt d. catch |
b. please
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imbibe
a. write b. wear c. drink d. live |
c. drink
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subvert
a. see under b. turn under c. understand d. come under |
b. turn under
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ubiquitous
a. watery b. where c. which d. talk |
where
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fenestration
a. window b. ditch c. custom d. song |
a. window
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Her eyes widened as she observed the ? of the castle.
a. corpulence b. undulation c. opulence d. assiduity |
c. opulence
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Get to the point; no more ?.
a. circumlocutions b. circumlunaries c. circumflezes d. circumnavagation |
a. circumlocutions
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cupidity a. hatred b. arrogance c. generosity d. speed |
a. hatred
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transmit
a. send out b. send across c. send back d. send in |
b. send across
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The ? laughter grated on my nerves.
a. stellar b. strident c. stultifying d. sterile |
b. strident
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ligature
a. choose b. read c. law d. tie |
d, tie
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gravid
a. sad b. honorable c. heavy d. rainy |
c. heavy
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tenure
a. hold b. fear c. thin d. covering |
a. hold
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The story spread by the gossips turned out to be ?.
a. facetious b. facile c. fallacious d. farinaceous |
c. fallacious
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implacable
a. unable to be pleased b. placing in c. folding in d. not helping |
a. unable to be pleased
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ameliorate
a. befriend b. improve c. liken d. subordinate |
b. improve
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verbose a. gtrassy b. silent c. swollen d. aromatic |
b. silent
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credible
a. chew b. yield c. fall d. believe |
d. believe
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Standing in the lunch line, I found myself IMPECUNIOUS.
a. without money b. hungry c. nauseated d. friendless |
a. without money
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Antonym
dormant a. boring b. lively c. hesitant d. remarkable |
b. lively
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solvent
a. serve b. loosen c. be accustomed d. turn |
b. loosen
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sacerdotal
a. religious b. frank c. authoritative d. violent |
a. religious
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dulcet a. false b. heavy c. raucous d. dull |
c. raucous
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inherent
a. weak b. natural c. stubborn d. complete |
b. natural
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multifaceted
a. knowledgeable b. differentiated c. many-sided d. multiplied |
c. many-sided
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indigent
a. native b. lazy c. sincere d. needy |
d. needy
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corpulent a. miniscule b. retired c. military d. dizzy |
a. miniscule
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Where you CAPTIVATED by the child's appearance?
a. repelled b. charmed c. deceived d. annoyed |
b. charmed
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antebellum
a. against war b. before the war c. throughout the war d. after war |
b. before the war
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bellicose a. frightened b. ugly c. peaceful d. redeeming |
c. peaceful
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incursion
a. running into b. no running c. cursing on d. cursing at |
a. running into
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avert a. face b. oblige c. control d. appear |
a. face
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antediluvian
a. hidden b. primitive c. tepestuous d. chaotic |
b. primitive
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perfect
a. make again b. carry through c. do thoroughly d. do together |
c. do thoroughly
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confluence
a. illegal action b. flowing together c. influence well d. trusting |
b. flowing together
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Near the PORTAL was an injured soldier.
a. foxhole b. cannon c. commander d. doorway |
d. doorway
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There was no need to AUGMENT the school budget.
a. ignore b. reject c. spend d. increase |
d. increase
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Antonym
discern a. twirl b. confuse c. correct d. display |
b. confuse
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The friend's actions had never been more LAUDABLE.
a. understood b. praiseworthy c. contemptible d. repaid |
b. praiseworthy
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reject
a. throw back b. turn back c. chuse again d. read |
a. throw back
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You seem to be COGNIZANT of all the problems involved with that project.
a. terrified b. aware c. unconcerned d. resisting |
b. aware
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Which word is NOT related to the Latin word?
pes a. pedal b. pedestrian c. pedicure d. pediatrician |
d. pediatrician
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Which word is NOT related to the Latin word?
dico a. dictate b. diction c. ridicule d. contradict |
c. ridicule
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intervene
a. come between b. jump between c. come in d. see through |
a. come between
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levity a. superficiality b. heaviness c. comedy d. derision |
b. heaviness
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somnolent a. soothing b. stimulating c. boring d. loyal |
b. stimulating
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The wings on the figurine were MOTILE.
a. electronic b. remarkable c. moveable d. fragile |
c. moveable
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inimical a. friendly b. tired c. unappetizing d. relentless |
a. friendly
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salutary
a. greeting b. healthy c. purposeful d. salty |
a. greeting
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relinquish a. retain b. destroy c. devalue d. employ |
a. retain
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extract
a. send away b. hand out c. drag to d. pull out |
d. pull out
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fidelity a. treachery b. eternity c. happiness d. order |
a. treachery
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magnanimous
a. full b. speedy c. unfriendly d. noble |
d. noble
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perspicacious
a. understanding b. nosy c. spacious d. self-serving |
a. understanding |
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loquacious
a. talkative b. nearby c. localized d. sparing |
a. talkative
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annihilate
a. better b. nothing c. harsh d. hilly |
b. nothing
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effusive
a. breakable b. shining c. evil d. gushing |
d. gushiing
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paucity a. poverty b. wealth c. value d. abundance |
d. abundance
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vivacious a. deadly b. determined c. lifeless d. hated |
c. lifeless
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The actress received CLAMOROUS response.
a. noisy b. polite c. cool d. hostile |
a. noisy
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propinquity a. cleverness b. desire c. distance d. fear |
c. distance
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tenacious a. obnoxious b. intentional c. scary d. weak |
d. weak
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A cheerleader must show that she is ?.
a. vicious b. vitriolic c. vivacious d. vituperative |
c. vivacious
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impecunious a. affluent b. shy c. well-regarded d. safe |
a. affluent
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acrimonious a. sharp b. harmonious c. beloved d. similar |
b. harmonious
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urbane a. witty b. rustic c. smooth d. virtual |
b. rustic
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I have been a part of this project from its ?.
a. inception b. conjuction c. infusion d. inscription |
a. inception
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The secret to a good speech is often its ?.
a. invidiousness b. malignancy c. contrition d. brevity |
d. brevity
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Which word is NOT related to the Latin word?
ius a. justice b. juvenile c. jury d. juridical |
b. juvenile
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After such a job, you are entitled to fair ?.
a. permutation b. remuneration c. enumeration d. ornamentation |
b. remuneration
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Your fingers are associated with the ? sense.
a. refractory n. logistical c. tactile d. hostile |
c. tactile
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The tiny child addressed the football hero ?.
a. tardily b. suspiciously c. vulnerably d. timorously |
d. timorously
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The wheat field in the distance seemed to move with golden ?.
a. synchrony b. undulations c. vincibility d. protestation |
b. undulations
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The teenager worked out in the gym out of a desire to appear more ?.
a. virile b. puerile c. homicidal d. effeminate |
a. virile
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The fumes coming from the lab were utterly ?.
a. nocturnal b. diurnal c. vernal d. noxious |
d. noxious
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riparian
a. of a river bank b. grasping c. foolhardy d. deceitful |
a. of a river bank
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Which word is NOT related to the Latin word?
lux a. lucent b. luck c. Lucifer d. lucid |
b. luck
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Which word is NOT related to the Latin word?
facio a. face b. factions c. confect d. artifact |
a. face
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With all the death scenes the movie was a/an ? affair.
a. dolorous b. eloquent c. discordan d. effulgent |
a. dolorous
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Which word is NOT related to the Latin word?
duco a. duck b. ductile c. reduce d. duct |
a. duck
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Which word is NOT related to the Latin word?
terra a. terror b. terrain c. subterranean d. terra cotta |
a. terror
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