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Which sentence contains an error in word usage?
a) The entire church winced when the organist started the song on the wrong chord.
b) Jon was surprised when it did not take him long to learn three cords on the guitar.
c) In the interview, the person trying out for the job did not strike the right chord with the CEO.
d) Franciscan monks in medieval times did not wear belts, but simply ropes or cords tied around their waist.
Which sentence contains an error in word usage?
a) The ransom note said to drop off the money at a discrete location.
b) The private detective was known for being discreet with all information.
c) I never tell Jennifer anything because she is so indiscreet with information.
d) Fred felt like he was best at discrete mathematics rather than other branches of math.
Which sentence uses the word unique in a way that is often contested or identified as wrong?
a) We went on a very unique tour of the underwater caves found in Tennessee.
b) My parents did not want to go on just any vacation; they wanted a unique one.
c) Ever since I was a child, my mother has told me that I was a unique type of kid.
d) This type of pastry is unique in that you can only buy it in this county in Florida.
Which sentence contains an error in word usage?
a) It seems like every fantasy movie these days begins with a dramatic voice detailing a prophecy.
b) The old man in the wizard cloak gave a prophesy that the new king would be found in a forest.
c) I don't like to make prophecies, but I'm pretty sure that there are going to be thunderstorms today.
d) When someone prophesies the end of times, you should listen to those prophecies with a grain of salt.
Which sentence contains an error in word usage?
a) After the accident, Charlotte couldn't bear to drive a car at night anymore.
b) Sometimes being a man simply means helping others bare their difficult burdens.
c) When the lamplight fell on the young woman's bare arms, she looked even lovelier.
d) The Park Ranger warned everyone again to avoid leaving out food that might attract bears.
She had had certain ways of expression that told him that her statements on the subject came from a deep conviction. Moreover, on her side, was his belief that her ethical motive in the argument was impregnable. What does the word impregnable me
a) unable to be heard
b) unable to be broken
c) unable to be heeded
d) unable to be spoken
A little little grave, an obscure grave. What is the BEST meaning for obscure in this line from the passage?
a) ancient
b) dark
c) royal
d) unknown
unknown
a) unknown
b) unknown
c) unknown
d) unknown
unknown
a) unknown
b) unknown
c) unknown
d) unknown
unknown
a) unknown
b) unknown
c) unknown
d) unknown
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