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1) I know that Jeff is smart, so I was confused when he did such a vacuous thing as jump off the roof. Vacuous means:
A
exciting
B
sad
C
ugly
D
stupid
2) The eccentric old woman lived in a house that was anything but normal. Eccentric means:
A
normal
B
odd/ bizarre
C
a) average
D
regular
3) Ashley loved the new jeans in the store, and she just had to have them. Although she didn't want to grovel, she decided to beg her parents to get them. Grovel means:
A
revolt
B
network
C
resist
D
plead
4) The tornado annihilated the whole town to the point that nothing was left. Annihilated means:
A
saved
B
created
C
constructed
D
destroyed
5) The departing president of the organization gave his valediction. When he was through, he welcomed the new president to the stage. Valediction means:
A
starting
B
farewell speech
C
beginning
D
welcome
6) Bobby thinks that it's funny to tantalize Sally by making fun of her curly hair, but it only makes the other kids mad at him. Tantalize means:
A
talk to
B
rush
C
tease
D
poked
7) The man who lives next door spoke brusquely to the children, unlike his wife who is always polite. Brusquely means:
A
courteously
B
kindly
C
gruffly/ impolitely
D
calmly
8) Terry was being obstinate. She was being so stubborn and refusing to see any movie other than her favorite. Obstinate means:
A
complaint
B
stubborn
C
easily gives in
D
peacemaker
9) Although the cabinet was ligneous, it wasn't made with real wood. Ligneous means:
A
a) empty
B
wood-like
C
brown
D
native
10) Famous conquistadors include Cortes, who conquered Aztec, Mexico. Conquistador means:
A
victims
B
geographers
C
conquerors
D
losers
11) Jackie was filled with mortification, or shame, because of her careless remark. Mortification means:
A
laziness
B
mean
C
classy
D
shame
12) There was crazy pandemonium as people were trying to leave the rock concert.
A
peace
B
silence
C
order
D
Craziness or chaos
13) I just freed myself from a very loquacious history professor. He would not stop talking. Loquacious means:
A
Talkative
B
Social
C
Hated
D
Friendly
14) The purpose of the therapist is to mitigate the suffering of the patient. Mitigate means:
A
make milder
B
increase
C
beautify
D
banish
15) 0. A combination of fog and industrial smoke, called smog, has vitiated the air in and around many big cities. Vitiated means:
A
contaminate
B
fill up
C
concentrate
D
replace
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