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He has mild _____. He rarely gets angry with, let along exhibit violence towards, anyone.
a) temperament
b) temperence
c) temperature
d)

The accountant _______ the figures using the new statistical software he just bought.
a) compute
b) impute
c)
d)

You are ______ for the post as you do not have the necessary credentials.
a) disqualified
b) unqualified
c)
d)

The ______ blew the final whistle. The cricket match had ended with the British triumphing once more over the Indian team.
a) empire
b) umpire
c)
d)

Avoid ______ language in your essays. It only makes for 'heavy' reading.
a) verbal
b) verbose
c)
d)

We made a ________ agreement but did not have it written black and white to prove what had been agreed upon.
a) oral
b) aural
c)
d)

There is no question about Theodore's ______ . He is known to be a very honest person.
a) veracity
b) voracity
c)
d)

Living in caves is nothing to be surprised about as man has been doing that since ______ times.
a) primeval
b) primitive
c)
d)

Although Fathiny's argument made a lot of sense, yet it did not ______ to the motion being debated and for that, she earned a few demerit points.
a) sustain
b) pertain
c) attain
d)

We have little time left to work on this project, we can scarcely afford any moments for ______ .
a) contention
b) intention
c) attention
d)

Although her small size made her rather _____ among the bigger soldiers, Dela was not bothered and continued to focus on what had to do in order to succeed in the army.
a) circumspect
b) conspicuous
c)
d)

Today, one can see many young men who are _____ in their taste for clothing.
a) womanly
b) womanish
c)
d)

The old man's teeth were stained yellow and brown, and his breath ____ of stale tobacco smoke.
a) reeked
b) wreaked
c)
d)

After being abroad for three weeks, I began to _______ for my Singapore food.
a) yearn
b) yarn
c)
d)

The _______ is a handsome make deer.
a) dole
b) hart
c) doe
d) dough

What is the maximum number of calf cramps experienced by Mr Chua on his longest bicycle ride to Changi Bay and back?
a) none because his body is made like a machine
b) One time when he was not hydrated
c) twice because of a humid day
d) Four times due the extremely long distance plus scorching heat

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