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DDiirreeccttiioonnss::Choose the best word(s) to complete each sentence.

11)) Unfortunately, he had not had time to fully ______ hisidea - it was too ______ and could not accompany the

final revision of the plan.

AA)) explaindogmaticBB)) appreciateprolixCC)) contemplateadvancedDD)) developinchoateEE)) espouserevolutionary

22))______ behavior did not appease the general; rather, it

substantiated his belief that the best soldiers must act

______ from time to time.

AA)) ObsequiousdefiantlyBB)) MendaciousdeceptiveCC)) MalignedseditiousDD)) UbiquitousdeliberatelyEE)) Brazenoverconfident

33))Although Ben is a hard worker, he always ______ to

his every impulse; he would be more productive if he

wasnt so ______.

AA)) gives incontemporaryBB)) succumbsdemureCC)) permitsidiosyncraticDD)) appealspedanticEE)) yieldscapricious

44))The school would not tolerate Janes arrogantinsolence; her ______ behavior got her expelled.

AA)) assiduousBB)) contemptuousCC)) stolidDD)) deferentialEE)) humble

55))Although Meg is usually quite amiable to newcomers,she cast Billy a cold, ______ stare.

AA)) indifferentBB)) inimicalCC)) sickDD)) rebelliousEE)) vengeful

66))The nurse had become ______ the administration of

injections; nevertheless, she carried out her job with

______ deliberation.

AA)) infatuated withdisinterestedBB)) inured topainstakingCC)) disgusted withvoraciousDD)) used toperfunctoryEE)) concentrated onconceited

77))To her teachers surprise, as soon as Delia met hernew friends she abandoned her typical reticence and

adopted a new, ______ personality.

AA)) reproachfulBB)) deplorableCC)) asinineDD)) irascibleAA)) garrulous

88))In order to keep the audiences attention, students

were advised to avoid ______ discussion, and to

speak only about subjects ______ to their report.

A) brusquemandatoryB) digressivetangentialC) irrelevant germaneD) disinterestedimpartialE) melancholyjovial

99))After being approached by a mendicant in the street,

Jaime knew he had ventured beyond the border which

circumscribed the ______ part of town.

A) pleasantB) affluentC) costlyD) magnanimousE) altruistic

1100))Toxins released into the towns drinking water havehad a ______ effect on the overall health of its

inhabitants.

A) deleteriousB) strangeC) potentD) innocuousE) ravenous

1111))Rowan gasped at pictures of the ______ living

conditions found in third world countries.

A) squalidB) impeccableC) sordidD) immaculateE) boorish

1122))His ______ attitude towards the surrounding chaos

made me appreciate the advantages of stoicism.

A) constantB) temperamentalC) impetuousD) impassiveE) transfixed