Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Part of Speech
In each of the
following groups, identify the letter of the item that indicates the part or parts of speech of the
word given.
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officious
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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ominous
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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pinnacle
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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premeditated
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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rampant
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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solace
a. | noun and verb | b. | noun and adjective | c. | adjective and
verb | d. | adverb and adjective |
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stately
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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supple
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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suppress
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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venal
a. | verb | b. | noun | c. | adjective | d. | adverb |
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Definition
In each of the
following groups, identify the letter of the word that corresponds to the definition
given.
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excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
a. | inopportune | b. | ominous | c. | officious | d. | rampant |
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unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
a. | supple | b. | destitute | c. | stately | d. | ominous |
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a high peak or point
a. | solace | b. | discrepancy | c. | pinnacle | d. | benefactor |
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considered beforehand, deliberately planned
a. | inopportune | b. | premeditated | c. | supple | d. | destitute |
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growing without check, running wild
a. | rampant | b. | musty | c. | deft | d. | explicit |
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comfort, relief
a. | pinnacle | b. | dearth | c. | repose | d. | solace |
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to comfort, console
a. | solace | b. | suppress | c. | accede | d. | comprise |
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bending easily
a. | rampant | b. | venal | c. | ironic | d. | supple |
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readily adaptable
a. | rampant | b. | venal | c. | ironic | d. | supple |
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to subdue, crush
a. | extirpate | b. | suppress | c. | brandish | d. | solace |
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dishonest
a. | venal | b. | inopportune | c. | deft | d. | premeditated |
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Synonym
In each of the
following groups, identify the letter of the item that means the same as the boldface
word in the introductory phrase.
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an officious employee
a. | impertinent | b. | efficient | c. | newly
hired | d. | part-time |
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the ominous stillness
a. | sudden | b. | calming | c. | inauspicious | d. | predictable |
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found the pinnacle
a. | problem | b. | reason | c. | difficulty | d. | summit |
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premeditated undertaking
a. | calculated | b. | hasty | c. | historic | d. | momentous |
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rampant growth of weeds
a. | steady | b. | controlled | c. | unrestrained | d. | noticeable |
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looking for solace
a. | signals | b. | judgment | c. | endurance | d. | relief |
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solace the frightened refugee
a. | reassure | b. | assign | c. | clothe | d. | protect |
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stately residence
a. | well-hidden | b. | imposing | c. | short-term | d. | shabby |
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supple material
a. | rigid | b. | intricate | c. | pliant | d. | slippery |
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suppress the news
a. | trumpet | b. | whisper | c. | stifle | d. | read |
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that venal system
a. | inefficient | b. | unhelpful | c. | honest | d. | corruptible |
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Antonym
In each of the
following groups, identify the letter of the item that means the opposite or almost the
opposite of the boldface expression in the introductory phrase.
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officious when he worked there
a. | timid | b. | nasty | c. | sarcastic | d. | meddlesome |
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the phone’s ominous ring
a. | warning | b. | auspicious | c. | loud | d. | frightening |
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walked to the pinnacle
a. | high point | b. | end | c. | edge | d. | low point |
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a premeditated conclusion
a. | symbolic | b. | joyous | c. | impromptu | d. | definite |
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Completing the Sentence
From
the four items given, identify the letter of the word that best completes each of the following
sentences.
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The _____ immigration official pried into the lives of those who applied for
visas with more enthusiasm than was warranted.
a. | inopportune | b. | stately | c. | destitute | d. | officious |
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Hoping to be helpful, the nervous waiter offered so many recommendations about
what they should order that his customers complained that he was being _____.
a. | premeditated | b. | stately | c. | officious | d. | venal |
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Three members of the finance committee resigned because, they say, Brenda is too
_____ as the chairperson of the committee and thinks that she has the right to meddle in every aspect
of committee members’ lives.
a. | ominous | b. | premeditated | c. | stately | d. | officious |
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The diplomat was always alert for the veiled but _____ comment that might signal
potential problems between the two nations.
a. | musty | b. | explicit | c. | ominous | d. | destitute |
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