Because Stan had been preoccupied during his dynamite juggling demonstration, the jury felt that he was not ______________ for the destruction of the property. A) amorphous B) nondescript C) indiscreet D) culpable
D) culpable
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Sally was full of __________ because Mr. Reeves, our English teacher, filled the margins of her term paper with harsh remarks about her spelling, grammar, and writing style. A) omnipotence B) volition C) beneficence D) malaise
D) malaise
15
Da-Shawn and Harry were fired from the stage crew because their constant ______________ during the play drowned out the actors and ruined the performance. A) vociferations B) analogies C) neologisms D) synchronizations
A) vociferations
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The baby kittens were so ______________ that the nursery school children were able to pick them up, carry them around by the scruffs of their necks, and dress them up in doll clothes. A) antipathetic B) chronic C) placid D) misanthropic
C) placid
15
The applicant’s credentials were ______________ so I decided to hire him. A) credible B) anachronistic C) analogous D) anthropomorphic
A) credible
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Walter’s skin took on a ______________ appearance after diving into the pool of radioactive wastes. A) sophomoric B) pathological C) luminous D) philanthropic
B) pathological
15
The police spent seven months working on the crime case but were never able to determine the identity of the . ______________ A) nominee B) pseudonym C) eponym D) malefactor
D) malefactor
15
The portions at the restaurant were so that ______________ immediately after dessert we drove to another restaurant and ordered a second full meal. A) novel B) nominal C) dignified D) verisimilar
B) nominal
15
Choose the word that does not fit…benevolent, beneficent, benign, beneficiary
beneficiary
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Choose the word that does not fit… maleficent, malicious, malcontent, malevolent
Malcontent
15
Choose the word that does not fit… ambiguity, clarity, vagueness, equivocality
clarity
15
Choose the word that does not fit… apathy, sympathy, empathy, kindness
apathy
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Choose the word that does not fit… insubordinate, willful, vociferous, intransigent
vociferous
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Choose the word that does not fit… amoral, apolitical, amorous, atheistic
amorous
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Choose the word that does not fit… pathology, antipathy, misanthropy, misogyny
pathology
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Choose the word that does not fit… anthropocentric, analogous, anthropomorphic, anthropological