The palace’s great hall was rich in history and splendor, the walls hung with ______ tapestries.. Moving swiftly and gracefully through the backyard, the cat suddenly ______ when she hit
Trang 1351 Teachers should not only be knowledgeable but also ; students should feel comfortable approaching them with questions
or problems
a wheedling
b patronizing
c laconic
d affable
e frugal
352 The pain medication Kristy received after surgery offered relief; however, the overwhelming feeling of was an unexpected side effect, and she didn’t like being groggy
a extortion
b compellation
c acquisition
d affirmation
e lethargy
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Trang 2353 The ski lodge had a window that looked out upon a beautiful mountain
a vista
b melee
c fray
d foray
e frieze
354 The palace’s great hall was rich in history and splendor, the walls hung with tapestries
a mellifluous
b malleable
c prudent
d illusive
e ornate
355 After weeks of heavy rains, the earth gave way; mud and trees
down the mountain swallowing cars and houses in their path
a ascended
b inculcated
c aspersed
d hurtled
e entreated
356 The butter had been left in the refrigerator for years
a complacent
b scandalous
c riveting
d dire
e rancid
357 Several weeks of extremely hot, dry weather the land, so instead of rowing across a river, we walked across a cracked,
parched riverbed
a oscillated
b desiccated
c subverted
d coalesced
e thwarted
Trang 3358 The pitcher’s workout regimen was the most grueling of all his teammates, and he never took a day off
a Spartan
b spasmodic
c exclusive
d turgid
e truculent
359 Ethan’s responses when he spoke on the telephone were and he nearly always made his customers think he was rude
a receptive
b laconic
c uncanny
d suave
e ponderous
360 I was bored with the conversation of my roommates and longed for some intellectual stimulation
a egregious
b pronounced
c vapid
d intriguing
e exonerating
361 Ned’s fear was as he watched the 60-foot waves approach his little boat
a futile
b genteel
c innovative
d palpable
e detrimental
362 Moving swiftly and gracefully through the backyard, the cat suddenly when she hit the thorny bush
a recoiled
b recuperated
c invigorated
d fabricated
e throttled
Trang 4363 Although others were fooled by “Doctor” Winston’s speech, Lily knew him for what he was: a(n)
a panacea
b charlatan
c prevarication
d accolade
e primadonna
364 The task of building the cabin was a one, but Rob was up
to the challenge
a laborious
b venerable
c archaic
d cynical
e unbiased
365 After the neighbor’s stereo woke her up for the fifth night in a row, Brenda felt to complain
a impelled
b rebuked
c augmented
d implicated
e destined
366 Carter is writing a letter of recommendation that I can include in
my for prospective employers
a denunciation
b panacea
c dossier
d incantation
e restitution
367 laughter came from the upstairs apartment where Trang was having a graduation party
a Scurrilous
b Deleterious
c Fatuous
d Uproarious
e Malicious
Trang 5368 In the middle of his eloquent , the audience suddenly broke into applause
a ovation
b oration
c inclination
d provocation
e illusion
369 I like the style of these essays; they make complex issues accessible by presenting them in everyday language
a colloquial
b obsolete
c pristine
d exacting
e furtive
370 A diamond ring is the symbol of love and affection
a precocious
b fugacious
c supplemental
d quintessential
e barbarous
371 Allen’s distanced him from his family, but he was still unwilling to apologize
a regeneration
b contingency
c equivalence
d impenitence
e innovation
372 Nothing will my memory of the night we first met; the images are forever burned in my mind
a appease
b undulate
c inculcate
d efface
e truncate
Trang 6373 With the curtains drawn back, the room was with warm sunlight
a recessed
b intruded
c suffused
d belied
e taut
374 The devastating drought forced the tribes of the rainforest
to leave their homes and venture into the modern world
a indigenous
b puritanical
c indigent
d imminent
e munificent
375 Jason’s approach to management included narrowing the salary gap between the CEOs and office workers
a stoic
b apathetic
c utilitarian
d endemic
e proactive
Trang 7351 d Affable (adj.) means easy and pleasant to speak to, approachable;
friendly, warm, gracious
352 e Lethargy (n.) is the state of drowsiness or sluggish inactivity.
353 a Vista (n.) means a view or prospect.
354 e Ornate (adj.) means richly and artistically finished or stylized.
355 d To hurtle (v.) is to rush with great speed; to move violently with
great noise; to fling forcefully
356 e Rancid (adj.) means rotten or putrid.
357 b To desiccate (v.) means to dry out thoroughly, become dry; to
make dry, dull, or lifeless
358 a Spartan (adj.) means rigorously severe (from the Greek
city-state Sparta known for its austere and rigid lifestyle); marked by strict self-discipline; characteristically simple or frugal
359 b Laconic (adj.) means curt, concise, but expressing much in a few
words; brief and to the point
360 c Vapid (adj.) means dull, lacking life, sprit or substance; tedious.
361 d Palpable (adj.) means tangible, noticeable; easily perceived and
detected
362 a To recoil (v.) means to jump back suddenly.
363 b A charlatan (n.) is someone who makes elaborate, fraudulent
claims to having certain skills or knowledge; a quack, imposter, fraud
364 a Laborious (adj.) means characterized by hard work, exertion, or
perseverance