Even though he was only in kindergarten, Joel was very ______ and could intuit when his teacher was not pleased with his behavior.. During his many years of hard work, Paul was promoted
Trang 1476 Even though he was only in kindergarten, Joel was very and could intuit when his teacher was not pleased with his behavior
a obtuse
b oblivious
c inept
d perceptive
e indolent
477 During his many years of hard work, Paul was promoted several times and began to rise through the bank’s of employees
a declassification
b surplus
c hierarchy
d principality
e dominion
Chapter 20
Trang 2478 The heat was absolutely , making everyone irritable, sweaty, and uncomfortable
a taciturn
b salient
c replete
d prosaic
e oppressive
479 The biology students were assigned the task of testing the , but did not have enough time to prove its validity
a lexicon
b hypothesis
c motif
d platitude
e genesis
480 It had rained all afternoon, but the fans were still that the baseball game would still be played
a pessimistic
b sadistic
c optimistic
d domineering
e truant
481 If you have any special needs or requests, speak to Val; she’s the one with the most around here
a synergy
b clout
c affinity
d guile
e infamy
482 Because Virgil had been so as a child, he had an extremely
Trang 3483 Far from being a , Bob gets up at dawn every morning to prepare for a long day at work after which he attends classes in evening
a moderator
b drone
c replica
d sycophant
e sluggard
484 The vulgarity used by the football fans at the stadium was and eventually lead to a penalty for the team
a rakish
b quiescent
c sagacious
d reproachable
e mundane
485 After the debate, Karim upon many of the campaign issues
in a series of detailed editorials
a expounded
b ebbed
c doffed
d temporized
e wrought
486 Since the judge hearing the case was related to one of the
defendants, she felt she could not offer a truly opinion
a unbiased
b indifferent
c unilateral
d uninterested
e understated
Trang 4487 Abdul found his ten-hour shifts at the paper clip factory repetitive and
a fatuous
b nebulous
c malleable
d indelible
e wearisome
488 Jonelle is a(n) of the kind of student we seek: someone who
is both academically strong and actively involved in the
community
a paradox
b exemplar
c catalyst
d mandate
e harbinger
489 Tomas is a(n) businessman who knows a good opportunity when he sees it
a insolent
b astute
c mercurial
d indifferent
e volatile
490 Sean would whenever it became his turn to do the dishes
a premeditate
b palter
c reform
d distend
e ponder
491 The barnyard scene outside the 4-H tent made a charming
Trang 5492 The jellyfish, known for its shimmering , is one of nature’s most intriguing creatures
a resonance
b opulence
c didactics
d omniscience
e translucence
493 A decade after the , the members of the tribe began to drift home again, hoping to rebuild the community they had fled during the war
a kowtow
b redaction
c cloister
d diaspora
e chimera
494 After performing a of the cow, scientists determined that it did not have mad cow disease, and there was no need to notify the board of health
a extrapolation
b interrogation
c interment
d elongation
e vivisection
495 Charged with moral , the judge was called off the case even though he denied receiving bribes from the plaintiff’s counsel
a lassitude
b restitution
c turpitude
d torpor
e vicissitude
Trang 6496 I knew from Inga’s reply that she was offended by my question
a sinuous
b vivacious
c sinister
d garrulous
e brusque
497 The cult leader’s obeyed his every instruction
a predecessors
b sycophants
c narcissists
d panderers
e elocutionists
498 The wallpaper in his living room makes it difficult to find curtains and furniture that will match it
a blunt
b fatuous
c verbose
d variegated
e meticulous
499 Homer’s Odyssey was not translated into many people’s until
after the invention of the printing press
a caste
b epicure
c vernacular
d debutant
e nomenclature
500 Don Quixote describes the adventures of a(n) knight who
believes that windmills are giants and the barmaid Dulcinea is a
Trang 7501 The espionage plot was so sophisticated it was impossible
to believe it was the work of teenage computer hackers
a simple
b vaporized
c byzantine
d mystical
e fusty