Question 1

The _______ of the disease is indicated by a rash and fever.

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onset

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influs

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remainder

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counterbalance

Question 2

The basketball player was well paid for this _______ of the product on television.

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endorsement

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entrepreneur

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exasperation

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extortion

Question 3

I had to try hard to _______ a yawn during the speech.

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stifle

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undermine

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enhance

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dissent

Question 4

Yesterday, I saw an _______ between two taxi drivers; it ended when one punched the other.

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altercation

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urbanization

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insubordination

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acceleration

Question 5

Those children look bored; they need something to _______ them.

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stimulate

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obliterate

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deprecate

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attribute

Question 6

He was sentenced to five years in prison for _______.

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embezzlement

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compilation

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affluence

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bereavement

Question 7

We needn't have taken so much equipment, as most of it was _______.

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superfluous

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substantial

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scorching

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distinct

Question 8

Ann had a lot of freedom when she was young because her parents were very _______.

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liberal

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irreproachable

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impartial

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fundamental

Question 9

When I asked Doug about his plans, he answered _______ that he was planning to get rich.

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glibly

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diligently

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warily

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derogatively

Question 10

I'm pretty sure his idea won't work, but I guess we'd better _______ him for now.

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play along with

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see through

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look out

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pass off

Question 11

Even at a young age, the writer had a very _______ imagination.

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fertile

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ample

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arable

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fallible

Question 12

The basic _______ of the book is that men and women learn in different ways.

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premise

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verification

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prejudice

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prevalence

Question 13

You musn't photocopy books because it's _______ of copyright law.

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an infringement

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a tendency

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a misnomer

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a deferral

Question 14

Virtual reality therapy helped her _______ her fear of heights.

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conquer

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chastise

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humiliate

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deplete

Question 15

It was very _______ of him to repair computers while he was a university student.

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enterprising

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irreverent

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distinguished

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introvert

Question 16

The old part of the city has _______ its original character and charm.

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retained

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remained

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replenished

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refrained

Question 17

Most students fet that the new art professor was better than his _______.

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predecessor

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conterfeit

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connoisseur

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artisan

Question 18

I've always been interested in _______ and plan to learn to fly a plane.

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aviation

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apprehension

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hibernation

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conservation

Question 19

Sue broke up with her boyfriend because she felt they were not _______.

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compatible

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commensurate

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mere

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tarnished

Question 20

Doctors can't cure the common cold; they are only able to _______ the symptoms.

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alleviate

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culminate

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inherit

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contract

Question 21

She's really _______ for a young child, and her vocabulary is amazing.

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articulate

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perpetual

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conspicuous

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radical

Question 22

If you pay within 30 days of purchase, you _______ no interest charges whatsoever.

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incur

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console

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accredit

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distort

Question 23

The discussion about staff cuts suddenly turned _______.

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acrimonious

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tremulous

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intelligible

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impeccable

Question 24

Sall's aunt gives her lots of advice out of concern for her _______.

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welfare

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solitude

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exposure

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legacy

Question 25

As people age, they may have diminished physical and mental _______.

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capacities

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deficiencies

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gratification

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affiliations

Question 26

Many animals _______ food in preparation for the winter.

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hoard

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stun

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discart

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compound

Question 27

She laughed _______ at her neighbor's embarrassment.

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maliciously

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negligibly

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diligently

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grudgingly

Question 28

No wonder he's _______; he eats fast food and candy all the time.

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obese

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immune

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addictive

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parched

Question 29

There was no evidence to support the newspaper's _______, so they had to print an apology.

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allegation

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verification

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aversion

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deceleration

Question 30

The city authorities knocked down several _______ buildings.

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derelict

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destitute

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impoverished

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dissolved

Question 31

Bad weather _______ to the failure of the event, but it was also badly organised.

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contributed

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deduced

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concluded

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devastated

Question 32

You have very right to feel _______ after the terrible way you've been treated.

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disgruntled

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disparate

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implausible

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precarious

Question 33

An alarm _______ the police to a bank robbery in progress.

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alerted

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incited

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oriented

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traced

Question 34

Drinking only green tea is a sure way of _______ your system of toxins and impurities.

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purging

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screening

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clotting

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swelling

Question 35

Their promises of easy profit proved to be _______, and we lost money on our investment.

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illusory

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inhibited

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irrelevant

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inevitable

Question 36

Sandy was too ambarrassed to _______ the subject of the money they owed her.

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broach

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yield

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thwart

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invade

Question 37

He decied to hand in his _______ and look for a better job.

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resignation

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subscription

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abundance

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innovation

Question 38

You will be _______ a room in the dorm if you apply early enough.

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allocated

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propagated

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fluctuated

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collaborated

Question 39

Let's _______ and not make any firm decisions now.

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play it by ear

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pass away

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play cat and mouse

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run down

Question 40

Chess players often _______ for a long time before they decide on a move.

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deliberate

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maintain

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alliterate

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diversify

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