Question 1

The jeweller _______ their names inside the rings.

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inscribed

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conveyed

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discerned

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evaluated

Question 2

He always _______ generously to the church collection fund.

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contributes

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volunteers

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sustains

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supplements

Question 3

Many people believe the new senator has the _______ to become a great leader.

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potential

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exertion

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redress

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allegiance

Question 4

He’ll try to _______ you to join his company with promises of a high salary and generous fringe benefits.

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entice

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inveigh

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deduce

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donate

Question 5

Darwin believed that man _______ from apes.

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evolved

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exhaled

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reformed

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perpetrated

Question 6

You should have Sam paint your house. He works cleanly and _______.

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methodically

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innocuously

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redundantly

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arbitrarily

Question 7

The scientists brought back _______ of rare butterflies from the jungle.

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specimens

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extracts

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traces

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embryos

Question 8

The issue of unemployment _______ the elections

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dominated

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represented

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compiled

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confronted

Question 9

After a while, the noise of the party _______.

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subsided

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submitted

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submerged

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subdued

Question 10

Management and the union were forced to _______ during today’s meeting.

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compromise

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overcome

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guarantee

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preside

Question 11

It is often difficult to _______ between a genuine diamond and a fake one.

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distinguish

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decipher

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disperse

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relinquish

Question 12

The aim of the anti-smoking campaign is to _______ the general public.

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enlighten

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enervate

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introduce

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initiate

Question 13

With a full-time job, college classes, and a busy family, Tina really _______.

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burns the candle at both ends

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goes down the drain

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sweeps things under the rug

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brings the house down

Question 14

These matters are _______ to the main topic under discussion.

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incidental

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pensive

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admissible

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divergent

Question 15

The committee has _______ an excellent plan for raising money for the charity.

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come up with

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put up with

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looked down on

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brushed up on

Question 16

It was very _______ of you to bring an umbrella.

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prudent

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blatant

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brazen

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latent

Question 17

In the end, they accepted that the closure of the factory was _______.

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inevitable

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inactive

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inadvertent

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invariable

Question 18

They were warned to avoid the _______ of too much red meat.

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consumption

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deficiency

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infusion

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depreciation

Question 19

She’ll have to _______ the fact that she will never be a successful artist.

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face up to

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look into

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count on

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see through

Question 20

The university runs two _______ sections of the same history course.

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concurrent

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pervasive

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earnest

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commercial

Question 21

Bob tried to explain the rules of the card game to me, but I was completely _______.

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baffled

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vagrant

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submissive

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despondent

Question 22

The soldiers prepared themselves for the final _______ by the rebels.

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onslaught

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exploitation

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abolition

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obstruction

Question 23

Experts have _______ the newly discovered painting of Renoir.

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ascribed

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implicated

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rectified

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regarded

Question 24

The speaker was so far away that his voice was almost _______.

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inaudible

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obtuse

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brisk

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aloft

Question 25

He was in such a state of shock that what he said was _______.

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incoherent

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incalculable

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inaugural

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incisive

Question 26

The prisoner’s attempt to escape was _______ because the jail was well guarded.

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futile

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overwrought

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insidious

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conductive

Question 27

Economic _______ in the south has forced people to move north in search of work.

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stagnation

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intervention

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revulsion

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induction

Question 28

Vaccines are sued to prevent the spread of _______ diseases.

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infectious

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cumulative

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intoxicating

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recurrent

Question 29

Politicians can _______ public opinion with skilful use of social media.

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manipulate

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confiscate

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propagate

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obliterate

Question 30

John was _______ with grief when his sister died.

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overwhelmed

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prescribed

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recuperated

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overthrown

Question 31

If you want another loan, you’ll have to _______ the bank manager.

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butter up

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beat down

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bring up

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butt in

Question 32

Unless we find a successful poison, we cannot _______ this pest.

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eradicate

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vanquish

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preserve

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efface

Question 33

I find project management software absolutely _______. Without it, I can’t keep track of deadlines.

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indispensable

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advantageous

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opportune

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appropriate

Question 34

People don’t understand the monumental _______ of a nuclear accident.

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repercussions

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extradition

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conceptions

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restraints

Question 35

If a confession has been _______ from a suspect, it cannot be used in court.

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coerced

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implicated

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preoccupied

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alleged

Question 36

The car’s inability to stop was caused by some king ofo _______ of the brakes.

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malfunction

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interjection

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irritant

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intrusion

Question 37

The people who _______ the fumes began to cough.

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inhaled

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sampled

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radiated

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inspired

Question 38

This position comes with a large salary and a great deal of _______.

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prestige

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proximity

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trophy

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award

Question 39

The newly rich often enjoy an _______ lifestyle, buying large houses and expensive cars.

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ostentatious

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ominous

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ambiguous

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effervescent

Question 40

The newspaper report _______ the facts about the incident.

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distorted

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delayed

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demolished

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deleted

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