Question 1

Scientists are testing whether rates have the same ______ of color a humans.

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perception

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intellect

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credibility

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innovation

Question 2

Although we started walking at a ______ pace, after an hour, we had slowed down considerably.

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brisk

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tranquil

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temperate

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substantial

Question 3

I found the music quite ______ and began to feel sleepy.

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hypnotic

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incessant

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articulate

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cognitive

Question 4

Never go on ______ diet because you’re bound to regain all the weight you lose.

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a crash

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a core

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an indefinite

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a sustained

Question 5

The protesters want to ______ chemical weapons.

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eliminate

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compensate

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collaborate

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devote

Question 6

He acted as a ______ to try to secure the release of the hostages.

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mediator

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conspirator

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tributary

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vernacular

Question 7

She ______ suggested they rob a bank to pay their bills.

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facetiously

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readily

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conspicuously

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arrogantly

Question 8

Sally is very ______ and overestimates her own importance.

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pretentious

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superficial

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rigorous

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presumptive

Question 9

She’s so pleasant that people often ______ her good nature.

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exploit

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decry

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assert

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supplant

Question 10

The sounds of the piano ______ memories of his childhood.

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evoked

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enunciated

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infested

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engaged

Question 11

Betty’s job is ______, yet she is exhausted when she gets home.

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sedentary

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idle

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scanty

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meticulous

Question 12

Peter has a ______ and always forgets to lock the front door.

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head like a sieve

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swollen head

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good head for figures

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head in the clouds

Question 13

He’s a highly respected community member. A man of personal and professional ______.

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integrity

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consistency

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discipline

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intuition

Question 14

The constant noise outside ______ us from our work.

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distracted

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distinguished

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designed

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disposed

Question 15

The best way to learn a language is through total ______ in a community that speaks the language daily.

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immersion

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restoration

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transparency

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retention

Question 16

You definitely need to be more ______ in the interview.

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assertive

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comprehensible

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engaged

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assessed

Question 17

I came to congratulate Maggie on the birth of her baby, but she had already ______of the hospital.

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checked out

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phased out

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lashed out

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cleared up

Question 18

The noise of the passing train ______ through the house.

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reverberated

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inundated

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insinuated

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stimulated

Question 19

The thief was ______ by the police after a brief struggle.

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apprehended

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immersed

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induced

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confronted

Question 20

The drop in temperature was so slight that it was almost ______.

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imperceptible

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irresistible

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inevitable

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inviolable

Question 21

I couldn’t quite ______ her reaction to the sudden announcement.

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gauge

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curtail

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beset

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contract

Question 22

The book describes the decline of the dinosaurs and their ______ extinction.

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ultimate

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invincible

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phenomenal

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doomed

Question 23

After ______ his leg, it took him months to get back to running.

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fracturing

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extracting

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distorting

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sprouting

Question 24

Firefighting is a particularly ______ job.

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hazardous

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notorious

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supercilious

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reversible

Question 25

Political asylum is ______ only after the candidate’s background is carefully screened.

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granted

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exerted

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acceded

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vexed

Question 26

He ______ from under the sofa and chased his sister around the room.

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sprang

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evacuated

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moaned

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aspired

Question 27

The clean parks and beaches are a ______ of local concern for the environment.

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manifestation

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consolidation

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contribution

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modification

Question 28

What was the ______ motive for the murder?

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underlying

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cohesive

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illicit

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fateful

Question 29

He became a lawyer to fight for justice but soon became ______ with the system.

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disillusioned

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superstitious

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dissipated

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retentive

Question 30

I don’t know much about the new mayoral candidate. He’s a bit of a ______.

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dark horse

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red herring

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white elephant

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lame duck

Question 31

Only is you make a ______ effort to study will you manage to pass this exam.

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sustained

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paramount

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virtual

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prompt

Question 32

Bill is always under ______ at work, and he rarely relaxes.

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pressure

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tension

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impulse

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burden

Question 33

Adam is a brilliant mimic. His ______of politicians are excellent.

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impersonations

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implications

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adaptations

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approximations

Question 34

He ducked ______ as the ball flew past his head.

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instinctively

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indefinitely

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sporadically

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substantially

Question 35

Police uncovered a ______ to kidnap the president.

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conspiracy

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denomination

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consortium

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legacy

Question 36

My family’s welfare takes ______ over everything else.

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priority

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pride

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promotion

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amenity

Question 37

The police have issued a ______ for his arrest.

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warrant

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wire

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petition

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covenant

Question 38

I forgot to plug in the ______, so the computer wouldn’t work.

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cable

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pulse

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force

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circuit

Question 39

She has always ______ her children with affection and love.

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smothered

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immersed

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enhanced

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prefaced

Question 40

Tina sighed with ______ as she sat on the beach and watched the sunset.

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contentment

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assessment

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consistency

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resentment

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