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Quiz by iManifest Dreams, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by iManifest Dreams
almost 5 years ago
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Question 1
Question
Paper is easy to ( ) but hard to straighten back out.
Answer
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crumple
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crumble
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distort
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knead
Question 2
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“If you put one more book on that wobbly bookshelf,” the mother told her husband, “it will ( ) to the floor.”
Answer
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topple
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swoop
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bustle
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supple
Question 3
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Police were there to arrest the woman trying to ( ) drugs into the airport.
Answer
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smuggle
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detain
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curate
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fasten
Question 4
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We installed a guard rail at the top of the steps to prevent the little boy from taking a ( ) down two flights of stairs.
Answer
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tumble
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crumble
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pucker
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quiver
Question 5
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A prison ( ) began in the cafeteria when two inmates got angry at each other.
Answer
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brawl
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trample
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outbreak
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backstab
Question 6
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I was looking forward to bushels of fresh, home-grown tomatoes, but a ( ) killed all my plants just before they became ripe.
Answer
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blight
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famine
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bushel
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peat
Question 7
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The relocation of the car factory to our struggling town is an economic ( ).
Answer
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boon
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stupor
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relapse
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scarcity
Question 8
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Some dieters say they cannot help ( ) on chocolate
Answer
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binging
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purging
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rebuffing
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mollifying
Question 9
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The trial judge was only interested in evidence that was ( ) and visible.
Answer
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tangible
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circumstantial
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pervasive
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circumspect
Question 10
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We do not expect my ( ) grandfather to live much longer.
Answer
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ailing
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sleazy
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infantile
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abysmal
Question 11
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The ( ) smell of the dead body sent me running from the house.
Answer
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repulsive
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acerbic
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churlish
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gaudy
Question 12
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As evidenced by her excessive weight, Amber has a ( ) appetite.
Answer
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prodigious
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comely
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delectable
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statuesque
Question 13
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Because Haley is a ( ) cleaner, every inch of her house is spotless.
Answer
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meticulous
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fastidious
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prowess
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jubilant
Question 14
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The attorney’s ( ) ways earned him a reputation as a dishonest crook.
Answer
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roguish
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bigoted
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philanthropic
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stereotypical
Question 15
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John was very ( ) and would lend a helping hand at any time for his community outreach program.
Answer
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benevolent
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maleficent
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chivalrous
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deplorable
Question 16
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I am ( ) to learn that my sister is finally having a baby.
Answer
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jubilant
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sprightly
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frivolous
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complacent
Question 17
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Before there were calculators, merchants would use an abacus to ( ) up debts owed.
Answer
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tally
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launder
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douse
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fare
Question 18
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When I am working in my home office, my kids often ( ) for my attention by screaming my name.
Answer
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clamor
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marvel
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instigate
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veer
Question 19
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The groom watched in ( ) as his beautiful bride walked down the aisle.
Answer
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awe
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milieu
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wander
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condemnation
Question 20
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Frank deals with the pain of his wife’s death by drinking himself into a ( ) every night.
Answer
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stupor
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doldrums
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concoction
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flout
Question 21
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Christina used her hunting ( ) to survive in the woods for a week.
Answer
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prowess
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sconce
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ovation
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squadron
Question 22
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Bill had been sober for ten years, but then he had a ( ) and started drinking again.
Answer
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relapse
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collapse
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prolapse
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apse
Question 23
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Even though Sarah has a/an ( ) to snakes, she is still brave enough to walk through the forest with us on our hiking trips.
Answer
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aversion
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perversion
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subversion
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immersion
Question 24
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Many suspects that the building of the chemical plant is going to be a ( ) to the town’s freshwater supply.
Answer
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detriment
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compliment
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complement
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supplement
Question 25
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If I get one more speeding ticket, the driver’s bureau is going to ( ) my license.
Answer
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revoke
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invoke
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provoke
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evoke
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