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19. Something that is ________ is not ________ 26. As I recall my plane trip around the world last July and
(A) trite - boring August, I think my greatest difficult was the
(B) violent - vivid adjustment to the different ________ served with the
food in various cities we visited.
( C) common- a cliche
(A) ingredients
(D) elastic - resilient
(B) condiments
(E) hackneyed- original
( C) qualities
(D) grades
20. When he realised that he had been induced to sign the (E) varieties
contract by ________ , he threatened to institute legal
proceedings to ________ the agreement.
27. After several ________ attempts to send the missile
(A) force-nullify
into space, the spacecraft was finally launched
(B) innuendo-negate successfully.
( C) chicanery- cancel (A) abortive
(D) flattery - liquidate (B) difficult
(E) hypnotism - validate ( C) experimental
(D) preliminary
21. An individual who is ________ is incapable of (E) excellent
________
(A) fettered- flight 28. He worked ________ at his task for weeks before he
(B) modest - shame felt satisfied that the results would justify his long
effort.
( C) penurious - though
(A) occasionally
(D) militant - fear
(B) regularly
(E) ambitious - failure
( C) patiently
(D) assiduously
22. His ________ was so marked that I teasingly suggested (E) intermittently
that he had seen a ________
(A) clumsiness - vision 29. His book was marred by the many ________ remarks
(B) pallor - spectre which made us forget his man theme.
( C) demeanor - physician (A) inappropriate
(D) separation - lawyer (B) humorous
(E) visage - ghost. ( C) digressive
(D) opinionated
23. A ________ statement is an ________ comparison. (E) slanted
(A) sarcastic - unfair
30. Overindulgence ________ character as well as
(B) blatant - overt
physical stamina.
( C) sanguine - physician
(A) strengthens
(D) metaphorical - implied
(B) stimulates
(E) bellicose - ardent
( C) deliberates
(D) maintains
24. The hostess attempted to ________ a romantic
(E) provides
atmosphere that would bring the two young people
together in ________ 31. He was not ________ and preferred to be alone for
(A) simulate - conflict most of the time.
(B) expand - fealty (A) antisocial
( C) introduce - cacophony (B) gracious
(D) contrive - matrimony ( C) gregarious
(E) present - collusion (D) cordial
(E) handsome
25. Old legends of extinct religious come down to us as
________ and ________ 32. The reasoning in this editorial is so ________ that we
(A) romance - chivalry cannot see how anyone can be deceived by it.
(A) coherent (B) special
(B) myths - fables
( C) cogent (D) specious
( C) dreams - visions
(D) chauvinistic
(D) predictions - prophecies
(E) miracles - epiphanies
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