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(1)To complete each item, choose the best word among the ten choices.

1. He was ( @@dejected@ ) when she turned down his proposal of marriage.
2. "She is as big as a house" is an example of (@@hyperbole@ ) .
3. I am writing this letter to ( @@rebut@ ) the suggestion that I have failed in my duty.
4. The professor at the university is a(n) (@@trailblazer@ )in the field of biochemistry.
5. One of the thieves ( @double-crossed@@ ) the others by hiding the stolen jewels.
6. The country smarted under the (@@ignominious@ ) defeat and dreamed of the day when it would be victorious.
7. The editorial made a(n) (@@opprobrious@ ) attack on the current moral decline.
8. The shop ownerfs flushed, angry face indicated a(n) (@@choleric@ ) nature.
9. The young man tried to (@@ingratiate@ ) himself into her parents' good graces.
10. We thought the hermit was a(n) ( @@misanthrope@ ) because he shunned our society.

choleric, dejected, double-cross, hyperbole, ignominious, ingratiate, misanthrope, opprobrious, rebut, trailblazer
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(2)To complete each item, choose the best word among the four choices.

1. The sales manager maintains a good ( @rapport@@ ) with his staff, finding that open lines of communication lead to increase efficiency.
  1.endowment 2. echelon 3. rapport 4. rebuke
   
2. Professor Smith was so ( @engrossed @@ ) in his studies that he completely forgot his appointment.
  1. engraved 2. engrained 3. engrossed 4. engendered
   
3. Despite all his courtroom experience, the attorney was able to pry very little information out of the ( @@recalcitrant@ ) witness.
  1. recalcitrant 2. reactionary 3. presumptive 4. credulous
   
4. The steam locomotive came ( @@chugging @ ) up the slope.
  1. groaning 2. chugging 3. throbbing 4. slithering
   
5. A conjurerfs ( @@patter@ ) is an important as his tricks.
  1. gibber 2. chatter 3. jabber 4. patter
   
6. There was nothing ( @@perfunctory@ ) about his thanks. He meant what he said.
  1. serious 2. perfunctory 3. hearty 4. obsolete
   
7. Soon another war started, shattering the ( @@evanescent @ ) peace.
  1. germane 2. evanescent 3. hypnotic 4. ingenuous
   
8. Since the explanations offered are ( @tangential @@ ) to the exposition, it would be unfair to treat them as essential parts of the studies under consideration.
  1.tangential 2. referable 3. incidental 4. crucial
   
9. She revealed her feelings in ( @@impetuous@ ) displays of spending and gambling.
  1.impetuous 2. expulsive 3. grueling 4. tumultuous
   
10. His poker face, with an indefatigably ( @@noncommittal@ ) expression, remained unvaried to the end.
  1. noncommittal 2. impetuous 3. translucent 4. nomenclature
   
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