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1. Find the best word to complete the sentence.

My brother clung ___ to his belief that Alfred Hitchcock was the greatest film director of all time. (Points : 1)
coherently

ineptly

-------pertinaciously

stringently


2. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
In recent years fear of skin cancer has increased, encouraging greater ___ from long hours in the sun.

(Points : 1)
-------abstinence

aptitude

astringency

commiseration


3. Find the best word to complete the sentence.

The sunny ___ house is a wonderful change from the dark, cramped apartment I used to have. (Points : 1)
coherent

-------commodious

colloquial

contrite


4. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
In the long-running TV series I Love Lucy, the husband and wife enlivened their relationship with ___ wisecracks.

(Points : 1)
------astringent

commodious

stringent

tenacious


5. Find the best word to complete the sentence.

After several skateboarders were injured on Main Street, the city council issued a(n) ___ for tighter downtown traffic control. (Points : 1)
abstention

adjunct

commiseration

------- injunction


6. Find the best answer to the question.

Which word applies only to families of verbs? (Points : 1)
-----conjugation

injunction

juncture

strait


7. Find the best answer to the question.
Which word contains a Latin preposition meaning "not"?

(Points : 1)
aptitude

-------impertinent

injunction

pertinacious


8. Find the best answer to the question.

Which word does not contain a variation of the Latin preposition meaning "with"? (Points : 1)

colloquial

commodious

contrite

pertinacious


9. Find the best answer to the question.
Which word does not have a form of "joining" or "tying" in it?

(Points : 1)
adjunct

--------condone

stringent

subjugate


10. Find the pair of words that has the same relationship as the pair below.
aptitude : lack of skill ::

(Points : 1)
injunction : disunity

pertinacity : stubbornness

subjugation : dominate

-------colloquialism : formal speech


11. Find the pair of words that has the same relationship as the pair below.
impertinent : polite ::

(Points : 1)
------inept : skillful

strait : crooked

juncture : conjugate

contrite : proud


12. Find the pair of words that has the same relationship as the pair below.
adjunct : addition ::

(Points : 1)
-------- abstention : absence

commodiousness : size

straits : hardship

conjugation : nouns


13. Find the pair of words that has the same relationship as the pair below.
tenacious : hold ::

(Points : 1)
condone : fasten

-------stringent : tie

inept : grind

commodious : speak


14. Find the best word to complete the sentence.

People around the world ___ with Chinese farmers who lose homes and farms in the flooding of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. (Points : 1)
abstain

------commiserate

juncture

adjunct


15. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
Accountants are responsible for keeping ___ records of money transactions.

(Points : 1)
contrite

------coherent

adjunct

astringent


16. Find the best word to complete the sentence.

The waters of Lake Erie feed Lake Ontario at the ___ of Niagara Falls. (Points : 1)
subjugation

-----juncture

adjunct

ineptitude


17. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
The koala bear is known for its ___ in clinging to a tree once it has wrapped its arms around the trunk.

(Points : 1)
subjugation

juncture

ineptitude

-------tenacity


18. Find the best word to complete the sentence.

Medical research suggests that sufferers of heart disease live longer when they ___ from salty and fatty foods. (Points : 1)
adjunct

juncture

commiserate

-----abstain


19. Find the best word to complete the sentence.
Some baseball historians claim that the ___ of the Chicago Cubs by the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929 ranks as the all-time high point in the history of the World Series.

(Points : 1)
------subjugation

tenacity

ineptitude

adjunct

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