1.
The councilman berated the mayor in the meeting.

(A) acclaimed
(B) tongue-lashed
© commended
(D) lauded

2. Nothing can bereave us of such sweet memories.

(A) increase
(B) deprive
© appeal
(D) invoke

3. The criminal finally besought mercy.

(A) begged
(B) forsook
© abdicated
(D) abjured

4. For ten years the Greeks besieged the city of Troy for the sake of Helen.

(A) surrounded
(B) besmeared
© besmirched
(D) bespattered

5. She deserved all the praises bestowed upon her.

(A) donated
(B) conferred
© bereft
(D) attested

6. Coffee, tea, wine, beer, and milk are beverages.

(A) ambrosia
(B) nectar
© drinks
(D) junk

7. Almost every author has a biased estimate of his own book.

(A) impartial
(B) prejudiced
© fair
(D) neutral

8. Man and wife tend to bicker over small things.

(A) argue
(B) negotiate
© concur
(D) harmonize

9. The employee wanted to ask a raise but bided his time until the right moment.

(A) overlooked
(B) awaited
© hastened
(D) dawdled

10. John is a bigoted young man.

(A) broad-minded
(B) narrow-minded
© liberal
(D) berserk

1.
They met with a problem that posed a bilateral difficulty.

(A) single-sided
(B) two-sided
© insoluble
(D) tough

2. The frost made bizarre figures on the windowpanes.

(A) normal
(B) mangy
© strange
(D) regular

3. A bland smile is always welcome.

(A) pungent
(B) gentle
© brusque
(D) blank

4. The boys blandished their parents into taking them out.

(A) brandished
(B) coaxed
© besought
(D) threatened

5. The trumpet blared, announcing the King's arrival.

(A) sounded
(B) blazed
© glowed
(D) glared

6. Cursing God is blasphemous.

(A) sophisticated
(B) irrelevant
© joking
(D) sacrilegious


7. He made a blatant error.

(A) trivial
(B) modest
© obvious
(D) inconspicuous

8. This year they'll have a bleak winter.

(A) balmy
(B) austere
© agreeable
(D) mild

9. One single evil deed may blemish a good name.

(A) blend
(B) blink
© injure
(D) bleach

10. All his hopes were blighted.

(A) shattered
(B) enflamed
© restored
(D) rekindled

1.
They call the scenic spot Blithe Dale.

(A) cheerful
(B) cheerless
© bleak
(D) despondent

2. Blizzard is expected this winter.

(A) hail
(B) snowstorm
© tornado
(D) frost

3. The prospective promotion has bloated his ego to an alarming degree.

(A) blighted
(B) swelled up
© blinked
(D) reduced

4. A blockade was enforced as soon as an accident took place.

(A) bane
(B) bandage
© barricade
(D) banister

5. His involvement in the corruption has become a blot on his character.

(A) blow
(B) blush
© stain
(D) blister

6. The cop holding a bludgeon was walking down the street.

(A) cudgel, club
(B) stick
© helmet
(D) whistle

7. The grocer bluffed the robber with a unloaded gun.

(A) deceived; fooled
(B) killed
© bled
(D) blemished

8. To avoid making social blunders, you have to be familiar with norms and mores.

(A) boors
(B) bums
© bulwarks
(D) errors


9. Time blunts the edge of sorrow.

(A) dulls
(B) sharpens
© poises
(D) pokes

10. Bias blurred him to the truth.

(A) dimmed
(B) brightened
© illuminated
(D) ascribed