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**ZeNiTH** · 02-08-2007, 02:17 PM

1.
It never pays off to abrogate the defense treaty.

(A) establish
(B) uphold
© annul
(D) bolster

2. Beware of the abrupt turn in the road ahead.

(A) laggard
(B) easy
© sudden
(D) leisurely

3. The doctor advised the patient to abstain from smoking.

(A) do without
(B) be absorbed in
© go with
(D) admit of

4. No one could solve such an abstruse problem.

(A) complex
(B) lucid
© abstemious
(D) absurd

5. Defeated, the ex-champion fell into the abyss of despair.

(A) firmament
(B) ecstasy
© gulf
(D) paradise

6. To accelerate growth, they work harder than ever.

(A) speed up
(B) retard
© accede
(D) hamper

7. Without an accomplice the burglar could not have broken into the house.

(A) foe
(B) confederate
© servant
(D) trivia

8. The gentleman was accosted by a beggar who demanded money.

(A) greeted
(B) overlooked
© shunned
(D) outraged

9. The manager has reached the acme of his career.

(A) ebb
(B) apex ; peak
© base
(D) downfall

10. All the members acquiesced in his resignation.

(A) assented to
(B) disagreed with
© balked at
(D) dissented from

**ZeNiTH** · 02-08-2007, 02:18 PM

1. Are we living in an acquisitive society ?

(A) charitable
(B) self-denying
© greedy ; covetous
(D) developed

2. The tonic had an acrid aftertaste.

(A) palatable
(B) delicious
© savory
(D) bitter

3. The dispute was renewed with increasing acrimony.

(A) civility
(B) bitterness
© urbanity
(D) curiosity

4. The merchant is noted for his business acumen.

(A) keenness
(B) honesty
© stupidity
(D) obtusity

5. A bad tooth may cause acute pain.

(A) blunt
(B) sharp
© dull
(D) obtuse

6. According to an old adage on Wall Street, the stock market can deal with good news and bad, but it cannot tackle uncertainty.

(A) saying ; proverb
(B) time
© novice
(D) neophyte

7. The stoic was adamant to temptations.

(A) unyielding
(B) pliable
© bending
(D) vulnerable

8. The boy is addicted to stealing.

(A) given up
(B) weaned from
© detached from
(D) adapted to

9. The reporter is adept in newswriting.

(A) poor
(B) skilled
© maladroit
(D) numb

10. The brothers built on adjacent lots.

(A) distant
(B) remote
© neighboring
(D) permanent

**ZeNiTH** · 02-08-2007, 02:18 PM

1.
They voted to adjourn the meeting.

(A) further
(B) advance
© expedite
(D) postpone

2. John admonished his brother against being late.

(A) tolerated
(B) commended
© warned
(D) approved

3. We all adore Charlie Brown.

(A) execrate
(B) loathe
© abominate
(D) love

4. Robin Hood was said to wear a hat adorned with feathers.

(A) embellished
(B) disfigured
© spoiled
(D) maladjusted

5. The workman is adroit in handling machinery.

(A) green
(B) dexterous ; skilled
© awkward
(D) clumsy

6. The politician enjoys public adulation.

(A) flattery
(B) abuse
© denunciation
(D) reverence

7. The advent of spring makes the birds hilarious.

(A) detriment
(B) arrival
© benediction
(D) joviality

8. A courageous man smiles in the face of adversity.

(A) misfortune ; distress
(B) felicity
© affluence
(D) feat

9. Some parents advocate keeping the children at school as long as possible.

(A) disfavor
(B) dissent
© recommend
(D) advert

10. An affable countenance is pleasing to everybody.

(A) avaricious
(B) surly
© taciturn
(D) amiable

**ZeNiTH** · 02-08-2007, 02:18 PM

1.The gambler was afflicted with debts.

(A) consoled
(B) agonized

© buoyed
(D) solaced

2. America is an affluent nation.

(A) abject
(B) impoverished
© acquisitive
(D) wealthy

3. The boy affronted the teacher by making a face at her.

(A) impressed
(B) offended
© delighted
(D) gladdened

4. All he desired was to aggrandize his estate.

(A) expand
(B) diminish
© dwindle
(D) swindle

5. Grief aggravated her illness.

(A) appeased
(B) tranquilized
© extenuated
(D) intensified

6. The ill-intentioned aggregation was dispersed by the police.

(A) gathering
(B) disintegration
© solo
(D) constituent

7. The new teacher stood aghast at the students' lack of discipline.

(A) acceptant
(B) tolerant
© lenient
(D) horrified

8. One needs an agile mind to solve the puzzles.

(A) lively
(B) sluggish
© lethargic
(D) inert

9. The mind of man is agitated by various emotions.

(A) lulled
(B) quieted
© soothed
(D) provoked

10. Will Durant is an agnostic.

(A) deist
(B) pagan
© ascetic
(D) one who believes that nothing is known about the existence of God

**ZeNiTH** · 02-08-2007, 02:19 PM

1.Drink has become the bane of his life.

(A) badge
(B) ruin
© bandit
(D) benediction

2. She was advised to banish fear a anxiety.

(A) cherish
(B) cast out
© bind
(D) harbor

3. The pilferer started to run away and barged into a passer-by.

(A) bumped
(B) buzzed
© jumped
(D) bantered

4. The announcement was met with a barrage of protests.

(A) barn
(B) burst
© barometer
(D) baroque

5. What is the use of such a barren discussion.

(A) arable
(B) verdant
© unfruitful
(D) fertile

6. Ancients used to barter one thing for another.

(A) buy
(B) sell
© exchange
(D) banister

7. Taiwan is one of the strongest anti-communism bastions in the world.

(A) bulwarks
(B) batches
© batons
(D) pools

8. The baby bawled and kicked when its bottle was taken away.

(A) cried
(B) bit
© struck
(D) chuckled

9. There is a beacon on the hill to warn of danger.

(A) cesspool
(B) beak
© bead
(D) lighthouse

10. The merchant sent his ships wherever profit beckoned.

(A) signaled
(B) anguished
© abdicated
(D) agitated

**ZeNiTH** · 02-08-2007, 02:19 PM

1. His pleasant ways beguiled everyone into thinking he was a good man.

(A) confirmed
(B) belated
© begrudged
(D) deceived

2. The volcano belched smoke and ashes.

(A) behested
(B) erupted
© battered
(D) bated

3. President Carter has been beleaguered with problems at home and abroad.

(A) behooved
(B) besieged
© pleased
(D) straightened

4. He is in a bellicose mood.

(A) gentle
(B) moderate
© temperate
(D) quarrelsome

5. The minister made a belligerent reply to a diplomatic note.

(A) pacific
(B) bellicose
© amicable
(D) conciliatory

6. When summer comes, the sun is no benediction here.

(A) disaster
(B) catastrophe
© cataclysm
(D) blessing

7. All the children in the neighborhood will be the beneficiaries of the new playground.

(A) benefactors
(B) profiteers
© receivers
(D) belles

8. They organized a benevolent club to help the underprivileged.

(A) malevolent
(B) malicious
© charitable
(D) niggardly

9. Everybody likes the benign old lady.

(A) kind
(B) acrid
© acrimonious
(D) malignant

10. One age bequeaths its civilization to the next.

(A) destroys
(B) hands down
© annihilates
(D) decimates