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Which of the following is a reptile?

a toad

a lizard

a hawk

a cougar

improve means to:

erupt or intensify suddenly

move fast

tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

get better

There are still functioning hospitals in Damascus, he says, although they are heavily overloaded with about 100 casualties arriving daily at the main facility. In this sentence, overloaded means:

turned out

pointed out

cut down

filled up

The adverb "rather" is a word that is very frequently misplaced. In this sentence, misplaced means:

used for embellishment

uttered in everyday speech

put in the wrong position

studied or investigated

Which of the following would best be described as naughty?

a misbehaving child

a snobbish person

an empty bank account

a tightly coiled rope

The transfer of supplies around the falls—the "great portage"—was hard and tedious work. In this sentence, transfer means:

the act of starting a new operation or practice

the act of changing something slightly from the norm

the act of changing something from private to state control

the act of moving something from one location to another

When a wild bottlenose dolphin was injured in Australia and taken into ________ for rehabilitation, the mammal learned from its captive tank mates the trick of using its tail to walk on the surface of the water.

an automaton

a swivel

a motif

an aquarium

recipient means :

ruffian

diva

benefactor

receiver

therapy means :

the act of providing treatment for an illness or disorder

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

the condition of being protected from all harm

the necessary means, especially financial means

In his autobiography, Joe Biden recalled being mocked by a seventh-grade nun for his stuttering, an incident that sent his mother to his school in a fury, her children in tow. In this sentence, autobiography means:

directions for making something

a document written on paper from a tall sedge

an index of all words in a book along with their contexts

a book about yourself

"The problem is you think everyone is like you. You think you’re the norm but you’re not.” In this sentence, norm means:

query

debate

complication

standard

I took her in my lap, and the ________ sponged off the blood and took a needle and thread and began to sew it up; it had to have a lot of stitches, and each one made her scrunch a little, but she never let go a sound.

peasant

detective

marshal

surgeon

A moment later the two daughters, tall and gracious, came out, followed by an even taller son. In this sentence, gracious means:

gawky

sprightly

vain

elegant

Most of the allegations involved one teacher, who has since gone on to work as a long-term substitute teacher in neighboring Montgomery County. In this sentence, substitute means:

scholarly

beneficial

traditional

alternate

The lifeguards performed CPR on the unconscious swimmer on the beach and were soon able to revive the person. In this sentence, revive means to:

remind

resuscitate

reprimand

replace

In charting the highs and lows of this craft, Hamilton reminds readers that foreign news has always occupied a precarious place in the news business and suggests that foreign-news reporting isn't so much in decline as it is in transition. In this sentence, transition means:

the act of coming between

a change from one place or state or subject to another

unauthorized disclosure of confidential information

a sudden and decisive change of government by force

thrive means to:

combine

incur

expand

yoke

Separately, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard ordered the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to probe the incident, which occurred in Australia's area of responsibility for search and rescue. In this sentence, probe means to:

question or examine thoroughly and closely

come together as in a cluster or flock

have a disagreement about something

narrate or give a detailed account of

________ risk, the risk that people will live longer than expected, weighs heavily on those who run pension schemes and on insurers that provide annuities.

Effrontery

Luster

Fealty

Longevity

sequence means :

sensation

succession

suspension

separation

convention means :

the act of meeting formally

systematic investigation to establish facts

freedom from activity

the act of distinguishing by comparing differences

ultimate means :

formal

last

worst

hollow

naughty means :

tangled in knots or snarls

suggestive of impropriety

lacking in liveliness or charm

incapable of physical sensation

philanthropy means :

the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things

mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake

right of inheritance belonging exclusively to the eldest son

the act of donating money or time to promote human welfare

The rest of them went on, in a cheerful straggle, to take their respective paths home. In this sentence, respective means:

various

nightly

lengthy

pleasant

rigid means :

fixed

precise

worldly

awkward

transplant means to:

graft

retain

dissect

expose

I’m sure that behind my back the two of them were weaving every kind of intrigue. In this sentence, intrigue means:

worry

plot

fabric

melody

This system is under fire in Copenhagen for being too choosy or too arbitrary in the projects it backs. In this sentence, arbitrary means:

very active

based on or subject to individual discretion or preference

broad in scope

poor enough to need help from others

Life insurance policies can help ________ small businesses from a variety of risks associated with losing someone instrumental to the business.

curtail

jostle

expiate

insulate

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