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He wanted to hate somebody, to be angry, and to place ________ on everything and everyone for this moment.

pomp

purity

brevity

blame

You might find them reading about the French Revolution one day, and about genetics or astronomy the next. In this sentence, astronomy means:

space science

general anatomy

heart surgery

criminal law

All those devices are turning some consumers into super readers, according to a survey released Thursday by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. In this sentence, super means:

requiring human effort

of the highest quality

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

expressed without speech

dinosaur means :

an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck

an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia

an extinct terrestrial reptile of the Mesozoic era

an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility

forecast means to:

sear

hamper

augment

foretell

exhibit means to:

frequent

ease

show

contrast

geography means :

science of improving efficiency in industry

general concept that marks divisions or coordinations

mathematics dealing with numerical calculations

study of the earth's surface

He made important discoveries in ________; zinc, the various compounds of mercury, calomel, flowers of sulphur, among others, and he was a strong advocate of the use of preparations of iron and antimony.

chemistry

hypothesis

trend

precaution

She was going to get married, her one claim to fame. In this sentence, fame means:

the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women

improvement in the condition of institutions or practices

something that is regarded as a chance event

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

genius means :

science of the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

a natural talent

the ability to read and write

a profession of belief

fame means :

energy

gracefulness

stardom

ambition

And far back, under a huge tent of silk and brocade and cloth of gold, shining with a weird, otherworldly light, was Ghohg, being rolled across the desert on a gilded platform. In this sentence, weird means:

supernatural

dim

loose

predictable

This grass is more beautiful to me now that I know why it is grass, and all the hidden ________ of sun and rain and earth that makes it become grass.

geometry

chemistry

ransom

premium

Who is most likely to show spite?

a girl who likes many different sports

a teenager who enjoys spreading nasty gossip

a father who expects good table manners

a doctor who is called in to perform emergency surgery

The road winds up a gentle hill before reaching the forest entrance and the start of the hike proper. In this sentence, gentle means:

abounding in rocks or stones

marked by moderate steepness

having lush or abundant vegetation

not expected or anticipated

But working in conservation also requires that optimism not interfere with clear-eyed assessments of reality. In this sentence, interfere means to:

impress

immerse

implode

impede

spite means to:

offend

amuse

obey

avoid

forecast means to:

dispel

discredit

calculate

renounce

The deal wouldn't create any new government programs to reduce principal. In this sentence, principal means:

immediacy

debt

benefit

frequency

admission means :

a formal public statement

an acknowledgment of the truth of something

an indirect suggestion

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

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