B Flashcards

1
Q

Though the Queen did not say anything, her __________ countenance let the Princess know she was going to be castigated for letting the horses out of the stables.

a) beatific
b) baleful
c) bellicose
d) benign

A

b) baleful

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After looking over the instructions to putting the furniture together, Sam realized that he was in over his head. This would be more of a ___________ than a quick and easy project.

a) boor
b) beatitude
c) bane
d) bent

A

c) bane

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3
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Complete the analogy.

beatify:____(i)______::belligerent:_____(ii)_____

(i) beautify (ii) bellicose
baleful amenable
archaic alacrity
canonize boor

A

(i) canonize

(ii) bellicose

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Choose the words that make the text make complete sense.

Although Lori did not think the over the top ribbon bouquets would create an aesthetic effect, her grandmother __________ the wedding chapel with it anyway.

a) disfigured
b) bedizened
c) festooned
d) marred
e) adorned

A

b) bedizened
c) festooned
d) adorned

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5
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The arcane nature of Jim’s job required Sandra to often tell family members Jim’s absences were caused by his aggrandizing company, _________ Jim’s true whereabouts.

a) blandishing
b) brooking
c) belying
d) broaching

A

c) belying

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If someone is said to have had a benign interview for an employment position, it means they are most likely to…

a) not have a high chance of getting hired.
b) have to be wait-listed for the position.
c) have a high chance of getting hired.
d) be disqualified from the group of candidates.

A

c) have a high chance of getting hired.

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Elena was voted to be most likely to succeed her senior year of high school due to her diligence and proclivity to master everything that she tried her hand at.

In this sentence, the word proclivity can be replaced with which word(s)?

a) predilection
b) bent
c) antipathy
d) inclination
e) abhorrence

A

a) predilection
b) bent
d) inclination

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In this group of words, which word(s) mean flatter excessively?

a) assuage
b) bellicose
c) cajole
d) blandish
e) coax

A

c) cajole
d) blandish
e) coax

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Zachary’s ________ attitude towards children with special needs culminated from his younger brother’s own condition.

a) blithe
b) boisterous
c) bellicose
d) bombastic

A

a) blithe

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10
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Weekends in the ED are notorious for becoming drunk tanks full of _________ citizens who indulged a little too much.

a) bucolic
b) arabesque
c) benign
d) boisterous

A

d) boisterous

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In the Lincoln Lawyer, the main character had a hard time __________ his client’s case because his client actually committed the crimes.

a) broaching
b) bolstering
c) blandishing
d) belying

A

b) bolstering

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Regina’s _________ speech she delivered in the campaign for city mayor only succeeded to denote the other candidate’s modesty.

a) bombastic
b) blithe
c) benign
d) baleful

A

a) bombastic

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Complete the analogy.

brute:_____(i)_____::burnish:_____(ii)_____

(i) boor (ii) tarnish
bent dull
bane polish

A

(i) boor

(ii) polish

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14
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To broach a topic is to…

a) abjure the topic.
b) belie the topic
c) reprove the topic.
d) bring up the topic.

A

d) bring up the topic.

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Alyssa’s new coach did not ________ any tardiness from any of the team members no matter how many times they had made the team before.

a) broach
b) bolster
c) brook
d) beatify

A

c) brook

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Choose the words that make the text make complete sense.

The astonishingly beautiful and _____(i)_____ Austrian countryside ____(ii)_____ the horrors that occurred here.

(i) byzantine (ii) bedizens
bellicose belies
bombastic blandishes
bucolic bolsters

A

(i) bucolic

(ii) belies

17
Q

Which words mean the same as burgeon?

a) blossom
b) shrink
c) thrive
d) shrivel
e) flourish

A

a) blossom
b) thrive
e) flourish

18
Q

Kattie and Sarah’s adventure in the streets of Fez quickly took an acerbic turn when they got lost in the ___________ souks.

a) blithe
b) byzantine
c) bucolic
d) boisterous

A

b) byzantine