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Question 1

to stop proceedings temporarily

Answer 1

Adjourn

Question 2

the judge _____ the hearing until ten o’clock the following morning

Answer 2

Adjourn

Question 3

a citizen of another country

Answer 3

Alien

Question 4

Movies about _______ from outer space have been extremely popular for decades

Answer 4

Alien

Question 5

having a pleasing appearance

Answer 5

comely

Question 6

The proud parents and their _______ children posed for a family portrait

Answer 6

Comely

Question 7

to make up for; to repay for services

Answer 7

Compensate

Question 8

the manufacturer was ordered to _____ customers injured by the defective product.

Answer 8

compensate

Question 9

loose in one’s morals or behavior

Answer 9

dissolute

Question 10

the mad roman emperor Caligula led an extravagant and ______ life

Answer 10

dissolute

Question 11

not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

Answer 11

erratic

Question 12

students who have an _____ attendance record may find themselves disciplined by the principal

Answer 12

erratic

Question 13

the process of driving or forcing out

Answer 13

explusion

Question 14

the story of the ______ of Adam and Eve from the garden of Eden is told in genesis

Answer 14

explusion

Question 15

a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense

Answer 15

feint

Question 16

the chess master’s opening ________ gave her an immediate advantage

Answer 16

feint

Question 17

a food for horses or cattle; raw material for designated purpose

Answer 17

fodder

Question 18

every experience in life is _____ for a novelist’s imagination

Answer 18

fodder

Question 19

to strength, build up

Answer 19

fortify

Question 20

the soldiers ____ the garrison against the expected attack

Answer 20

fortify

Question 21

difficult or impossible to read

Answer 21

illegible

Question 22

the effects of air pollution have rendered the inscriptions on many old gravestones ________

Answer 22

illegible

Question 23

to make fun of rudely or unkindly

Answer 23

jeer

Question 24

to ____ at someone with a disability is absolutely inexcusable

Answer 24

jeer

Question 25

bringing in money; profitable

Answer 25

lucrative

Question 26

many people find that they can turn a favorite hobby into a highly _______ buisness

Answer 26

lucrative

Question 27

average, ordinary, undistinguished

Answer 27

mediocre

Question 28

________ player, not a star who could lead them to the championship

Answer 28

mediocre

Question 29

to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

Answer 29

proliferate

Question 30

because malignant cells ______ early detection of cancer is absolutely crucial to successful treatment

Answer 30

proliferate

Question 31

to conquer by force, bring under complete control

Answer 31

subjugate

Question 32

“we must act quickly,” the general said, “in order to _____ the rebel forces.”

Answer 32

subjugate

Question 33

to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

Answer 33

sully

Question 34

the watergate scandal____ the image of politicians in the minds of many voters

Answer 34

sully

Question 35

to tease, torment by teasing

Answer 35

tantalize

Question 36

when I am on a diet, the treats in bakery windows seem to have been put there to ____ me

Answer 36

tantalize

Question 37

brief and to the point

Answer 37

terse

Question 38

the manuscript for my short story was returned to me with a ___ letter of rejection

Answer 38

terse

Question 39

firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

Answer 39

unflinching

Question 40

everyone admires the ______ courage with which firefighters and other rescue workers carry out their dangerous jobs

Answer 40

unflinching