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Verbal 005

1: Laborers in the rural areas fear ____ agricultural policies will ____ their current way of living.

refreshing...escalate
exuberant...break off
new...change
abbreviated...transfer
unsettled...pacify

2: Unlike his ____ roommate who seldom talked, John was exceedingly ____ and blabbered perpetually.

emotional ... indiscreet
terse ... garrulous
reticent ... unoriginal
inexorable ... enthralling
harmless ... loquacious

3: Being that he thought whatever he uttered was priceless, everything he said sounded ____.

uninteresting
unconventional
metamorphosed
pretentious
delinquent

4: Given the ____ state of the published evidence, we do not contend that prolonged exposure to cell phones is either dangerous or harmless.

indeterminate
acceptable
unequivocal
dissuasive
impeccable

5: Understanding cannot flourish where there is ____.

etiquette
romance
brooding
ignorance
salivation

6: European monarchies did not become constitutional republics swiftly; on the contrary, the transition was ____.

spiteful
unforeseen
protracted
auspicious
adequate

7: During the last election, the candidates waged a ____ campaign, accusing each other of gross misdeeds.

spiteful
whimsical
unselfish
humorous
harmonious

8: In the 1800s, doctors were ignorant of the causes of certain ___ maladies because the adverse effects of a high-fat diet were not yet known.

pernicious
hilarious
communicable
brittle
gregarious

9: Because the boy excelled at math at such a young age, his parents often called him their ____ youngster.

significant
darling
impeccant
indulged
gifted

10: The poet sought out the ____ of the isolated farmhouse.

excitement
tranquility
beldam
carnage
chaos

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