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EXTROVERT : RETICENT (A) reprobate : humility (B) strategist : decisiveness (C) zealot : loyalty (D) maverick : conformity (E) renegade : ambition.

DRUM : TYMPANI (A) piano : orchestra (B) cornet : percussion (C) stick : baton (D) violin : viola (E) oboe : woodwin

The ancient politicians were masters of carefully disguised ———- that almost always reached the discerning part of their audience, but left them free to pretend innocence and good will. (A) Enthusiasm (B) Vacuities (C) Accolades (D) Insinuation (E) Policies

The selection committee for the exhibit was amazed to see such fine work done by a mere ———–. (A) Deceit (B) Malice (C) Empathy (D) Magnaimity (E) Exhibitionist

HOAX : DECEIVE (A) gimmick : wheedle (B) filibuster : delay (C) boast : cajole (D) lottery : disburse (E) scandal : vilify

LACONIC: TALK a) lazy : work b) pungent : offend c) happy : flourish d) astringent : tighten e) pristine : scour

Jason was _____________ supporter of environmental causes, giving money and volunteering time to many environmental organizations, but many of his friends thought that his obsessive devotion to the cause verged on _____________. a) an impassioned. . pith b) an ardent .. euphenism c) a tepid..veneration d) a transient .. chaos e) a zealous .. idolatory

Stick insects have elongated, twig shaped bodies that enable them to be —— when They alight on shubbery. (A) Devoured (B) Foliated (C) Nutured (D) Camouflaged (E) Acclimated

Because, it has always —— many of life’s pleasures this seet finds it difficult to …….. its membership in today’s hedonistic atmosphere. (A) Endorsed —— placated (B) Forbidden —— Deplete (C) Proscribed —— Augment (D) Denounced —— Alienate (E) Cordoned —– Supplement