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| 1) Dorothea Dix
crusaded for the humane treatment of the mentally ill.
(A)
compassionate (8) ruthless
(C)
audacious (D) apprehensive |
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| 2) Bats are
timid creatures.
(A)
shy (B) audacious
(C)
petrified (D) considerable |
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| 3) Paul
Revere daringly rode through the New England countryside to warn the
colonists.
(A)
benevolently (B) courageously
(C)
apprehensively (D) mercilessly |
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| 4) Ketchup was
developed from a tasty, ~
Chinese sauce made of pickled
fish and shellfish in the
17th century.
(A)
insipid (B) flavored
(C)
bland (D) sour |
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| 5) The
largest petrified forest in the world is in northern Arizona.
(A)
generous (B) intrepid
(C)
stone (D) insipid |
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| 6) A
benign lesion usually has a regular border.
(A)
humane (B) petrified
(C)
congenial (D) harmless |
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| 7) Acorns are
bitter to taste.
(A)
sharp (B) sour
(C)
acrid (D) intrepid |
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| 8) Robert
Peary, an intrepid explorer, was the first to reach the North Pole.
(A)
daring (B) ruthless
(C)
audacious (D) insipid |
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| 9) The'
benevolent Emma Willard started women's education by opening a school in
her home in
1814
(A) apprehensive
(B) merciless
(C)
spiteful (D) kind |
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| 10) It took a
great deal of courage for the early explorers to set sail on uncharted
seas.
(A)
foolishness (B) bravery
(C)
benevolence (D) timidity |
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| 11) Many of
America's parks and monuments have been made possible by the generous
donations of
its citizens.
(A)
kindhearted (B) unwanted
(C)
selfish (D) meaningless |
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| 12) Flavored
vinegars are produced especially for cooking, but white vinegars have a
number of household
uses.
(A) bland
(B) bitter
(C)
concentrated (D) special tasting |
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