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476.
Even though he was only in kindergarten, Joel was very ______
and could intuit when his teacher was not pleased with his
behavior.
a. obtuse
b. oblivious
c. inept
d. perceptive
e. indolent
477.
During his many years of hard work, Paul was promoted several
times and began to rise through the bank’s ______ of employees.
a. declassification
b. surplus
c. hierarchy
d. principality
e. dominion
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478.
The heat was absolutely ______, making everyone irritable, sweaty,
and uncomfortable.
a. taciturn
b. salient
c. replete
d. prosaic
e. oppressive
479.
The biology students were assigned the task of testing the ______ ,
but did not have enough time to prove its validity.
a. lexicon

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483.
Far from being a ______, Bob gets up at dawn every morning to
prepare for a long day at work after which he attends classes in
evening.
a. moderator
b. drone
c. replica
d. sycophant
e. sluggard
484.
The vulgarity used by the football fans at the stadium was ______
and eventually lead to a penalty for the team.
a. rakish
b. quiescent
c. sagacious
d. reproachable
e. mundane
485.
After the debate, Karim ______ upon many of the campaign issues
in a series of detailed editorials.
a. expounded
b. ebbed
c. doffed
d. temporized
e. wrought
486.
Since the judge hearing the case was related to one of the
defendants, she felt she could not offer a truly ______ opinion.
a. unbiased

490.
Sean would ______ whenever it became his turn to do the dishes.
a. premeditate
b. palter
c. reform
d. distend
e. ponder
491.
The barnyard scene outside the 4-H tent made a charming ______
for visitors to the state fair.
a. melee
b. tabloid
c. tableau
d. rant
e. tangent
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492.
The jellyfish, known for its shimmering ______, is one of nature’s
most intriguing creatures.
a. resonance
b. opulence
c. didactics
d. omniscience
e. translucence
493.
A decade after the ______, the members of the tribe began to drift
home again, hoping to rebuild the community they had fled during
the war.