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Q1

n. purgatory?

a

premise; basic assumption

b

a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses

c

fortuneteller

d

place of purification

Q2

adj. subjected to great tension

a

sleazy

b

taut

c

antsy

d

petty

Q3

n. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

a

opiate

b

subterfuge

c

plethora

d

ablution

Q4

v. become feeble

a

cull

b

precipitate

c

languish

d

consort

Q5

n. zenith??

a

breeze

b

the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

c

the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; indifference

d

a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

Q6

adj. of or relating to alluvium

a

imprudent

b

hoggish

c

embryonic

d

alluvial

Q7

n. unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources

a

turncoat

b

miasma

c

sinecure

d

cavalier

Q8

adj. staggering

a

behaving wildly; abundant

b

in an early stage of development

c

so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; stupefying

d

of or like glass

Q9

n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; disaster; tragedy; cataclysm

a

repulsion

b

calamity

c

relish

d

probity

Q10

n. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime; crook; outlaw

a

prey

b

saga

c

proviso

d

malefactor

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