For numbers 241–250, select the best synonymin Column B for each
vocabulary word in Column A. Circle the correct answer. (If you do
not own this book, please write your answers on a separate piece of
paper.)
Column A Column B
241.specious a.special b.misleading c.wide open
242.tangible a.perceptible b.soft c.weak
243.poignant a.good b.exceptional c.moving
244.incendiary a.specific b.flammable c.amazing
245.prosaic a.profound b.banal c.vulgar
246.cogent a.audible b.tasty c.convincing
247.desultory a.focused b.boring c.aimless
248.efficacious a.tidy b.small c.effective
249.inscrutable a.small b.unfathomable c.annoying
250.conciliatory a.appeasing b.advising c.pleasant
For numbers 251–260, select the best antonymin Column B for each
vocabulary word in Column A. Circle the correct answer. (If you do
not own this book, please write your answers on a separate piece of
paper.)
Column A Column B
251.polemical a.agreeable b.controversial c.political
252.avant-garde a.different b.conventional c.unguarded
253.derivative a.component b.copy c.original
254.involute a.simple b.complex c.painful
255.pellucid a.opaque b.strange c.conventional
256.vacuous a.open b.closed c.meaningful
257.pedantic a.nonstudious b.childlike c.mature
258.edifying a.corrupting b.helping c.enlightening
259.lucid a.awake b.easy c.unclear
260.dogmatic a.unsure b.passionless c.loud