501 Vocabulary Questions - English-Learners

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For numbers 361–380, circle the answer that best completes the
prompt. (If you do not own this book, please write your answers on a
separate piece of paper.)



  1. A multifarioustask would
    a. have many different components.
    b. have very few components.
    c. be very complex.
    d. be impossible to complete.

  2. Plaintivecries would be
    a. musical, soothing.
    b. plain, uninteresting.
    c. loud, jarring.
    d. sorrowful, mournful.

  3. People with inveteratebeliefs
    a. can be easily manipulated.
    b. have adopted their beliefs from another.
    c. hold their beliefs deeply and passionately.
    d. change their beliefs frequently.

  4. A prosecutor’s trenchantclosing statement would be
    a. a very effective closing statement.
    b. a very offensive closing statement.
    c. a very weak closing statement.
    d. a very confusing closing statement.

  5. A harrowingexperience is
    a. mundane and boring.
    b. distressing and upsetting.
    c. sensual and romantic.
    d. happy and joyful.

  6. An item of clothing that is exorbitantin price is
    a. extremely inexpensive.
    b. extremely expensive.
    c. on sale.
    d. a good value.

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