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1.anemone–[B]plantofthe
buttercup family.he garden path
wasborderedbywhiteanemones.
2.quinoa–n.[B]ediblestarchy
seeds.hehealthbeneitsofquinoa
have made it an increasingly popular
food in recent years.
3.isthmus– [C] narrow strip linking
twolandmasses.Greece’s
Peloponnese Peninsula is connected
tothemainlandbyanisthmus.
4.peremptory–[A]imperiously
commanding. Richard snapped
hisingersforthebillina
peremptory manner.
5.mnemonic–[C]memoryaid.
he music teacher taught his class
themnemonic‘EveryGoodBoy
Deserves Fudge’ to help them
recall the notes on the lines of
thetrebleclef.
6.hyperbole–[C]extreme
exaggeration.TomakehispointLen
wentbeyondthefactsandresortedto
hyperbole and outlandish claims.
7.delectable–[C]delightful.he
irst course at the restaurant
consistedofadelectablepasta dish
withaseafoodsauce.
8.inimitable–[A]impossibleto
imitate. he baby charmed the
wholeroomwithhis inimitable
toothless smile.
9.banal–[C]commonplaceand
boring.Navneetsettledinfor
another banal day at work.10.autochthonous– [A] indigen-
ous. With more than 700 species,
eucalyptsarethemostnumerousof
Australia’s autochthonous trees.11.ingenuity–[C]qualityof
being clever, original and inventive.
When Jack ixed the jeep, his
friendswereimpressedwith his
mechanical ingenuity.12.remunerative–[A]proitable.
As she was inding it hard to make
endsmeet,Soiadecidedtolookfor
amoreremunerativeposition.13.Worcestershire–[C]English
countyfamousforadarkbrown
condiment. A Bloody Mary cocktail
usuallyincludesadashof
Worcestershire sauce.14.chimera– [B] illusory hope.
he actor’s expectation of an Oscar
turnedouttobeachimera.15.antiphonal–[A]alternately
sung or played by two groups.
Antiphonal psalm singing was
an important part of ancient
Hebrew liturg y.WORD POWER
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