Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 11 - Day 4

1. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 5. Hamlet remembered that Yorick was always
ready with a lusty _____.

A) lurid
The Harts were greatly relieved to learn that the rash 
B) quip
conjecture about the dog was not true. Because the
German shepherd was not rabid, the necessity for the C) conjecture
painful treatment was obviated. The police gave the D) rash
dog’s owner a summons for allowing the animal to go E) obviated
unmuzzled. Little Bobby was treated to an ice cream
sundae and a Walt Disney double feature. The 6. Definitions: Match the new words with their
neighbors searched for other lurid happenings, and meanings.
Jerry Hart went back to his office. “What kind of dog
was that?” his secretary asked. “Oh, his bark was  
worse than his bite,” quipped Jerry.
rash (adj.)
Sample Sentences: Use the new words in the
following sentences. A) do away with, eliminate
B) joke
It was sheer _____ on the detective’s part but it
C) guess
led to the arrest of the vexatious*
counterfeiters. D) sensational
E) too hasty, reckless
7. conjecture
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A) lurid
A) do away with, eliminate
B) quip
B) joke
C) conjecture
C) guess
D) rash
D) sensational
E) obviated
E) too hasty, reckless
2. The newspaper switched from mundane*
coverage to _____ reporting. 8. obviate

A) lurid A) do away with, eliminate

B) quip B) joke
C) conjecture C) guess
D) rash D) sensational
E) obviated E) too hasty, reckless

3. It was exceedingly _____ of the lightweight to 9. lurid

insult the belligerent* longshoreman.
A) do away with, eliminate
A) lurid B) joke
B) quip C) guess
C) conjecture D) sensational
D) rash E) too hasty, reckless
E) obviated 10. quip
4. The necessity for preparing sandwiches was
_____ when the picnic was postponed. A) do away with, eliminate
B) joke
A) lurid C) guess
B) quip D) sensational
C) conjecture E) too hasty, reckless
D) rash
E) obviated

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 Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 11 - Day 4

Answer Key:

1: C 6: E
2: A 7: C
3: D 8: A
4: E 9: D
5: B 10: B

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