1. They showed themselves adept at many stratagems for obtaining them.

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① suitable	② skillful	③ appropriate	④ timely

2. The teacher was afflicted by the fact that several students failed the entrance examination.

① encouraged	② hurt	③ infuriated	④ saturated

3. A school should not work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority.

① unreliable	② undisputed	③ not profound	④ not natural

4. We have discovered that, when try to appease our enemies, we encourage them to make additional demands.

① impeach	② soothe	③ beguile	④ obviate

5. Since he had never been in such a situation before, his apprehension was understandable.

① excitement	② eagerness	③ hesitation	④ fear	⑤ conception

6. To subdue enemy without fighting is the _____ of skill.

① acme	② nadir	③ plunge	④ bombardment

7. Fitness experts claim that jogging is ______; once you begin to jog regularly, you may be unable to stop, because you are sure to love it more and more all the time.

① healthy	② exotic	③ addictive	④ overrated

8. Dick and Jane made on amicable divorce settlement by dividing their property equally.

① spiteful	② disastrous	③ avaricious	④ friendly	⑤ egoistic

9. He is regarded as the most agreeable members of our class.

① conventional	② liberal	③ radical	④ congenial

10. Compassion was the force that _____ slavery and put an end to child labor.

① affirmed	② adhere to	③ advised	④ abolished	⑤ afforded

11. He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed.

① blatant	② fable	③ honest	④ greedy

12. He adduced several facts to support his theory.

① misused	② abolished	③ memorized	④ presented

13. The doctors are not sure how to ______ his illness.

① ascribe	② acknowledge	③ ignore	④ assess

14. He was tired of living in a village where everyone knew him so he went to a big city, looking for ______.

① cloak	② rurality	③ clone	④ companions	⑤ anonymity

15. John wanted nothing more than to _______ the pain.

① alleviate	② allege	③ subordinate	④ alliterate

16. They advocated building more schools than roads.

① implied	② apposed	③ determined	④ supported

17. After she acquiesced on her employer's suggestions, things went much more smoothly.

① consented	② disagreed	③ complimented	④ revised

18. His _________ with the political party was of short duration for he soon disagreed with his colleagues.

① opinions	② disagreement	③ affiliation	④ break