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

Essential_350 A P7 ~ P11

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 opposed	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

Essential_350 A ∼ B

1. BEATIFIC

□ giving bliss	□ beautiful	□ eager	□ hesitant

2. Though he was theoretically a friend of labor, his voting record in Congress _____ that impression.

□ implied	□ created	□ confirmed	□ belied

3. The plant bore flowers biennially.

□ twice a year	□ twice a month	□ every two years	□ every two months

4. Because animals such as hedgehog, shrews and moles live on insects, they are very beneficial to humans.

□ distressing	□ helpful	□ forgiving	□ careful

5. Bring to class brochures, maps and other information about tours and travel.

□ pamphlets	□ compasses	□ questions	□ papers

6. The bedrock on which psychoanalysis rests is a belief in the unconscious.

Essential_350 B ∼ C

□ foundation	□ impasse	□ viewpoint	□ bias

7. I've been on this earth 50 years, and I've been a lot of suspense stories, but I've not heard anything as bizarre and troubling as this.

□ funny	□ superb	□ strange	□ intricate

8. Though Mr. Treadway was known to be  ______ toward his neighbors, he always welcomed their children as trick or treaters at Halloween.

□ belligerent	□ courteous	□ hilarious	□ direct	□ pugnacious

9. Many westerners find quite ______ the korean use of different terms of address when speaking to a superior or an inferior.

□ embezzled	□ pedantic	□ inquisitive	□ perfunctory	□ bewildering

10. The land crab, a forestfloor scavenger native to tropical America, migrates to the water to breed.

□ mate	□ swim	□ die	□ hatch

11. Mr Brown will broach the subject at tomorrow's meeting.

□ introduce	□ restrain	□ infuriate	□ banish

12. If you ______ in a shop, you look at things in a fairly ______ way, in the hope that you might find something you like.

□ browse-casual	□ denote-brutal

□ exclaim-benevolent	□ exert-beneficient	□ denominate-divine

13. People who ______ their food often get indigestion.

□ bolt	□ munch	□ nibble	□ crack

1. CAPRICIOUS :

Essential_350 B ∼ C

□ active	□ fickle	□ sheeplike	□ slippery

2. After he had fined $100 for careless driving, he began, to observe the traffic signs with more caution.

□ jealous	□ vicarious	□ amiable	□ reckless

3. A clandestine meeting

□ prearranged	□ hurried	□ important	□ secret

4. Businesses sometimes establish firms in foreign countries to circumvent local restrictions.

□ avoid	□ compensate for	□ adjust to	□ comply with

5. Their air of cheerful self-sacrifice and endless complaisance won them undeserved praise, for their seeming gallantry was wholly motivated by a ______ wish to avoid conflict of any sort.

□ poignant	□ sincere	□ plaintive	□ laudable	□craven

6. Because he was unable to substantiate his claim that he has found a cure for the dread disease, he was called a ____.

□ charisma	□ chauvinist	□ chiropodist	□ charlatan

7. In Europe's Romantic Age men favored the wan, cadaverous look in women. Women sometimes drank vinegar or stayed up all night to look pale and interesting. Fragility was all.

□ dangerous	□ charming	□ plump	□ corpse-like	□interesting

8. I felt chagrined that my father could never read and write.

□ delighted	□ hopeless	□ guilt-ridden	□ annoyed

9. I am glad to hear about your good convalescence.

□ success	□ job	□ reputation	□ marriage	□recovery

10. The tumbrels, French two-wheeled wagons, gained wide celebrity as the vehicle used to bear prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution.

□ publicity	□ celibacy	□ usage	□ function	□ celebration

11. The contiguity of the house and garage is a convenience in bad weather.

□ contagion	□ congruity	□ usefulness	□ proximity

12. In spite of its limited ______, the magazine had a strong ______ on political thought in the country.

□ circulation - influence	□ insights - reminder	□ values - survival	□ appeal - repression

13. In 1998, the IMF crisis curbed demand for oil.

□ effected	□ affected	□ restricted	□ created

14. The middle class has taken the brunt of the currency and stock market collapse.

□ construction	□ intrusion	□ breakdown	□ change

Essential_350 C ∼ D

15. Our English class wrote essay on this Schopenhauer quote : "Hatred comes from the heart; contempt from the head; and neither feeling is quite within our control.!"

□ scorn	□ humility	□ dignity	□ reverence

16. Every summer we sent each other cryptic messages, especially when we were planning a trip across the lake to the girl's camp.

□ brief	□ amorous	□ platonic	□ mysterious

17. Ms. Simpson told Mike that because his ideas were disorganized, his composition lacked ____.

□ adherence	□ coherence	□ transcendence	□ correspondence

18. The young volunteer from Denver was sweating in the Indian heat, planting seeds with twenty local villagers. She was there not for money or fame , but because she wanted to help the poor people in this small village. In short, she had _______.

□ innocence	□ grace	□ compassion	□ wits

19. The construction committee decided to raise the legal commission ceilings, which vary according to the sales price of the property, as a measure to encourage compliance.

□ sales amount	□ acquiescence	□ fair trade	□ competition

20. Most Americans do not know the difference between viruses and bacteria, so the word germ is useful, It is a catchall word. Colds are ______. In other word, the germs can travel from person to person. They travel in the air and from shared eating utensils. Therefore, we should not get close to a person with a cold.

□ common	□ curable	□ contingent	□ contagious

21. The candidate issued electoral commitment during the bandwagon.

□ concurrence	□ promise	□ deed	□ harvest

22. Cumbersome

□ habitual	□ hasty	□ clumsy	□ uneducated	□ blameworthy

23. CORRUPT : INTEGRITY

□ talented : ability	□ irresolute : commitment	□ available : argument	□ restrained : concession

24. Neither country has comprehensive AIDS awareness programs or adequate health care.

□ useful	□ understandable	□ magic	□ extensive

25. The freeze on population funds was a catastrophe for poor women and their children.

□ disaster	□ blessing	□ surprise	□ disappointment

26. If someone is ____, it means that the person is excessively proud of his or her abilities or achievements.

□ infallible	□ astute	□ conceited	□ shrewd

27. The analysis of teeth and jaws is ______ to the understanding of how modern man evolved.

□ crucial	□ boastful	□ extensive	□ confidential	□ incongruent

28. During times of danger, the settlers would congregate in the fort. They felt safe behind its strong log walls.

□ live	□ coordinate	□ gather	□ hide

29. Their arguments cut no ______ with me. They are not impressive at all.

□ ice	□ choice	□ place	□ water

1. Martin Luther King detested injustice.

Essential_350 C ∼ D

□ suffered	□ recognized	□ confronted	□ abhorred

2. The impact of the devastating flood will be felt for months and perhaps years-to-come.

□ supernatural	□ precipitous	□ eruptive	□ disastrous

3. You can't expect an apprentice to have the same dexterity as a master craftsman.

□ avarice	□ senility	□ tranquility	□ adroitness

4. The economic stability of nations and continents is often affected by the abundance or dearth of precipitation.

□ force	□ condensation	□ rainfall	□ lack

5. Employees are expected to prevent any ______ product from leaving the plant.

□ defective	□ determined	□ different	□ detriment

6. He worked to the detriment of his health.

□ injury	□ serenity	□ fortitude	□ recovery

7. The Coriolis force causes all moving projectiles on Earth to be deflected from a straight line.

□ reflected	□ deviated	□ floated	□ collided	□ projected

8. My friend felt no pity but only disdain for the person who got caught stealing.

□ fallacy	□ scorn	□ remuneration	□ horror	□ humiliation

9. Though most of the students have nearly finished, Jane has not yet started her homework. She is still ______.

□ smart	□ timid	□ dawdling	□ stubborn

10. Pure silver is nearly white, lustrous, soft, and very ductile.

□ versatile	□ pliable	□ serviceable	□ shiny

11. A close examination will reveal a discrepancy in the final results.

□ difficulty	□ discretion	□ discontinuity	□ difference

12. Does change mean revitalization or does it mean corruption and deterioration?

□ assessment	□ aggravation	□ prosperity	□ encroachment

13. The delicate aroma and subtle flavor of this wine need a sensitive nose and discriminating palate to be appreciated.

□ incriminating	□ dissipating	□ dispensing	□ discerning

14. The police ______ the suspected murderer for further questioning.

□ cordoned	□ smuggled	□ detained	□ deduced	□ probed

15. His efforts to link common structures with effectiveness were a dismal failure. He could find no such correlation.

□ leading to death	□ not well connected

□ causing sadness or depression	□ conceptual, speculative but unproven

16. The normally fatal immune system _____ means the body cannot fighting infection. The only _____ in this case is a bone-marrow transplant.

□ deficiency - treatment	□ deficit - cure

□ dearth - healing	□ scarcity - medication	□ scantiness - medicine

17. Rather than trying to ______, one should try to ______.

□ hurt, harm	□ abolish, destroy	□ console, comfort	□ demolish, enhance

18. "A state cannot deem a class of persons a stranger to its laws," declare the Supreme Court last year.

□ judge	□ execute	□ lighten	□ curse

19. The test of a vocation is the love of the drudgery it involves.

□ happy work	□ unworthy work	□ unpleasant work	□ worthy work

20. The defense minister said that Russian officials have decided they can't afford their vast but dilapidated military.

□ disintegrated	□ disapproved	□ liquidated	□ enlarged

21. In spite of their disparaging remarks, he was proud of his son's painting.

□ belittling	□ equitable	□ incisive	□ unfair

22. Entrenched in the psyche is the idea that old age inevitably brings about the mind's ______. However, neuroscientists are now finding that older brains have surprising abilities and strengths.

□ maturity	□ decline	□ stability	□ rejuvenation

Essential_350 D ∼ E

1. We often encounter someone's views on our colleges.

□ adopt	□ advocate	□ meet	□ abandon

2. Plays that entail direct interaction between actor and audience present no unusual difficulties for actors.

□ advocate	□ involve	□ exaggerate	□ announce

3. He was called upon to elucidate the disputed points in his article.

□ admonish	□ bolster	□ explain	□ despise

4. Three months have elapsed since she went away.

□ gone by	□ been wasted	□ been saved	□ been lonesome

5. Mr. Rim's eulogy of Mr. Lee at his funeral was both eloquent and emotional.

□ prayer	□ hatred	□ speech	□ praise

6. In order to be a good salesman, one must be very enthusiastic.

□ excited	□ health	□ strong	□ nimble

7. Let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depth, and encourage the arts and commerce.

□ exterminate	□ proliferate	□ explicate	□ elicit	□ examine

8. Because Jane admires her father so much, she tries to emulate his good points.

□ alienate	□ imitate	□ encompass	□ improve

9. If you refer to a man's or boy's ______, you mean that he behaves, looks or sounds like a woman or a girl.

□ timidity	□ immaturity	□ frailty	□ effeminacy	□ cruelty

10. What Paul said turned out to be untrue. He had to eat his words.

□ prove it	□ put up with	□ insist on saying	□ withdraw his statement

11. Congress has earmarked funds for research into alternative sources of energy.

□ set aside	□ increased	□ turned down	□ discussed

12. About 100 European soccer fans invaded the pitch after two of their teams' players were ______ in two minutes.

□ emancipated	□ cheered up	□ confiscated	□ ejected

13. He lived with the poorest Arabs and shared their unaccustomed food, all with equanimity.

□ composure	□ equality	□ kindness	□ friendship	□ dignity

14. The aim of life is to achieve something new. It is the same in science, business or mountain-climbing. man prides himself in exploiting new fields.

□ expropriate	□ exploring	□ extracting	□ exposing

15. Even when his reputation was in ______ almost everyone was willing to admit that he had genius.

□ dialogue	□ retaliation	□ eclipse	□ rebuttal

16. The decision of the Supreme Court in the famous case of Brown vs. Board of Education has already ______ a profound change in the fabric of life of the people on the street.

□ imbedded	□ implemented	□ complied	□ effected	□ undergone

17. The committee's report fully endorses the government's proposals.

□ criticizes	□ approves	□ rejects	□ understands

18. He devised a mathematical method to prove the existence of equilibrium among prices, production, and consumer demand.

□ a state of balance	□ linear relationship	□ an inverse proportion	□ geometrical series

19. The evangelical movement encompasses one-quarter of Canadians and is growing steadily.

□ includes	□ surrounds	□ excludes	□ isolates

20. Happiness is a(n) ______ thing which always contrives to escape those who consciously seek it.

□ convenient	□ transparent	□ elusive	□ elastic	□ obvious

21. This much is true: young women do watch more TV than their male peers-and they watch a much wider variety of shows, including violent ones meant to attract men. The ideal formula to ______ young women as well as men is a bloodfest with a female lead.

□ appall	□ ostracize	□ entice	□ rankle

Essential_350 E ∼ F

1. FRATERNAL :

□ friendly	□ brotherly	□ relative	□ grouped

2. The prophet foresaw a severe famine in the land.

□ predicted	□ worried	□ outspoke	□ overestimated

3. When cornered, a bobcat is ferocious.

□ careful	□ fierce	□ frustrated	□ trapped

4. Although that methods not foolproof, It is the best method available at present.

□ wholly operational	□ entirely serviceable

□ fully reliable	□ completely safe	□ so stupid

5. The salary is not high, but5 the fringe benefits are outstanding.

□ educational	□ additional	□ residual	□ similar

6. Man is one of the most formidable of all animals and the only one who persistently chooses to attack his own species.

□ feeble	□ selfish	□ powerful	□ intelligent

7. The nigh before the rebellion the leader of the rebels had forebodings about the outcome of their efforts.

□ encouragement	□ confidence

□ plans	□ presentments	□ hindsight

8. Churchill had the habit of blithely cutting Gordian knots in a manner which often upsets experts, but he was not a frivolous man.

□ careless	□ diligent	□ cautious	□ weak	□resplendent

9. Tired from the start, the player became even more ______ as the game continued.

□ ambivalent	□ ferocious	□ fatigued	□ energetic

10. Some skiers drink alcohol because they believe it loosens their joints and makes severe injuries avoidable. Scientists and medical doctors say, "that is ______ ."

□ remunerative	□ false	□ mincing	□ inquisitive

11. The car hit a wall and ______ over several times, but the driver was not hurt.

□ flipped	□ flair	□ fluttered	□ flecked

12. His offhand rather ______ remarks masked a character that was really rather serious and not at all superficial.

□ flippant	□ bellicose	□ controversial	□ pernicious

13. From the time her eldest was 10, her children had to fend for themselves.

□ build up	□ comply with	□ keep up with	□ take care of

14. After months of negotiations, the treaty has now been formally accepted.

□ rectified	□ ramified	□ ratified	□ rarefied

1. That is problem really beyond my grasp.

Essential_350 F ∼ G ∼ H

□ comprehension	□ concentration	□ compliment	□ compromise

2. Two winters ago, around Christmas time, I ran over a boy on a sled. He flew out of nowhere. Through the veil of snow, I caught only a brief _______ of him before I sharply cut the wheel.

□ glimpse	□ moment	□ idea	□ look	□ stare

4. A person who kills a great number of people of the same race commits ______.

□ genocide	□ homicide	□ parricide	□ insecticide

5. There is a growing emphasis on education, and parents and grandparents want to see their children get ahead.

□ keep alert	□ learn fast	□ realize	□ succeed

6. They are attempting to gauge his general ability by asking questions about every kind of topic.

□ demonstrate	□ measure	□ distort	□ imitate

7. As researchers grapple with the questionable results, theorists are asking why man domesticated dogs and cats.

□ experiment	□ understand	□ struggle	□ overcome

1. Science without philosophy, facts without perspective and valuation, cannot save us from havoc and despair.

□ ordeal	□ travail	□ disorder	□ fear

2. Little Rock is the hub of the federal interstate highways that cross Arkansas.

□ highpoint	□ summit	□ path	□ center

3. My throat infection left me very ______ and made talking difficult.

□ hoarse	□ dumb	□ indigestible	□ speechless	□ sensible

4. Paradoxically, the beliefs of one era usually the ______ of a former one.

□ tenets	□ predilections	□ heresies	□ precursors

5. When they disembarked at the Los Angeles International Airport, they had to learn about American racial hierarchies.

□ unfavorable opinions	□ graded orders	□ sympathetic feelings	□ external conditions

6. He's a real ______; he never does what he say he believes.

□ Christian	□ hypocrite	□ critic	□ hysteric

7. A ______ is someone whose beliefs or actions are considered wrong by most people, because they disagree with beliefs that are generally accepted.

□ fraud	□ recluse	□ hypocrite	□ heretic

8. U.S. Secretary of State Madelaine Albright made a ______ trip in October to Pyongyang to try to talk Chairman Kim Jong-il into curbing his missile program.

□ historic	□ historical	□ grumbling	□ shaggy

9. The servant's attitude was so ______ that it would have been available to anyone with an appreciation of sincerity.

□ natal	□ hybrid	□ doleful	□ rotund