Essential 350 I P59 ~ P64

1. Mark cannot talk well because he was a speech impediment.

□ defect	□ aspect	□ skeptic	□ imposition

2. In the Navajo household grandparents and other relatives play indispensable roles in raising children.

□ dominant	□ exemplary	□ essential	□ demanding

3. The functions of hands, eyes, and brain are so ______ that using the hands during early childhood helps to promote the child's perceptual development.

□ intertwined	□ unalterable	□ enigmatic	□ regulated	□ individualized

4. The micro-telephone is a miniaturized telephone transmitter and receiver that can be inserted in the ear.

□ attached	□ impaled	□ heard	□ placed

5. Reading a newspaper during the class is ______ behavior.

□ profitable	□ inappropriate	□ wary	□ courteous

6. There is no intrinsic connection between the specific colors of a flag and the country for which they stand.

□ harmonious	□ causal	□ dubious	□ inherent

7. The head-waiter, with an ingratiating smile on his false face, camp up to us bearing a large basket full of huge peaches.

□ revengeful	□ flattering	□ dissident	□ sorrowful	□ betrothed

8. The graduate committee must be in full accord in their approval of a dissertation.

□ indecisive	□ vocal	□ unanimous	□ sullen

9. She revealed her feelings in impetuous displays of spending and gambling.

□ dull	□ arrogant	□ impulsive	□ severe

10. Scientists are constantly seeking to discover the immutable laws of nature.

□ inherent	□ unchangeable	□ undeniable	□ universal

11. The married couple argued incessantly and finally decided to separate because they were ______.

□ dull	□ incongruent	□ incompatible	□ indigenous

12. Cobalt in infinitesimal amounts is one of the metals essential to life.

□ minute	□ prescribed	□ limited	□ restricted

13. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry, Diana was acclaimed for her impeccable taste.

□ illicit	□ gorgeous	□ faultless	□ hypocritical

14. His innovative policy must be ______ gradually to avoid much confusion.

□ implemented	□ exercised	□ resulted	□ affected	□depressed

15. In rage he got up and stalked up and down flat because the aggression of a bully left his family feeling hurt, angry, and _____.

□ rapturous	□ resourceful	□ generous	□ impotent

16. Two years later, the bank was declared insolvent.

□ rudimentary	□ placid	□ instructive	□ bankrupt

17. The ______ speech, given on the spur of the moment, gained as much publicity as would have a carefully planned announcement.

□ affable	□ resilient	□ indigenous	□impromptu

18. This summer-camp will help instill in children a familiarity with international culture and the confidence to interact and grow in an increasingly global society.

□ inspire	□ keep silent	□ encourage	□ pour

19. The Government will ______ if the strike is not settled soon.

□ insist	□ refrain	□ intervene	□ proliferate

20. An attempt to harmonize the imbalances in my character by means of harsh discipline nearly led me to the same ignominious end.

□ disgraceful	□ pitiless	□ honorable	□ dangerous

21. He is the most intrepid explorer in the present century.

□ successful	□ fearless	□ reliable	□ enthusiastic

22. continued irresponsible criticism of the leaders could impair efforts to ease tension in the continent.

Essential 350 I P59 ~ P65

□ cripple	□ enhance	□ balance	□ control

23. INTANGIBLE

Essential 350 I P59 ~ P64

□ imaginary	□ accidental	□ intellectual	□ real

Essential 350 I P64 ~ P65  J_K P66  L P71 ~ P73

24. IMPETUOUS

□ instinctive	□ considered	□ quick	□ time-honored

25. He is the most ______ poet I have ever met.

□ imaginative	□ imaginable	□ imaginary	□ imagery

26. One intriguing feature of America is its cooking.

□ disturbing	□ interesting	□ disgusting	□ peculiar

27. His research is based on incontrovertible evidence.

□ indisputable	□ inert	□ inexplicable	□ immutable

1. If you are late for the employment interview, your chance of getting the job will be in serious ______.

□ velocity	□ traverse	□ jeopardy	□ intensity

1. We cannot condone such knavery in public officials.

□ conjecture	□ frailty	□ iniquity	□ complaint

2. If you say that something is true to your ______ or to the best of your ______ you mean that you believe it to be true but it is possible that you do not know all the facts.

□ competence	□ performance	□ knowledge	□ ability	□opinion

1. Liabilities

□ debts	□ credits	□ cadavers	□ abilities

2. Jumping is the leading cause of spinal-cord injuries.

□ primary	□ ultimate	□ conducive	□ utmost

3. Ned preston was a Scot, a good-humored, merry soul, with a gift for telling a story, sometimes too lengthily for he was uncommonly loquacious, but with dramatic intensity.

□ logical	□ handsome	□ talkative	□ scholarly	□ friendly

4. Top economic policy makers are finding themselves trapped between mounting public criticism over the government's lukewarm response to the Kia Group crisis and World Trade Organization rules banning subsidies to private enterprises.

□ mutinous	□ supportive	□ halfhearted	□ reinforced

5. On the ground, the people watched as the spaceship was launched into the sky.

□ sent up	□ introduced	□ held back	□ floating around

6. Some factory workers will be laid off to reduce the deficit.

□ fired	□ hired	□ appointed	□ noticed

7. While admitting his client's guilt, the lawyer argued that circumstances warranted his plea for ______ .

□ leniency	□ innocence	□ conviction	□ confidence

8. I wonder about poets I enjoy reading and much admire: why do their poems not ______ in my mind?

□ leap	□ lodge	□ impress	□ play

9. Mr. Watkins is ______ with some sort of virus infection.

□ let down	□ laid up	□ fallen out	□ brought on

10. Culture is essentially a product of leisure. The art of culture is therefore essentially the art of ______. From the chinese point of view, the man who is wisely idle is the most cultured man.

□ diligence	□ punctuality	□ loafing	□ temperament