Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

 The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.

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She said she __________ a student

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Structural engineers analyze building components and ------- safety requirements.

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He _____ extremely difficult standards for himself

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Late entries for the cake decoration contest will not be -------

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After years of being seen as nothing more than a __________ violet, Christine decided to overcome her fears and start talking to strangers

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After all of her family members died, the elderly woman felt ____________ alone and absolutely isolated

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The small ________ farms of New England were not appropriate for the Midwest

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A penny is such a small amount of money in our society that many of us consider the coin to be absolutely insignificant. (CLOSET)

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Susan _________________ a bad cold and had to cancel her trip.

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What he told you _______________ to be of no importance

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The man ________ to safety was in his forties

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They are_________ their time and money to their children.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

A brief outline of the course and bibliography were handed out to the students at the first meeting.

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Ms. Crofton has been successful at every position she has held ------- graduating from university

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If the _________________ is not checked it will probably spread to the upper body

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

An internationally famous ballerina,(A) Maria Tallchief demonstrated (B) that the (C) quality of ballet in North America could equal those (D) of the ballet in Europe.

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They say that Nam is the brightest student in class.

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These apples are tastier, but they cost __________ as those ones over there

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. " She lives in a nuclear family with her parents ____ her elder sister in the coastal area."

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The meteorological agency recommended that tourists to the region be…………dressed for frigid conditions