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1. SENSITIVE: DISTRESS A. submissive: master B. repulsive: disgust C. gullible: upset D. arrogant: impress E. sympathetic: condemn 2. SCRIBE: WRITE A. glutton: eat B. minstrel: sing C. seer: worry D. mason: strike E. admiral: obey 3. SAW: TEETH A. map: chart B. fork: tines C. camera: film D. floss: detures E. garden: shrubbery 4. RUN: BASEBALL A. goal: soccer B. education: school C. puck: hockey D. down: football E. award: actress 5. REFEREE: OFFICIATE A. subject: govern B. opposition: eliminate C. chairperson: preside D. secretary: dictate E. umpire: compete The official Keys are A A C A D My answers are E B B C C

1. QUALIFY: PARTICULAR A. restrain: effusive B. flout: arbitratry C. acknowledge: specific D. mollify: agreeable E. burnish: dull 2. PROHIBITED: REFRAIN A. innocuous: forbid B. delterious: embark C. required: decide D. compulsory: comply E. ridiculous: laugh 3. PARTFALL: EMBARRASSMENT A. deadlock: mortification B. checkup: reluctence C. downfall: penitence D. diehard: grievance E. windfall: jubilation 4. RECRUITER: ENLISTMENT A. student: enrollment B. salesperson: purchase C. physician: certification D. banker: embezzlement E. witness: testimony 5. RECLAMATION: LAND A. annexation: territory B. evaluation: condition C. restitution: condition D. restoration: structure E. resuscitation: rescue Keys->DDEBD, Please provide your bridges, thx.

I am confused with the bridge between clear and forest. Does clearing the forest means felling the trees? or just means that make the forest more clean and tidy?

Oh, chimpanzees in the question are wild but not in the zoo, so we haven't a control over them and thus the word manageable does not fit here

I construe corroborate as confirm, that is, of more certainty. The one should provide more evidence so as to corroborate his claims or declarations. For example, another independent valid experiment will corrborate a certain theory. However, deny means not admit, more subjectly. The action that we deny something is not so out of proof or reasoning, as out of our interest, preference, experience? Thus, I believe that undermine as antonym of corroborate more reasonalbe and logical..

1. CLEAR: FOREST A. open: door B. plant: bulb C. wash: car D. shave: hair E. free: prisoner I am confused with the meaning of forest here. Does it means the woods or group of trees as its common meaning? 2. CLAP: THUNDER A. applause: performance B. clatter: noise C. river: waterfall D. report: explosion E. tap: windstorm I deem that the thunder is made up of many claps, isn't it? But how does the offical answer D make any sense? 3. BOW: VIOLA A. chord: piano B. string: harp C. pick: ukulele D. pedal: organ E. bridge: guitar I am so confound with the musical instruments and its functional parts.. Anybody who can explain this to me? Why is B incorrect? Official Key->CDC

Choice B would be correct. Pine here means to wither or waste away from longing or grief.

However, To the second question, why doesn't the choice A, homogenuous: population, make sense? The homogenuous population means the same species biologically..

1. We can make shoes through the last We can make glove according to the pattern. 2. the signs of the zodiac vs the letters of the alphebet

In my opinion, the latter will eliminate the former in question 5.

What does "AHD" mean?

However, the official answer to the first question is A...?

1. BURGEON A. retreat B. evolve C. wither D. sever E. minimize 2. RELEVANT A. immaterial B. random C. hidden D. false E. inopportune 3. VENERATION A. derision B. blame C. avoidance D. ostracism E. defiance 4. DIE: SHAPING A. glue: attaching B. anchor: sailing C. drill: boring D. pedal: propelling E. ink: printing 5. CLOT: DISSOLVED A. enthusiast: influenced B. cartoon: distorted C. crowd: dispersed D. chain: disengaged E. disciple: inspired A A A C C

1. LAST: SHOE A. cuff: trousers B. finacle: curtain C. pattern: glove D. buckle: belt E. strap: slip 2. SIGN: ZODIAC A. poster: billboard B. letter: alphabet C. prediction: prophecy D. signal: beacon E. rhyme: almanac 3. PHYSIQUE: STURDY A. intellect: noble B. punctuality: tardy C. investment: sound D. fabric: worn E. technique: inept 4. WHISPER: SPEAK A. brush: touch B. skip: walk C. listen: hear D. request: ask E. whimper: whine 5. INCUBATOR: INFANT A. henhouse: chicken B. greenhouse: plant C. archives: document D. cooler: wine E. hive: bee The answers are C B C A B.

I see. Pherhaps, I was confused "informer" with "traitor". Thus, the former word is neutrual and the latter is negative? Am I right?

As to the question 2. I agree with your opinion that the detective can get information from the infomer, which is a kind of sourse. However, I am confused about the defination of informer. Would you please help me choose which of the following is more close the meaning of infomer? a. informer just means someone who knows the information. b. informer does not only refer to someone who knows the information, but also suggest that he has the desire to inform others, espcially the counterpart, actively, sometimes out of his own interest and revenge?

I think (A) is the correct answer. Servile is an excessive and negative form of compliant. Gullible is an excessive and negative form of trusting Someone who is servile will be excessively and negatively compliant. As Someone who is gullible will excessively and negatively trust others, who, however, may be a liar

Sometimes, I am confused with the two words. They will become almost the same word if tranlated into my native language. Will anyone give me some detailed explanations? At best, are there typical examples of the two types of genre? Thanks..

1. DETRITUS: GLACIER A. thaw: snowfall B. snow: ice cap C. silt: river D. range: mountain E. foliage: tree The correct answer is C. I cannot sense the accurate relationship between the detritus and the glacier. The detritus is a trival part of the glacier? And the river always contains some silt? is the relationship as the part: whole 2. DETECTIVE: INFORMER A. spy: couterspy B. reporter: source C. author: editor D. artitect: draftsman E. sailor: mutineer The correct answer is B. The reporter collect information from various sources. While the spy get his information from informers? Does it make sense? 3. SCULPTOR: STONE A. essayist: words B. painter: turpentine C. composer: symphony D. logger: timber E. etcher: acid The correct answer is A. A is perfect, howerver, The choice D, the logger also deals with the timber- his working object.

I see.. Olive branch symbolizes the peace Laurel symbolized the honor or the victory. Scales here mean the balance used for weighing, which is a symbol of justice Am I right? Plus, somone has told me that the dove also symbolizes the peace, is it ture worldwide?

However, according to the dictionary- Merriam-Webmaster. Laurel seems to fit the item which means a recognition of achievement: honor

SCALE : JUSTICE (A) weights : measures (B) laws : courts © torch : liberty (D) laurel : peace (E) balance : equity A classic question from the Offical Guide. The correct answer is C. many previous explanations are said as this: Scale is a symbol of justice. Torch is a symbol of liberty. However, I still cannot perceive what does the scale means here. Can anyone give me some more specific explanations? Is there a picture of the "scale" here? Thanks for your help