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  1. The haunted house displayed ______ scenes in every room, causing squeamish visitors to scream.
  2. A.
    preparatory
    B.
    archaic
    C.
    macabre
    D.
    precocious
    E.
    impetuous

  3. The concert audience was frustrated by the poor ______ of the sounds coming from the speakers.
  4. A.
    modulation
    B.
    recrimination
    C.
    terminus
    D.
    dissidence
    E.
    assertion

  5. Please don't ______ me my success”I've worked hard to earn this promotion!
  6. A.
    renege
    B.
    begrudge
    C.
    excise
    D.
    staunch
    E.
    vaunt

  7. With an ______ blow of the whistle, the meddling parent interrupted the game to reiterate the rules of the tournament.
  8. A.
    industrious
    B.
    illustrious
    C.
    eloquent
    D.
    officious
    E.
    enviable

  9. The candidate's inappropriately sexist remark was met with a ______ of denunciations from the angry crowd.
  10. A.
    bastion
    B.
    fusillade
    C.
    mélange
    D.
    dichotomy
    E.
    solecism

  11. The ______ employee decided to complain publicly about the unacceptable working conditions.
  12. A.
    discreet
    B.
    prudent
    C.
    precarious
    D.
    malcontent
    E.
    stupendous

  13. The medicine man applied a sweet smelling ______ to the young brave's wounds.
  14. A.
    triad
    B.
    corrosive
    C.
    parcel
    D.
    unguent
    E.
    pungent

  15. The judge dismissed the extraneous evidence because it was not ______ to the trial.
  16. A.
    pertinent
    B.
    pretentious
    C.
    synonymous
    D.
    abject
    E.
    inalienable

  17. The ______ nature of the song is supposed to be reminiscent of shepherds calling to their flocks at night.
  18. A.
    vocative
    B.
    endemic
    C.
    surreptitious
    D.
    preternatural
    E.
    inane

  19. The ______ child caused great difficulties for her parents and teachers because she refused to correct her bad behavior even in the face of punishment.
  20. A.
    adorable
    B.
    sincere
    C.
    incorrigible
    D.
    lamentable
    E.
    demure