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My brother said, “I just freed myself from a very loquacious history professor. All he seemed to want was an audience.”

• a. pretentious

• b. grouchy

• c. talkative

• d. worried

There is a large demand all over the United States for plants indigenous to the desert. Many people in Arizona have made a good business of growing and selling cacti and other local plants.

• a. native

• b. necessary

• c. foreign

• d. alien

Select the meaning of the underlined word: Andy is a wonderful Soccer player. He is versatile; he can play different positions well.

• lacks skills

• is boring

• is arrogant

• has many abilities

Select the meaning of the underlined word: Britney could not see the building. It was shrouded with smoke and dust.

• covered

• colored

• ruined

• shown

Select the meaning of the underlined word: It is difficult to forgive someone who has hurt you, even if that person is penitent and expresses regret for their decisions.

• happy

• neutral

• apologetic

• excited

Select the meaning of the underlined word: Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard.

• tidy

• clean

• forgetful

• disorganized

Select the meaning of the underlined word: In many cultures, there are certain taboos relating to mealtime. For example, in Nepal, you should never touch your food with your left hand.

• something one should sometimes do

• something one should often do

• something one should do from time to time

• something one should never do

What does the word incredulously​ mean in the sentence below?

When I explained that aliens seized my

homework, my teacher laughed

incredulously​ and said,

“No, seriously.

Where is it?”

• Angrily

• Calmly

• Skeptically

• Boldly

What does the word incognito mean in the sentence below?

The teacher preferred to go incognito​ in

public, wearing baggy pants and

sunglasses in an effort to avoid

students.​

• Concealing one's identity

• in a formal manner

• fashionably

• deliberately

What does the word superciliously mean in the sentence below?

​When a freshmen asked to sit at a

senior table, the seniors laughed, rolled

their eyes, and superciliously​ retorted,

“You can’t sit with us!”

• calmly and classily

• in a sarcastic tone

• in a superior, arrogant manner

• properly