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In late 2006, apiarists in the U.S. began reporting that their honey bees were dying. Some of these beekeepers lost 90 percent of their hives. What is the best definition of apiarists?

• hives
• problems
• honeybees
• beekeepers

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What is a synonym for simple?

• easy
• tiny
• skinny
• fast

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The reign of Queen Mary I was noted for its ______ as she only reigned for 5 years.

• concise
• brevity
• proponent
• statute

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After working at the stables for three straight weeks, we became accustomed to the _____ of manure and it no longer bothered us.

• rivulet
• comport
• reek
• garble

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(v.) to confuse; to perplex

• flummox
• implicate
• moribund
• turpitude

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How would allusion be defined?

• a reference to a famous person, place, or event

• words that involve one of the five senses

• two lines working as a unit

• a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

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Denotation is a word's ____________.

• Literal, dictionary definition

• Emotional meaning

• Diction

• Mood

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"Are you ready for vacation?' the teacher asked. In unison, all the students responded, "YES!" The word unison means:

• simultaneously

• independently

• unhappily

• excitement

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what is the meaning of determination

• An achieved goal

• A dream

• the satisfaction achieved only through hard work

• hardwork

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What is the meaning of the word loathsome as it appears in the following excerpt?

"...and running to his loathsome moor [land]/With another such sickening meal waiting/In his pouch." (lines 538-40)

• disgusting or repulsive

• appealing or attractive

• swift or quick

• delaying or putting off

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