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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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Your uncle wouldn’t even part with a dime to help the kids pay for their trip. That’s just one more example of his penurious ways. In contrast, many people who have much less money have donated a great deal to the cause. What does “penurious” mean?

• very old
• very wealthy
• very humorous
• very stingy

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There was very ... traffic, so the journey didn´t take very long.

• few
• a few
• little
• a little

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What would be the informal word for inform?

• busy
• tell
• check
• get

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It was difficult for Abraham Lincoln to find many _____ of an amendment to legally end slavery even among the legislators from the North.

• proponents
• reeks
• statutes
• garbles

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a word that describes words that represent sounds.

• setting
• onomatopeoia
• symbol
• genre

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A context clue that explains the word's meaning is a ___________ context clue.

• Inference

• Example

• Synonym

• Defintion

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I left my wallet at home. ....... I borrow $10?

• Might

• Ought

• Could

• Should

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What is the meaning of the Latin root -bene-?

• well

• beside

• within

• outside

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Skilled; nimble; dexterous

• deft

• contiguous

• cordial

• apathetic

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