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What is a synonym for fast?

• slow
• dangerous
• quick
• rabbit

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Many famous people become so addicted to drugs that they ruin their careers and  _____ the talent that made them famous in the first place!

• forestall
• recoil
• squander
• reek

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This hotel is big, but Grand Hotel is __________ and the airport hotel is the biggest.

• biger.
• more big.
• most big.
• bigger.

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fancy word for contrast; place 2 unlike objects close to each other

• origami
• euphemism
• litotes
• antithesis

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urgent necessity; duty

• deferment

• impassive

• imperative

• pipe dream

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Looking at the words surrounding an unknown word to determine its meaning is an example of using _______.

• a root word

• word structure

• prior knowledge

• context clues

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plural of shelf

• shelfs

• shells

• shelves

• shelfes

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I tend to have that (affect / effect) on people.

• affect

• effect

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Denotation is a word's ____________.

• Literal, dictionary definition

• Emotional meaning

• Diction

• Mood

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The word "cunning" is used two times in this piece. Which of the following is the BEST definition of the word?

• clumsy

• careful

• crafty

• disgruntled

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