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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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What is the synonym for happy?

• joyful
• mad
• dislike
• celebrate

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Have you ever been to Paris? Yes, I ´ve been there ..... times.

• few
• a few
• little
• a little

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What could a windfall be described as?

• unexpected good fortune, abundance of things
• the wind blowing in the fall
• a horrible account of weather
• the harvest going bad

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urgent necessity; duty

• deferment

• impassive

• imperative

• pipe dream

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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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Which word means the same thing as "must"?

• might

• have to

• should

• would

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singular of wolves

• wolve

• wolf

• wulf

• wof

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Both narrative writing and descriptive writing can be enhanced by providing lots of details. In the previous sentence, what does "enhanced" mean?

• Improved

• Delayed

• Worsened

• Obscured

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walking slowly

• plodding

• tangled

• trembled

• scold

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