Directions (1-5): For each of the words below, a contextual usage is provided. Pick the word/phrase from the alternatives that is most the appropriate substitute in the given context and mark its number as your answer.
1. Abominate: We abominate jokes that make fun of people who have mental or physical disabilities (3)
- (1) nominate
- (2) admire
- (3) abhor
- (4) promote
- (5) understand
2. Cotton : He doesn’t cotton to the idea of having children. (4)
- (1) detail
- (2) think
- (3) note
- (4) comprehend
- (5) obtain
3. Caveat: His investment advice comes with a caveat: that the stock market is impossible to predict with absolute accuracy. (2)
- (1) argument
- (2) caution
- (3) promotion
- (4) help
- (5) soothe
4. Dossier: Investigators began compiling a dossier on him after he was suspected of stealing. (2)
- (1) behavior
- (2) file
- (3) mess
- (4) internet
- (5) complex
5. Lagniappe: The meal was served with a lagniappe of freshly made cornbread (3)
- (a) anger
- (b) grief
- (c) gift
- (d) apple juice
- (e) grant