Directions (1-15): 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. Batten: As the economy grows worse, investors need to batten down the hatches and prepare for tough times ahead. (4)
- 1.bereave
- 2. forfeit
- 3.oust
- 4.fix
- 5.drain
2. Consecrate: The little company of seven determined to consecrate their union by vows. (4)
- 1.enter
- 2. smear
- 3.desecrate
- 4.dedicate
- 5.rehearse
3. Burly: Several burly guards bowed to Sirian and Rissa and trailed them into the street. (2)
- 1.scrawny
- 2. sturdy
- 3.frail
- 4.twiggy
- 5.lean
4. Inured: Does violence on television inure children to violence in real life? (2)
- 1.disdain
- 2. familiarize
- 3.laxity
- 4.scorn
5. Chimera: She notes that in Greek mythology, that third was known as a chimera. (1)
- 1.delusion
- 2. dope
- 3.verity
- 4.papability
- 5.gospel