The mansion has been ------, she cannot even be sure exactly where it stood.
(A) obliterated
(B) burned down
(C) ruined
(D) debilitated
(E) mitigated.
Being a bit hesitant about ------ the man as the complete fraud he suspected him to be, Bill chose to attack the weaker points of his theory, ----- them one by one.
(A) denouncing...debunking
(B) ridiculing...proving
(C) castigating...strengthening
(D) recommending...disseminating
(E) mocking...destroying
The analysis of the report was anything but ------, but those of us who have learned to discount such dismal ------ are optimistic.
(A) pessimistic...confusion
(B) sanguinary...traps
(C) malicious...benefits
(D) trivial...magnitude
(E) pleasant...prognostications
Angered by the politician’s ----- comments; the reporter insisted for a more -----response.
(A) redundant...repetitive
(B) tactless...immediate
(C) phlegmatic...lackadaisical
(D) disputatious...heartfelt
(E) circumlocutious...direct
Richard’s ------ record collection included everything from Bach to rock.
(A) factious
(B) effusive
(C) rhapsodic
(D) eclectic
(E) inherent
The young boys were such ------ followers of the soap opera that they taped every episode.
(A) avid
(B) skillful
(C) flagrant
(D) retentive
(E) forgetful
