Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 12 - Day 1

1. OFF BROADWAY 4. The meeting was a _____ one, but the jealous

husband construed* it as pre-arranged and
clandestine.*

When Monte Ziltch told his boss, Mr. Foy, that he was A) incoherent
quitting as an accountant to become an actor, the
B) diatribe
man was convulsed with laughter. After Mr. Foy
realized that Monte was obsessed* with the idea, he C) fortuitous
became quite serious, launching into a diatribe on D) ilk
the importance of responsibility in the younger E) inhibitions
generation. Monte confessed that he had been
developing ulcers as an accountant, and when his 5. After two drinks the usually phlegmatic*
psychiatrist suggested that the sickness was a result dentist lost all his _____.
of inhibitions, Monte agreed. Now a fortuitous
 opportunity to get into show business required A) incoherent
Monte to make an immediate decision. Mr. Foy B) diatribe
stormed out of the office, muttering incoherently
C) fortuitous
 about hippies, beatniks, and others of that ilk.
D) ilk
Sample Sentences: Use the new words in the E) inhibitions
following sentences.
6. Definitions: Match the new words with their
When a large expenditure is imminent,* my meanings.
father goes into a long _____ on the need for
 
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economy.
diatribe

A) incoherent A) kind, sort

B) diatribe B) disjointed
C) fortuitous C) accidental
D) ilk D) bitter criticism
E) inhibitions E) restraint

2. It is often fruitless* to argue with racists, 7. inhibition

bigots*, and others of that _____.
A) kind, sort
A) incoherent B) disjointed
B) diatribe C) accidental
C) fortuitous D) bitter criticism
D) ilk E) restraint
E) inhibitions 8. fortuitous
3. Since the patient’s speech was garbled* and
_____, we could only conjecture* as to his A) kind, sort
message. B) disjointed
C) accidental
A) incoherent
D) bitter criticism
B) diatribe
E) restraint
C) fortuitous
9. incoherent
D) ilk
E) inhibitions A) kind, sort
B) disjointed
C) accidental
D) bitter criticism
E) restraint

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10. ilk

A) kind, sort
B) disjointed
C) accidental
D) bitter criticism
E) restraint

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Answer Key:

1: B 6: D
2: D 7: E
3: A 8: C
4: C 9: B
5: E 10: A

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