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1. You decide to drop one of your high-school electives. The teacher is difficult to follow. He either doesn't stick to the topic or, when he does, he doesn't get to the point very quickly. What is the perfect word for this teacher?
2. You are on a tour of a European cathedral. The guide points out some very ugly looking creatures' stone heads that line the eaves where the outside walls meet the cathedral's roof. What is the word he uses to describe them?
3. You are very interested to read about one of the finest restaurants in Paris. While you do not have the money to go there, you really enjoy the descriptions of the food and wine, which are first-class. The article's author refers to her meal there as a high point of _____________. What is the most probable word to fit into the blank space?
4. You are walking in snowy woods in the winter. Suddenly you step into a slushy puddle. You let out a yell because it is very cold and icy when it leaks into your boots. What is the perfect word for this sensation?
5. You're browsing a recently-opened antique store. Everything is a disorderly mixture without much categorization. Some of the items are more like plain second-hand than antique. The owner tells you that she is looking for a catchy name for her store. What perfectly apt word would you suggest?
6. You are watching news footage of the trial of a war criminal accused of murdering tens of thousands of his fellow citizens. When you hear the charges and the evidence against this man, you are completely convinced about his true nature. What is the correct word for the crimes of which this man is accused?
7. You're watching re-runs of TV shows from the 1960s and early 1970s. The women all have long hair, while the men not only have long hair, but also bushy side-burns and/or beards and moustaches. What is the right word for them?
8. You have a new girlfriend. You introduce her to your old-fashioned strait-laced grandmother. Because your girl friend is free-spirited and out-spoken, your disapproving grandmother later uses a particular word to describe her. What is this word?
9. According to your brother, everything that happens to him seems to be the most dramatic, or the saddest, or the funniest thing that ever happens to any one human being. What is the word for your brother's style of description?
10. Your wife is impatient because you have been promising to paint the garden fence, something you have not yet done. She brings up the topic if you watch TV, or read the newspaper, or go out to play golf. What is a word for what your wife is doing?
11. You are watching the weather-man presenting the forecast on the TV news. He is waving his arms back and forth across a map, pointing out various lines of high or low pressure systems across your region. What is the word for those lines?
12. You work with another sales clerk who is always upsetting customers with her testiness. When shoppers ask complicated questions or are dissatisfied with products, she has no patience at all, quickly becoming impolite. What might be a word to use to describe your colleague's temperament?
13. Your elderly widowed aunt died unexpectedly. You and your cousins are tasked with sorting through her paperwork. You search for a will but cannot find one. One cousin says she is very worried because, if your aunt died insensate, it will mean costly legal work and maybe some family arguments. Has she used the right word to describe your aunt's legal status?
14. There is an Olympic athlete you've always admired for his strength, courage and prowess. You are upset, therefore, when you learn that he will have to return his Gold Medal because he was taking banned performance-enhancing substances. What is the word for the disrepute he has brought to himself, his team and his sport?
15. You have acted insensitively and rudely to a good friend. You are genuinely sorry for your mistake. You apologize, promising never to repeat this behaviour again. However, your friend doesn't want to accept your apology, nor does he want to hear how you intend to make amends. What is the word for your friend's attitude?
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