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A. Talkative
B. Quiet
C. Chatty
D. Verbose
Answer: \'Garrulous\' means excessively talkative. \'Quiet\' is its opposite.
A. Compelling
B. Incoherent
C. Persuasive
D. Eloquent
Answer: An 'Incoherent' speech would fail to persuade.
A. Praiseworthy
B. Deplorable
C. Commendable
D. Admirable
Answer: 'Laudable' means deserving praise. \'Deplorable\' is its opposite.
A. Temporary
B. Lasting a long time
C. Brief
D. Occasional
Answer: 'Perennial' means enduring or recurring for a long time.
A. Ignore
B. Examine
C. Overlook
D. Neglect
Answer: 'Scrutinize' means to examine closely. \'Examine\' is its synonym.
A. Calm
B. Noisy and difficult to control
C. Quiet
D. Obedient
Answer: 'Obstreperous' means noisy and difficult to control.
A. Lively
B. Dull
C. Animated
D. Spirited
Answer: 'Vivacious' means attractively lively. \'Dull\' is its opposite.
A. There are less errors in this version.
B. There are fewer errors in this version.
C. There is less errors in this version.
D. There has less errors in this version.
Answer: 'Fewer' is used with countable nouns like \'errors\'.
A. Concise
B. Wordy
C. Brief
D. Terse
Answer: 'Verbose' means using more words than needed. \'Wordy\' is its synonym.
A. To moisten
B. To dry completely
C. To saturate
D. To flood
Answer: \'Desiccate\' means to remove the moisture from something.
A. Vigilant
B. Self-satisfied
C. Alert
D. Cautious
Answer: 'Complacent' means showing smug satisfaction. \'Self-satisfied\' is similar.
A. Ugliness
B. Beauty
C. Strength
D. Intelligence
Answer: 'Pulchritude' means beauty or physical attractiveness.
A. Generous
B. Stingy
C. Kind
D. Charitable
Answer: 'Magnanimous' means generous. \'Stingy\' is its opposite.
A. Trivial
B. Momentous
C. Insignificant
D. Negligible
Answer: \'Momentous\' means of great importance, appropriate for a discovery.
A. Careful
B. Careless
C. Thorough
D. Precise
Answer: 'Meticulous' means very careful. \'Careless\' is its opposite.
A. Stimulating
B. Inducing sleep
C. Energizing
D. Refreshing
Answer: 'Soporific' means tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.
A. Abundance
B. Scarcity
C. Plenty
D. Surplus
Answer: 'Dearth' means a scarcity or lack of something.
A. The data shows that sales increased.
B. The data show that sales increased.
C. The data is showing that sales increased.
D. The data are showing that sales increased.
Answer: \'Data\' is technically plural and takes a plural verb in formal writing.
A. Rare
B. Everywhere
C. Scarce
D. Limited
Answer: \'Ubiquitous\' means present everywhere. \'Everywhere\' is similar.
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