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Question 1
Ever since the president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer resigned, the general has been the virtual ruler of the country. Virtual means
A. informal
B. surreptitious
C. indiscrete
D. incomparable
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The term 'virtual' in this context means 'in effect but not formally recognized,' which aligns with 'informal' as the general is acting as the ruler without official title.
Question 2
Choose the word pair below that represents antonyms
A. Sympathy-Apathy
B. Abstract-Distract
C. Ambivalent-Undecided
D. Concede-Accept
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. 'Sympathy' (feeling compassion) and 'Apathy' (lack of feeling) are opposites, unlike the other pairs.
Question 3
Winning the Nobel Prize for literature was the apex of the writer's career. Apex means
A. nucleus
B. essence
C. bottom
D. pinnacle
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Apex' refers to the highest point or peak, which is synonymous with 'pinnacle,' not nucleus, essence, or bottom.
Question 4
Given the terms abhor, abject, absolute, and absorb, the prefix ab- means
A. away
B. above
C. remove
D. enter
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The prefix 'ab-' in words like abhor (to shrink away from) and abject (cast away) means 'away' from something.
Question 5
The teenagers' guilty…………. caused them to confess to the vandalism of the school locker room.
A. consensus
B. conscious
C. conscientious
D. conscience
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Conscience' refers to the inner sense of right and wrong, which fits the context of feeling guilty and confessing.