1. This poetry is not ---- ; it is more likely to appeal to an international audience than is poetry with strictly regional themes.

familar

democratic

technical

provencial

2. --- is essential when you send telegram as you are charged for every word.

Gravity

Clarity

Honesty

Brevity

3. Which word is not correctly spelled in the following sentence: Neither fiscal "cliff", nor "sequester", nor any other Washington "chicanery" can derail an American recovery that looks like may be hitting its "strid

cliff

sequester

chicanery

strid

4. Hot milk has long been a standard care for insomnia because of its --- quality.

malevolent

amorphous

soporific

rapturous

5. We cannot pardon such ----- act of violence.

an expedient

an egregious

a munificent

a circumspect

6. A ---- galance pays ---- attention to details.

furtive....meticulous

cursory...little

cryptic...close

keen....scanty

7. Paradoxically, Helen, who had been a strict mother to her children, proved --- mistress to her cats.

a harsh

an indolent

an ambivalent

a lenient

8. Cancer cells are normal cells run toit, growing and multiplying out of----

spite

danger

control

apathy

9. Identify the word that has been incorretly used: "Planned" Parenthood may "discribe" itself as a 'health organization', but in "real" it is an "ideological" outfit.

Planned

discribe

real

ideological

10. The invigilator made us ---- our identity card at the test center.

showing

show

showed

to show