1. A ---- statement is an comparison it does not compare things explictely, but suggests a likeness between them.

sarcastic....unfair

blatant....overt

sanguine...inherent

metaphorical...implied

2. Although dress is ---- in all other ways he seems to be a perfectly normal man.

ordinary

mellifluous

eccentric

intrinsic

3. The teacher suspected cheating as soon as he noticed the pupils ---- glances at his classmate's paper.

futlle

sporadic

cold

furtive

4. Beacuse it was already known that retroviruses could cause cancer in animals, it seemed only -- to searchfor similar cancer causing viruses in human beings.

culpable

charitable

hypothetical

logical

5. He was very angry as usal. However, his angry words ----- me.

jolted

criticized

fluttered

thwarted

6. Physical laws do not, of course, in themselves force bodies to behave in a certain way but merely --- how they behave.

describe

preclude

counteract

commend

7. 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

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

Gravity

Clarity

Honesty

Brevity

9. 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

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

malevolent

amorphous

soporific

rapturous