1. Throughout history, many people have attempted to find the _____ secret to success, but relatively few have actually done it. 2. 3. 4. 5.
a. elusive b. evasive c. illusory d. eloquent
It was hard for Cynthia to remain uninvolved with the controversy since she is such a _____ part of the company.
a. visibility b. risible c. visible d. visibly
\absolutely everything to be at your _____.\
a. dispose b. disposal c. disposing d. disposed
The mountain climbers demonstrated a(n) _____ feat of
selflessness when they turned around to help an injured stranger.
a. advantageous b. gorgeous c. outrageous d. courageous
Many movie stars are notorious（声名狼藉的） for wearing excessive amounts of expensive _____.
a. jewellery b. jewels c. jewelers
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
d. jewelling
Her novel successfully _____ an entire generation of young women to believe they could be whatever they wanted.
a. emboldened b. embittered c. empowered d. embroidered
I'm not really a _____ of pop culture trends, so can you explain that reference to me?
a. flower b. follower c. fellow d. fallowing
We just moved into town so we're still a little _____.
a. unsettling b. settlers c. settled d. unsettled
The movie is fantastic, but you'll need to _____ your disbelief toward the end.
a. upend b. suspend c. depend d. misspend
Don't _____ Jack's determination to do whatever it takes to win.
a. underestimate b. overestimate c. estimate
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
d. misestimate
As judge, I _____ over this courtroom and have the final say on all matters.
a. preside b. reside c. presume d. resume
Please stay back! This is a _____ area!
a. constricted b. districted c. restricted d. unrestricted
The moon shone down and cast a _____ glow over the entire field.
a. luminosity b. luminous c. luminal d. luminously
The state dinner is a _____ affair, so please dress appropriately.
a. distinctive b. respectable c. dramatic d. formal
Stock prices rose _____ after the company publically announced its new product.
a. dramatically b. magically c. loosely d. exclusively
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
The colonists began to form a _____ in response to the unfair taxes.
a. rebel b. rebellion c. rebellious d. rebelling
After striking the iceberg, the ship quickly sank into the _____ depths.
a. skinny b. preppy c. murky d. baggy
I'm not a good typist, so I find it easier to _____ all of my emails.
a. dictate b. elucidate c. explicate d. exacerbate
To accommodate increased traffic, city planners are going to expand the _____of the highway.
a. length b. height c. depth d. width
Let's be proactive and do something instead of just watching the situation _____.
a. ameliorate b. collaborate c. deteriorate d. elaborate
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
Don't trust my brother, he's _____ to do or say anything.
a. libel b. unreliable c. reliable d. liable
If you become a member, you'll have access to _____ deals and offers.
a. inclusive b. exclusive c. reclusive d. elusive
I can teach any type of math, but I _____ in geometry.
a. special b. specialty c. especially d. specialize
Winning the lottery is possible, but it's certainly not _____.
a. probably b. probable c. probability d. probabilistic
We've been with the same bank for years, and I've never had a _____ about their service.
a. complaint b. publicity c. restraint d. vanity
I want to wait until the stock market begins to _____ before I invest;