1. B -
conjunction
With is an example of a preposition, and but is an
example of a conjunction.
2. A - reap
If you take orange, remove the first letter, and rearrange
the others, you get anger, and if you take grape,
remove the first letter, and rearrange the others, you get
reap.
3. C - abstract
expressionism
Matisse painted in the school of art known as fauvism, and
DeKooning painted in the school of art known as abstract
expressionism.
4. B - praiseful
An encomium is by definition praiseful, and a sermon is by
definition moralistic.
5. C - mammal
Strep is a type of bacteria, and a monotreme is a type of
mammal.
6. A - magnate
If you take away the first two letters and the last letter of the
word entice, you're left with the word tic; if you
take away the first two letters and the last letter of the word
magnate, you're left with the word gnat.
7. B - Lenin
Oliver Cromwell ruled after toppling the reign of Charles I, and
Lenin ruled after toppling the reign of Nicholas II.
8. D - stick
A scimitar is a type of sword, and a truncheon is a type of
stick.
9. A - Cook
Columbus was the first westerner to discover the Bahamas, and
Cook was the first westerner to discover Hawaii.
10. C - DLX
The ratio of III (3) to XV (15) is 1:5, and the ratio of CXII
(112) to DLX (560) is also 1:5.
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