1CONV0003 Adj
51. being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; ""as white as fresh snow""; ""a bride's white dress""
A. fish
B. good
C. white
D. leave
52. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; ""he apologized subsequently""; ""he's going to the store but he'll be back here later""; ""it didn't happen until afterward""; ""two hours after that""
A. time
B. after
C. down
D. out
53. anew; ""she tried again""; ""they rehearsed the scene again""
A. again
B. kid
C. eight
D. while
54. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); ""he was wholly convinced""; ""entirely satisfied with the meal""; ""it was completely different from what we expected""; ""was com
A. all
B. nine
C. just
D. mother
55. with a forward motion; ""we drove along admiring the view""; ""the horse trotted along at a steady pace""; ""the circus traveled on to the next city""; ""move along""; ""march on""
A. so
B. along
C. joy
D. oh
56. to the same degree (often followed by `as'); ""they were equally beautiful""; ""birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly""; ""sang as sweetly as a nightingale""; ""he is every bit as mean as she is""
A. as
B. no
C. sixth
D. at
57. in or to or toward a former location; ""she went back to her parents' house""
A. good
B. dog
C. bag
D. back
58. with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); ""the injury hurt badly""; ""the buildings were badly shaken""; ""it hurts bad""; ""we need water bad""
A. men
B. bad
C. call
D. kid
59. earlier in time; previously; ""I had known her before""; ""as I said before""; ""he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier""; ""her parents had died four years earlier""; ""I mentioned that problem earlier""
A. me
B. before
C. grab
D. go
60. in a most excellent way or manner; ""he played best after a couple of martinis""
A. call
B. best
C. tree
D. up
61. extremely well; ""his performance went over big""
A. big
B. fast
C. so
D. brown
62. and nothing more; ""I was merely asking""; ""it is simply a matter of time""; ""just a scratch""; ""he was only a child""; ""hopes that last but a moment""
A. just
B. dog
C. but
D. saw
63. so as to pass a given point; ""every hour a train goes past""
A. last
B. by
C. slow
D. fox
64. completely; used as intensifiers; ""clean forgot the appointment""; ""I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out""
A. plus
B. look
C. jump
D. clean
65. quickly and without warning; ""he stopped suddenly""
A. man
B. white
C. take
D. dead
66. with affection; ""she loved him dearly""; ""he treats her affectionately""
A. side
B. see
C. dear
D. bike
67. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; ""don't fall down""; ""rode the lift up and skied down""; ""prices plunged downward""
A. net
B. down
C. side
D. week
68. with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); ""she was easily excited""; ""was easily confused""; ""he won easily""; ""this china breaks very easily""; ""success came too easy""
A. easy
B. say
C. may
D. pink
69. to a considerable degree; very much; ""a far far better thing that I do""; ""felt far worse than yesterday""; ""eyes far too close together""
A. far
B. much
C. rain
D. see
70. quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form); ""how fast can he get here?""; ""ran as fast as he could""; ""needs medical help fast""; ""fast-running rivers""; ""fast-breaking news""; ""fast-opening (or fast-closing) shutters"
A. soon
B. run
C. fast
D. men
71. before anything else; ""first we must consider the garter snake""
A. such
B. there
C. first
D. win
72. at full length; ""he fell flat on his face""
A. look
B. plus
C. fall
D. flat
73. (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); ""the children behaved well""; ""a task well done""; ""the party went well""; "
A. good
B. left
C. toy
D. go
74. in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; ""I work here""; ""turn here""; ""radio waves received here on Earth""
A. milk
B. given
C. ten
D. here
75. at or to or in the direction of one's home or family; ""He stays home on weekends""; ""after the game the children brought friends home for supper""; ""I'll be home tomorrow""; ""came riding home in style""; ""I hope you will come ho
A. here
B. bag
C. make
D. home
ANSWERS
- (C) white
- (B) after
- (A) again
- (A) all
- (B) along
- (A) as
- (D) back
- (B) bad
- (B) before
- (B) best
- (A) big
- (C) but
- (B) by
- (D) clean
- (D) dead
- (C) dear
- (B) down
- (A) easy
- (A) far
- (C) fast
- (C) first
- (D) flat
- (A) good
- (D) here
- (D) home
- white-->Adj-->being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; ""as white as fresh snow""; ""a bride's white dress""
- after-->Adv-->happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; ""he apologized subsequently""; ""he's going to the store but he'll be back here later""; ""it didn't happen until afterward""; ""two hours after that""
- again-->Adv-->anew; ""she tried again""; ""they rehearsed the scene again""
- all-->Adv-->to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); ""he was wholly convinced""; ""entirely satisfied with the meal""; ""it was completely different from what we expected""; ""was com
- along-->Adv-->with a forward motion; ""we drove along admiring the view""; ""the horse trotted along at a steady pace""; ""the circus traveled on to the next city""; ""move along""; ""march on""
- as-->Adv-->to the same degree (often followed by `as'); ""they were equally beautiful""; ""birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly""; ""sang as sweetly as a nightingale""; ""he is every bit as mean as she is""
- back-->Adv-->in or to or toward a former location; ""she went back to her parents' house""
- bad-->Adv-->with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); ""the injury hurt badly""; ""the buildings were badly shaken""; ""it hurts bad""; ""we need water bad""
- before-->Adv-->earlier in time; previously; ""I had known her before""; ""as I said before""; ""he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier""; ""her parents had died four years earlier""; ""I mentioned that problem earlier""
- best-->Adv-->in a most excellent way or manner; ""he played best after a couple of martinis""
- big-->Adv-->extremely well; ""his performance went over big""
- but-->Adv-->and nothing more; ""I was merely asking""; ""it is simply a matter of time""; ""just a scratch""; ""he was only a child""; ""hopes that last but a moment""
- by-->Adv-->so as to pass a given point; ""every hour a train goes past""
- clean-->Adv-->completely; used as intensifiers; ""clean forgot the appointment""; ""I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out""
- dead-->Adv-->quickly and without warning; ""he stopped suddenly""
- dear-->Adv-->with affection; ""she loved him dearly""; ""he treats her affectionately""
- down-->Adv-->spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; ""don't fall down""; ""rode the lift up and skied down""; ""prices plunged downward""
- easy-->Adv-->with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); ""she was easily excited""; ""was easily confused""; ""he won easily""; ""this china breaks very easily""; ""success came too easy""
- far-->Adv-->to a considerable degree; very much; ""a far far better thing that I do""; ""felt far worse than yesterday""; ""eyes far too close together""
- fast-->Adv-->quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form); ""how fast can he get here?""; ""ran as fast as he could""; ""needs medical help fast""; ""fast-running rivers""; ""fast-breaking news""; ""fast-opening (or fast-closing) shutters"
- first-->Adv-->before anything else; ""first we must consider the garter snake""
- flat-->Adv-->at full length; ""he fell flat on his face""
- good-->Adv-->(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); ""the children behaved well""; ""a task well done""; ""the party went well""; "
- here-->Adv-->in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; ""I work here""; ""turn here""; ""radio waves received here on Earth""
- home-->Adv-->at or to or in the direction of one's home or family; ""He stays home on weekends""; ""after the game the children brought friends home for supper""; ""I'll be home tomorrow""; ""came riding home in style""; ""I hope you will come ho
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