2CONV0004 Adj
76. (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
A. dirt
B. band
C. crust
D. wet
77. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ""a double (or dual) role for an actor""; ""the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence""- R.W.Emerson; ""every episode has its double a
A. dance
B. left
C. double
D. ahead
78. suitable for formal occasions; ""formal wear""; ""a full-dress uniform""; ""dress shoes""
A. today
B. dress
C. curl
D. butter
79. 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. wet
B. still
C. then
D. after
80. anew; ""she tried again""; ""they rehearsed the scene again""
A. case
B. six
C. again
D. after
81. 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. time
D. kept
82. 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. lunch
B. along
C. see
D. ball
83. 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. bunch
B. ahead
C. as
D. out
84. in or to or toward a former location; ""she went back to her parents' house""
A. there
B. push
C. help
D. back
85. 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. circle
B. now
C. hop
D. bad
86. 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. before
B. food
C. once
D. no
87. in a most excellent way or manner; ""he played best after a couple of martinis""
A. cash
B. best
C. so
D. leave
88. extremely well; ""his performance went over big""
A. bean
B. big
C. dinner
D. adventure
89. 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. ask
B. but
C. quick
D. left
90. so as to pass a given point; ""every hour a train goes past""
A. by
B. double
C. wind
D. crow
91. completely; used as intensifiers; ""clean forgot the appointment""; ""I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out""
A. brain
B. clean
C. bank
D. climb
92. quickly and without warning; ""he stopped suddenly""
A. plus
B. dead
C. by
D. fish
93. with affection; ""she loved him dearly""; ""he treats her affectionately""
A. dear
B. try
C. green
D. cry
94. 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. down
B. collect
C. round
D. end
95. 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. am
C. change
D. round
96. 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. clay
C. road
D. do
97. 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. any
B. fast
C. let
D. boy
98. before anything else; ""first we must consider the garter snake""
A. soon
B. bone
C. first
D. left
99. at full length; ""he fell flat on his face""
A. common
B. flat
C. bank
D. wind
100. (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. check
B. good
C. chosen
D. date
ANSWERS
- (A) dirt
- (C) double
- (B) dress
- (D) after
- (C) again
- (A) all
- (B) along
- (C) as
- (D) back
- (D) bad
- (A) before
- (B) best
- (B) big
- (B) but
- (A) by
- (B) clean
- (B) dead
- (A) dear
- (A) down
- (A) easy
- (A) far
- (B) fast
- (C) first
- (B) flat
- (B) good
- dirt-->Adj-->(of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
- double-->Adj-->having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ""a double (or dual) role for an actor""; ""the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence""- R.W.Emerson; ""every episode has its double a
- dress-->Adj-->suitable for formal occasions; ""formal wear""; ""a full-dress uniform""; ""dress shoes""
- 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""; "
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