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Civil Service Exams (Cs Vocabulary) – Page 6

#101. Dog-sitting for Buddy is easy to do; he is a ________ and obedient pet.
A delectable
B meddlesome
C docile
D commonplace
Answer: docile
#102. The directions to the new office were ________, and I had no trouble finding it in time for work.
A priceless
B explicit
C arduous
D embodied
Answer: explicit
#103. If your drinking water is not ________, it could cause serious health problems.
A potable
B impure
C valid
D quenchable
Answer: potable
#104. The new board member said she would vote in favor of the proposed city ordinance because it ________ many of the points discussed earlier this year.
A reminisced
B dispersed
C encompassed
D released
Answer: encompassed
#105. Rachel ________ a plan to become a millionaire by age thirty.
A condoned
B conformed
C decreased
D devised
Answer: devised
#106. Wanting to make a good impression, he found himself in a ________ about the right tie to wear to the business meeting.
A prestige
B redundancy
C quandary
D deficit
Answer: quandary
#107. Since Mark needed to pass the exam, he made studying a ________ over watching his favorite television show.
A concept
B perplexity
C priority
D conformity
Answer: priority
#108. Hoping to win a prize for the best costume, Mark dressed ________ in bright red suspenders and a purple tie.
A eminently
B virtuously
C conspicuously
D obscurely
Answer: conspicuously
#109. Brad fell asleep during the movie because it had a very ________ plot.
A torrid
B monotonous
C ample
D vital
Answer: monotonous
#110. To get the promotion she wanted, she ________ that it was best to go back to school to get her master’s degree as soon as she could.
A supposed
B surmised
C resolved
D presumed
Answer: resolved
#111. The narrator’s description was an accurate ________ of a true southern family
A council
B portrayal
C disguise
D reunion
Answer: portrayal
#112. Due to slippery road conditions and the slope of the narrow, winding highway, the car ________ down the steep mountainous road.
A agitated
B careened
C dissented
D ventilated
Answer: careened
#113. The fire alarm ________ beckoned the volunteer firefighters of the small community to come to action.
A symbolically
B approvingly
C significantly
D audibly
Answer: audibly
#114. After running an early 5K race, Simone ________ devoured a hearty breakfast.
A dynamically
B beneficially
C voraciously
D generously
Answer: voraciously
#115. The car rental company considered the scratches on the driver’s door to be caused by a minor ________.
A reflex
B duplicate
C mishap
D attraction
Answer: mishap
#116. The participants in the road rally agreed to ________ near the village commons at five o’clock.
A disperse
B filibuster
C rendezvous
D scatter
Answer: rendezvous
#117. Understanding the world economic conditions, the recent graduates spoke ________ about job prospects for the future.
A measurably
B narrowly
C warily
D luxuriously
Answer: warily
#118. Being a direct relative of the deceased, her claim to the estate was ________.
A optional
B vicious
C legitimate
D prominent
Answer: legitimate
#119. The hail ________ the cornfield until the entire crop was lost
A commended
B belittled
C rebuked
D pummeled
Answer: pummeled
#120. The Earth Day committee leader placed large garbage bins in the park to ________ Saturday’s cleanup.
A confound
B pacify
C facilitate
D integrate
Answer: facilitate
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