41. The ______ of our expedition was still so far away that I felt we would never get there.
    

1. 1. nadir

   
   
   

   2. terminus

   
   
   

   3. speculation

   
   
   

   4. apex

   
   
   

   5. dungeon

   
   
   

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   is the final point or goal; the final stop on a transportation line.

   Correct Option: B

   is the final point or goal; the final stop on a transportation line.

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42. Walking through the ______ forest in spring was a welcome escape from the cold, gray winter we had spent in the city.
    

1. 1. pliant

   
   
   

   2. verdant

   
   
   

   3. factious

   
   
   

   4. bland

   
   
   

   5. innocuous

   
   
   

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   means green with vegetation.

   Correct Option: B

   means green with vegetation.

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43. In biology class, Sabine observed the slug’s ______, its barely discernible movement in the tank.
    

1. 1. parody

   
   
   

   2. prescience

   
   
   

   3. torpor

   
   
   

   4. insight

   
   
   

   5. vigor

   
   
   

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   means extreme sluggishness; lethargy or apathy; dullness.

   Correct Option: C

   means extreme sluggishness; lethargy or apathy; dullness.

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44. He has long been a(n) ______ of year-round school, believing it would significantly improve learning and ease the burden on working parents.
    

1. 1. advocate

   
   
   

   2. levity

   
   
   

   3. detractor

   
   
   

   4. epiphany

   
   
   

   5. connoisseur

   
   
   

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   An advocate (n.) is one who argues for a cause, a supporter or defender; one who pleads on another’s behalf.

   Correct Option: A

   An advocate (n.) is one who argues for a cause, a supporter or defender; one who pleads on another’s behalf.

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45. With sunscreen and a good book, April ______ by the pool in her lounge chair while the children swam.
    

1. 1. ensconced

   
   
   

   2. sustained

   
   
   

   3. expelled

   
   
   

   4. transcended

   
   
   

   5. lolled

   
   
   

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   is to lean, recline, or act lazily or indolently; lounge.

   Correct Option: E

   is to lean, recline, or act lazily or indolently; lounge.

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