16. The _______________________ seventh-grader towered over the other players on his basketball team.
    

1. 1. gangling

   
   
   

   2. studious

   
   
   

   3. mimetic

   
   
   

   4. abject

   
   
   

   5. reserved

   
   
   

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   means awkward, lanky, or unusually tall and thin.

   Correct Option: A

   means awkward, lanky, or unusually tall and thin.

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17. Searching frantically to find the hidden jewels, the thieves proceeded to __________________ the entire house.
    

1. 1. justify

   
   
   

   2. darken

   
   
   

   3. amplify

   
   
   

   4. ransack

   
   
   

   5. glorify

   
   
   

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   means to thoroughly search, to plunder, pillage.

   Correct Option: D

   means to thoroughly search, to plunder, pillage.

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18. Jackson’s poor typing skills were a ______________________ to finding employment at the nearby office complex.
    

1. 1. benefit

   
   
   

   2. hindrance

   
   
   

   3. partiality

   
   
   

   4. temptation

   
   
   

   5. canon

   
   
   

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   is an impediment or obstruction; a state of being hindered; a cause of being prevented or impeded.

   Correct Option: B

   is an impediment or obstruction; a state of being hindered; a cause of being prevented or impeded.

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19. Harvey was discouraged that his visa application was ____________________ due to his six convictions.

1. 1. lethargic

   
   
   

   2. immeasurable

   
   
   

   3. nullified

   
   
   

   4. segregated

   
   
   

   5. aggravated

   
   
   

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   means to make invalid or nonexistent.

   Correct Option: C

   means to make invalid or nonexistent.

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20. Calvin reached the _____________________ of his career in his early thirties when he became president and CEO of a software company.

1. 1. zephyr

   
   
   

   2. plethora

   
   
   

   3. vale

   
   
   

   4. nocturne

   
   
   

   5. zenith

   
   
   

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   means the highest point of any path or course.

   Correct Option: E

   means the highest point of any path or course.

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