1) Their move does not ____ others from investing. a) mumble b) reconciliation c) preclude d) genocide 2) He left no ____ unturned in his search for his natural mother. a) leaf b) screw c) tree d) stone 3) The police were trying to ____ down all possible clues to the murder. a) chase b) step c) grunt d) frown 4) The performance will ____ in a minute. a) make off b) commence c) set about d) go about 5) You're just going to have to lay it on the ____ and tell her that her work's not good enough. a) line b) desk c) thick d) press 6) She gave some ____ excuse about missing the bus. a) sticky b) hearty c) skittish d) lame 7) She was more of a ____ than a help. a) stick b) contempt c) hindrance d) stoppage 8) My sister always makes much ___ about nothing. a) apiece b) ahoy c) ado d) anew 9) We can wait until tomorrow to return this, I’d rather pay a late fee than ____ my neck out driving in this snow. a) chicken b) skit c) stick d) do 10) John lost his ____ to Mary. a) heart b) arm c) love d) money 11) This figure represents only the tip of the ____, since as many as 90% of cases go unreported. a) iceberg b) tongue c) mountain d) molehill 12) Genetics may play a role in a person's ____ to alcohol abuse. a) vulnerability b) succinctness c) reconciliation d) susceptibility 13) He was hoping for a cure from his ____ illness. a) debilitated b) mediocre c) lame d) debilitating 14) My horse is rather ____, so I have to keep him away from traffic. a) calm b) tardy c) skittish d) composed 15) He found himself in hot ____ over his comments about immigration. a) water b) heart c) lava d) goo 16) ___ conduct is not appropriate behavior in the office. a) submissive b) lewd c) tardy d) lame 17) She looked at him with ___. a) chicken b) lewd c) hindrance d) contempt 18) His only answer was a ____. a) inept b) debilitating c) grunt d) accommodate 19) It took hours of negotiations to bring about a _____ between the two sides. a) lewd b) lame c) stick d) reconciliation 20) He expects his wife to be meek and _____. a) submissive b) heart c) lame d) gnaw 21) It's just a ____ pie, nothing special. a) submissive b) chicken c) mere d) genocide 22) He was rather ____ at word games. a) mere b) inept c) heart d) lewd 23) Never ____, even when you're sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile. a) stone b) submissive c) frown d) debilitating 24) Speak up. Don't ____! a) contempt b) mumble c) frown d) mere 25) The paper managed to secure a major ____ and broke the scandal to the world. a) iceberg b) stone c) scoop d) water 26) It's hard to ____ to changes. a) skittish b) preclude c) accommodate d) susceptibility 27) You need experience to get a job, but you need a job to get experience. It's a _____ and egg situation. a) accommodate b) chicken c) frown d) stick

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