Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 33

Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 33 - Day 2

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Question 1

MAKING PLANS

Robert had arrived in New York a week earlier. He had begun by asking discreet questions of Evelyn’s former landlord. There was no need to foment opposition at the very beginning. The landlord was recondite,* and all Robert had been able to glean from the cryptic* replies was that Evelyn had moved to a residence that catered to single women. Robert was in a hapless* situation; in this immense city his quarry could be hiding in one of dozens of such places. This would obviate* the possibility of his dashing from one place to another in an impetuous* manner. His search, while it had to be concluded with celerity,* could not be carried out in such slovenly fashion. He required a succinct* and meticulous* plan.

Sample Sentences: Use the new words in these sentences.

In order to _____ trouble, they fabricated* a deplorable* and blatant* untruth.

A	quarry
B	glean
C	foment
D	slovenly
E	discreet

Question 2

She loathed* doing menial* tasks, and she did them in a _____ manner.

A	quarry
B	glean
C	foment
D	slovenly
E	discreet

Question 3

Although it seemed inane,* they sought their _____ in the midst of rustic* surroundings that were not its natural habitat*.

A	quarry
B	glean
C	foment
D	slovenly
E	discreet

Question 4

Despite the plethora* of offers to write her life story, the recently divorced movie queen kept a _____ silence.

A	quarry
B	glean
C	foment
D	slovenly
E	discreet

Question 5

The reporters could not _____ anything from her servants.

A	quarry
B	glean
C	foment
D	slovenly
E	discreet

Question 6

Definitions: Match the new words with their definitions.

discreet

A	careful, cautious, prudent*
B	gather, collect
C	something hunted or pursued
D	disorderly, carelessly
E	stir up, instigate

Question 7

foment

A	careful, cautious, prudent*
B	gather, collect
C	something hunted or pursued
D	disorderly, carelessly
E	stir up, instigate

Question 8

glean

A	careful, cautious, prudent*
B	gather, collect
C	something hunted or pursued
D	disorderly, carelessly
E	stir up, instigate

Question 9

quarry

A	careful, cautious, prudent*
B	gather, collect
C	something hunted or pursued
D	disorderly, carelessly
E	stir up, instigate

Question 10

slovenly

A	careful, cautious, prudent*
B	gather, collect
C	something hunted or pursued
D	disorderly, carelessly
E	stir up, instigate

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NEW WORDS

discreet [dis krēt´]

“When questioned about her husband’s illegal activities, she kept a discreet silence.” Newsday, 5/16/99

foment [fō ment]

“The petitioners were not attempting to foment violence by their peaceful actions.” Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, decision, 1960

glean [glēn]

“I gleaned what I could from college, but independent reading soon broadened my horizons.” I. F. Stone, Weekly Reader

quarry [kwôr´ ē]

“The state troopers had tracked their quarry to the thickly wooded area near the crime scene.” Newsday, 4/10/98

slovenly [sluv´ ən lē]

“The twenty-six year old’s slovenly appearance belied the fact that he was one of the Silicon Valley’s brightest stars.” Reuben Cowan, “Today Dot-Com”