SAT易混淆的词汇及练习题（6）

>>SAT词汇练习：SAT易混淆的词汇及练习题（6）

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foreword / forward

A) The __________ of the novel described how both the story and the book came into being.

B) In a hurry, the infant crawled __________, straight into her mother’s lap.

pour / pore

A) Eric was not pleased with his appearance; he felt that the large ________ on his face were unsightly and made him look older.

B) Everyone at the table licked their lips as the server __________ chocolate syrup over the oversized, ice cream-topped cookie.

prescribe / proscribe

A) In an attempt to rid his patient of her severe bacterial infection, the doctor __________ her a ten-day course of antibiotics.

B) Gambling is __________ in this city; anyone caught gambling will be fined heavily and sentenced to a minimum of 30 days of confinement.

skeptic / septic

A) His __________ are stubborn; it appears that they won’t stop calling attention to his “inappropriate conduct” until he has been removed from office.

B) The military physician persistently maintained that the soldier’s __________ finger needed to be removed immediately.

tortuous / torturous

A) The mountain road is dimly lit and __________; be extremely careful when traveling on it.

B) Spending 2 weeks in a prison in that country would, without a doubt, be a __________ experience.

dairy / diary

A) Lactose intolerance is a condition characterized by a decrease in the ability to digest the sugar in __________ products.

B) Sonia’s __________ is unique: within its pages, she records her daily life and personal thoughts in poetry form.

descent / dissent

A) The few __________ voices were loud and caused much disruption.

B) The explorers had to stop their ­­­­­­__________ into the cave due to possible life-threatening conditions.

eminent / imminent / pertinent

A) The world’s most __________ climatologists and environmental scientists gathered in New York to discuss practical climate change mitigation strategies.

B) During the proofreading process, the author decided to remove a fact from his essay; he felt that the point wasn’t __________ to his paper.

C) The town’s residents were told that they were not in any __________ danger and that they could “carry on with their normal routines.”

formal / former

A) Jen’s __________ manager was irritable, condescending, and excessively critical; luckily for her, her new one appears to be much more agreeable.

B) The event invitation read the following: “__________ wear required. No jeans, shorts, and/or sneakers allowed.”

lessen / lesson

A) As time passed, the amount of pressure on the talk show host “to act perfectly” __________.

Mr. Terry’s __________ were both informative and humorous; he was much adored by his students.

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