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EXPLANATION
Tawdry: gaudy; cheap
A) Refined: having high standard of politeness and manners, or showing an
ability to judge good quality, good style etc
B) Yellow-orange: of the color of fruits when ripe e.g. orange or lemon
C) Ancient: of times long past; very old
D) Forward: directed or moving towards the front
E) Gaudy: tastelessly showy, cheap
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (E)

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EXPLANATION
Onerous: burdensome
A) Possession: the state of having, owning or controlling something
B) Proud: full of pride; highly creditable; arrogant
C) Droll: amusing

D) Burdensome: oppressively; onerous, distressing; troublesome
E) Sly: acting or done in a secret, often deceitful, way
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (D)

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EXPLANATION
Staid: sedate or solemn
A) Weary: very tired especially as a result of stress or effort
B) Remaining: to continue to be; to stay; be left
C) Sedate: to give somebody a drug that calms the nerves or make them sleep
D) Afraid: frightened
E) Unkempt: not kept tidy especially of a person hair or cloth
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (C)

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EXPLANATION
Chicanery: deception; trick
A) Foulness: the state or quality of being foul; something that is foul
B) Aroma: a distinctive; usual, pleasant, smell
C) Chastity: the state or quality of being chaste

D) Trickery: dishonest act intend to deceive people; deception
E) Poultry: domestic fowl
THE CORRECTANSWER IS (D)

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EXPLANATION
Saturnine: gloomy
A) Planetary: of or like a planet(s)
B) Gloomy: dark or dim; deeply shaded; dismal or depressing
C) Astronomic: of an amount, price, etc, very large
D) Hopeful: full of hope; expressing hope; exciting hope; promising advantage or
success
E) Temperate: having a mild temperature without extremes of heat or cold
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (B)