Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 15

Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 15 - Day 2

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Question 1

ESCOBEDO'S LAWYER APPEALS

Barry Kroll, a Chicago lawyer, took an interest in Danny Escobedo’s case. Kroll felt that his client’s rights under the Constitution had been abrogated. Since the alleged accomplice,* Escobedo, had been denied access to an attorney, Kroll asked the courts to invalidate the conviction. He proposed that lawyers be entitled to sit in when the police question a suspect but the Illinois courts rejected that on the grounds that it would effectively preclude all questioning by legal authorities. If such a law were upheld, the police felt that it would play havoc* with all criminal investigations.

Sample Sentences: Use the new words in the following sentences.

The manager was distraught* when he realized that the slugger’s sickness would _____ a World Series victory.

A	alleged
B	invalidate
C	access
D	preclude
E	abrogate

Question 2

It is symptomatic* of some newspapers that an _____ criminal is regarded in print as guilty.

A	alleged
B	invalidate
C	access
D	preclude
E	abrogate

Question 3

The wealthy uncle decided to _____ his inane* nephew’s sinecure.*

A	alleged
B	invalidate
C	access
D	preclude
E	abrogate

Question 4

The general was sure to _____ the court-martial’s decision once he learned of the flagrant* bias* of the presiding officer.

A	alleged
B	invalidate
C	access
D	preclude
E	abrogate

Question 5

Once the druggist had been duped* into opening the store, the addict gained _____ to the pep pills.

A	alleged
B	invalidate
C	access
D	preclude
E	abrogate

Question 6

Definitions: Match the new words with their meanings.

scrutinize

A	admittance
B	reported, supposed
C	to deprive of legal force, to nullify
D	prevent
E	abolish

Question 7

nefarious

A	admittance
B	reported, supposed
C	to deprive of legal force, to nullify
D	prevent
E	abolish

Question 8

amicable

A	admittance
B	reported, supposed
C	to deprive of legal force, to nullify
D	prevent
E	abolish

Question 9

vexatious

A	admittance
B	reported, supposed
C	to deprive of legal force, to nullify
D	prevent
E	abolish

Question 10

malady

A	admittance
B	reported, supposed
C	to deprive of legal force, to nullify
D	prevent
E	abolish

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NEW WORDS

abrogate [ab´ rə gāt]

“I decided to abrogate the agreement since General Motors was not living up to its part of the bargain.” Paul Sawyer, Seeking Justice

alleged [ə lejd´]

“I harvested the intelligence that Ricks was alleged to have laid off all that portion of the State of Florida that has been under water into town lots and sold them to innocent investors.” O’Henry, “The Man Higher Up”

access [ak´ ses]

“Everything was simplified, and we were gaining access to infinity: soon the moon, SOON THE MOON!” Editorial, Le Figaro (Paris), 8/14/61

invalidate [în val´ ə dāt]

“Some Reagan and Bush appointees have proved far too willing to invalidate decisions made by Congress and the Executive branch.” Cass R. Sunstein, New York Times, 6/2/99

preclude [pri klüd´]

“I would be avenged; this was a point definitely settled—but the very definitiveness with which it was resolved precluded the idea of risk.” Edgar Allan Poe, “The Cask of Amontillado”