Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 39

Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 39 - Day 2

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Question 1

THE GOOD GUYS VS. THE BAD GUYS

The international adventure stories prevalent on television follow meticulously a plot that is inexorable in its development. Those on the side of law and justice face perfidious men and organizations. These are anathema to those values the staunch heroes would defend. These infamous men have no capacity for compassion, and they treat the lovely women with opprobrium. The intrepid heroes are placed in deleterious situations as a result of the Machiavellian maneuvers of their opponents. One unconscionable act of duplicity follows another until the total destruction of the “good guys” seems at hand. At the last moment, usually amidst the pandemonium of a battle, the cause for which the heroes strive triumphs. However, evil is ubiquitous, and next week another fracas will erupt.

Sample Sentences: Use the new words in these sentences.

The coach heaped _____ upon the fledgling ball player.

A	staunch
B	pandemonium
C	Machiavellian
D	unconscionable
E	opprobrium

Question 1 Explanation:

Opprobrium means scorn or harsh criticism. The usual collocation is heap opprobrium on/upon someone. The gap needs a noun after heaped, so the coach showered the young player with insults. In the passage, the villains treat the women with opprobrium.

Question 2

We are ready to rationalize _____ activities on the part of our side if they are to the detriment of our adversary.

A	staunch
B	pandemonium
C	Machiavellian
D	unconscionable
E	opprobrium

Question 2 Explanation:

Machiavellian means cunning and guided by advantage, not by principle. The clue is that we excuse our own side's tricks simply because they hurt our adversary. That is the ends-justify-the-means thinking linked with Machiavelli. The passage speaks of the villains' Machiavellian maneuvers. Not unconscionable: it means shockingly unfair or without conscience, and in this set it fits the Lincoln sentence.

Question 3

It was _____ to Abraham Lincoln to keep a book he had borrowed without making tenacious efforts to return it.

A	staunch
B	pandemonium
C	Machiavellian
D	unconscionable
E	opprobrium

Question 3 Explanation:

Unconscionable means against one's conscience, morally unacceptable. The pattern It was unconscionable to someone to do something says that Lincoln's conscience would not let him keep a borrowed book. Example: It is unconscionable to cheat a child.

Question 4

There was _____ as the presidential nominee entered the convention site.

A	staunch
B	pandemonium
C	Machiavellian
D	unconscionable
E	opprobrium

Question 4 Explanation:

Pandemonium means wild noise, disorder and uproar. The gap needs a noun after There was. When a presidential nominee enters a convention, the crowd goes wild with cheering. The passage mentions the pandemonium of a battle.

Question 5

She is such a _____ friend, my reprehensible actions do not cause a schism between us.

A	staunch
B	pandemonium
C	Machiavellian
D	unconscionable
E	opprobrium

Question 5 Explanation:

Staunch means loyal, firm and reliable. The gap needs an adjective before friend. The clue is that even my bad actions do not split us apart, so she is a very loyal friend. The passage mentions the staunch heroes.

Question 6

Definitions: Match the new words with their definitions.

staunch

A	scorn, insult
B	strong, trusty, firm
C	without conscience, unreasonable
D	governed by opportunity, not principled
E	disorder, uproar

Question 6 Explanation:

Staunch means strong, trusty and firm, especially in loyalty or support. Example: a staunch supporter of the team.

Question 7

opprobrium

A	scorn, insult
B	strong, trusty, firm
C	without conscience, unreasonable
D	governed by opportunity, not principled
E	disorder, uproar

Question 7 Explanation:

Opprobrium means scorn, insult or public disgrace. Example: The plan drew opprobrium from all sides.

Question 8

Machiavellian

A	scorn, insult
B	strong, trusty, firm
C	without conscience, unreasonable
D	governed by opportunity, not principled
E	disorder, uproar

Question 8 Explanation:

Machiavellian means governed by opportunity and advantage, not by principle; cunning and scheming. Example: a Machiavellian politician. Not without conscience: that is unconscionable.

Question 9

unconscionable

A	scorn, insult
B	strong, trusty, firm
C	without conscience, unreasonable
D	governed by opportunity, not principled
E	disorder, uproar

Question 9 Explanation:

Unconscionable means without conscience, or so unreasonable that it is morally unacceptable. Example: an unconscionable delay. Not not principled: that describes Machiavellian.

Question 10

pandemonium

A	scorn, insult
B	strong, trusty, firm
C	without conscience, unreasonable
D	governed by opportunity, not principled
E	disorder, uproar

Question 10 Explanation:

Pandemonium means disorder and uproar, a scene of wild noise and confusion. Example: Pandemonium broke out when the fire alarm rang.

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NEW WORDS

staunch [stônch]

“Known as a staunch supporter of the Republican agenda, the young politician astounded us all by his defection.” Monte Halperin, “Party Turncoat?”

opprobrium [ə prō´ brē əm]

“General Sherman is still viewed with opprobrium in these parts of the South he once destroyed.” Edmund Wilson, Patriotic Gore

Machiavellian [Mak´ ē ə vel ē ən]

“Is there any clearer example of Machiavellian plotting than that of Iago in ‘Othello’?” John Simon, Reverse Angle

unconscionable [un kon´ shə ne bəl]

“Viewers of TV’s coverage of disasters find it unconscionable for mourning family members to be shown and interviewed so close up we can see the tears.” John Stephens, New York, 4/16/98

pandemonium [pan´ də mō´ nē əm]

“Then, summoning the wild courage of despair, in pandemonium, a throng of revellers at once threw themselves into the black apartment.” Edgar Allan Poe, “The Masque of the Red Death”