自測試題三(5)

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7. Although the meanings of words may necessarily be
    liable to change, it does not follow that the lexicog-
    rapher is therefore unable to render spelling, in a
    great measure, ——。
    (A) arbitrary
    (B) superfluous
    (C) interesting
    (D) flexible
    (E) constant
    8. ELEGIAC: SORROW::
    (A) polemical: resolution
    (B) fictional: humor
    (C) devotional: reverence
    (D) didactic: inspiration
    (E) literary: emotion
    9. ROSTRUM: ORATOR::
    (A) stage: audience
    (B) bench: judge
    (C) shelf: clerk
    (D) municipality: citizen
    (E) crosswalk: pedestrian
    10. MISUNDERSTOOD: CLARIFY
    (A) fanatical: espouse
    (B) popular: renounce
    (C) fantastic: shock
    (D) erroneous: retract
    (E) conspicuous: flaunt
    11. REFINERY: PETROLEUM::
    (A) mill: grain
    (B) mine: ore
    (C) warehouse: merchandise
    (D) generator: electricity
    (E) forest: lumber
    12. TEDIOUS: ENERGY::
    (A) avaricious: satisfaction
    (B) fractious: irritation
    (C) disturbing: composure
    (D) improbable: ambition
    (E) informed: intelligence
    13. GRACEFUL: MOVEMENT::
    (A) euphonious: sound
    (B) forbidding: countenance
    (C) ephemeral: duration
    (D) melodramatic: emotion
    (E) vibrant: color
    14. BRAVURA: PERFORMANCE::
    (A) extravagant: expenditure
    (B) elaborate: oration
    (C) foreseeable: outcome
    (D) thorough: analysis
    (E) resplendent: appearance
    15. BADGER: BOTHER::
    (A) persecute: injure
    (B) haunt: remember
    (C) belabor: mention
    (D) quibble: argue
    (E) censure: evaluate
    16. CONGRUENT: DIMENSIONS::
    (A) convenient: time
    (B) coordinate: axis
    (C) conglomerate: parts
    (D) coincident: chance
    (E) coeval: age