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Mary was the sweetest gal, always smiling and seeking ways to help others. She was quite condescending.
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Incorrect:Mary would have been acting superior to others if she were condescending.
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I was starving, and when Billy got a prodigious piece of chocolate cake and I got a tiny one, I was saying, “Really.”
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Correct:Billy’s cake was huge. (Granted this is an exaggeration or hyperbole!)
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Tommy always acted uninterested, always nonchalant when someone asked his opinion.
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Correct:Acting unconcerned or casual would make Tommy seem uninterested.
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His fervent and nonchalant attitude made me wonder why he even bothered showing up to the meeting.
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Incorrect:Fervent and nonchalent are opposite behaviors. To be fervent is to be passionate or enthusiastic.
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Most kids find playing video games tedious; they’d much rather endure a root canal.
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Incorrect:MOST kids probably don’t find video games boring or dull or monotonous.
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Teachers always want their students to do mediocre work.
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Incorrect:Hardly. We don’t want kids to do second-rate or average work. We want kids to strive to do their very best.
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Because I nurtured my plant by not watering it, it died.
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Incorrect:If someone had nurtured a plant, he would have taken care of it—cultivated, cherished, looked after it.
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Plankton tried to daunt Sponge Bob, but Sponge Bob was too naïve to realize Plankton was trying to scare him.
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Correct:Plankton is trying to daunt or scare Sponge Bob. Notice how this sentence repeats the meaning of the word (context clues).
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I tuned out the unessential but honed in on the superfluous.
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Incorrect:The superfluous is the unessential or extra.
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The soldiers received a mandate from their commanding officer; thus, they had no choice but to follow his commands.
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Correct:A mandate is a command or order. It can also be authorization or permission. Example: She gave us a mandate to proceed with our plans.
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I love my job, so I plan to give my boss my resignation.
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Incorrect:You wouldn’t be giving a formal notice that you’re leaving because you love your job.
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Her acrimony won her the title of Ms. Congeniality.
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Incorrect:Congenial means friendly or pleasant whereas acrimony is bitterness or spite or unfriendliness.
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His dilatory work habits caused him to earn bad grades.
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Correct:Someone who is dilatory is negligent or lagging or lazy.
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Sally has an eclectic collection of music: she appreciates Bach and Third Day and Journey.
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Incorrect:Sally does have an assorted or diverse range of musical appetite.
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When Tim sawed off his arm with the chainsaw, Mom remained composed, running around the yard, screaming, “Help! Someone. Help!”
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Incorrect:Mom lost it. She did not stay cool, calm, and collected.