MCOLES READING AND WRITING
PRACTICE EXAMPREP 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
⩥ equivocal. Answer: ambiguous (usually intended to mislead)
⩥ expeditious. Answer: done with speed and efficiency
⩥ galvanize. Answer: to stimulate or to excite as if by an electric shock
⩥ implacable. Answer: incapable of being appeased. (That young man is
the enemy of the ___ woman standing in the corner; she will never stop
hating me)
⩥ inimitable. Answer: not able to be imitated (He has his own ___ way
of doing things.)
⩥ mutability. Answer: the degree to which something is subject and
likely to change (The ___ of his opinions was because of political
pressures; these alone caused his changing attitudes.
⩥ odious. Answer: deserving hate or contempt (Pornography is an ___
business.)
, ⩥ parochial. Answer: limited in range or scope, narrow, provincial
(Having ____ attitudes, she was not receptive to new ideas.
⩥ penchant. Answer: a strong inclination (He has a ____ for chemistry,
and he has won many science awards.
⩥ ponderous. Answer: very heavy, unwieldy from weight (The ____
furniture was hard to move, and thus became a burden.
⩥ protract. Answer: to prolong (The union hopes to ___ the strike in
order to force management to settle.
⩥ replete. Answer: filled to capacity, abundantly supplied (The bar was
_____ with every possible kind of alcohol.
⩥ soporific. Answer: something that tends to cause sleep and to dull
awareness or alertness (Quiet music late at night is ____.
⩥ strident. Answer: loud and harsh sounding (The teacher used a _____
voice when reprimanding a student.
⩥ treachery. Answer: violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason (The
mans ruthless act of ______ was expected.
PRACTICE EXAMPREP 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
⩥ equivocal. Answer: ambiguous (usually intended to mislead)
⩥ expeditious. Answer: done with speed and efficiency
⩥ galvanize. Answer: to stimulate or to excite as if by an electric shock
⩥ implacable. Answer: incapable of being appeased. (That young man is
the enemy of the ___ woman standing in the corner; she will never stop
hating me)
⩥ inimitable. Answer: not able to be imitated (He has his own ___ way
of doing things.)
⩥ mutability. Answer: the degree to which something is subject and
likely to change (The ___ of his opinions was because of political
pressures; these alone caused his changing attitudes.
⩥ odious. Answer: deserving hate or contempt (Pornography is an ___
business.)
, ⩥ parochial. Answer: limited in range or scope, narrow, provincial
(Having ____ attitudes, she was not receptive to new ideas.
⩥ penchant. Answer: a strong inclination (He has a ____ for chemistry,
and he has won many science awards.
⩥ ponderous. Answer: very heavy, unwieldy from weight (The ____
furniture was hard to move, and thus became a burden.
⩥ protract. Answer: to prolong (The union hopes to ___ the strike in
order to force management to settle.
⩥ replete. Answer: filled to capacity, abundantly supplied (The bar was
_____ with every possible kind of alcohol.
⩥ soporific. Answer: something that tends to cause sleep and to dull
awareness or alertness (Quiet music late at night is ____.
⩥ strident. Answer: loud and harsh sounding (The teacher used a _____
voice when reprimanding a student.
⩥ treachery. Answer: violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason (The
mans ruthless act of ______ was expected.
