1) The tax-collector felt like a __________ in the huge throng until he climbed the sycamore tree and made himself noticed.
A) guerilla
C) non-entity
E) monnologue
F) monlogue
H) cretin
2) The square-jawed marine sergeant promised that if he found any _________ during the grueling twelve hour march, he'd have them do 600 push-ups at the end of the day.
A) mercenaries
C) recluses
F) laggards
G) fandangos
3) beloved Oliver Twist is the tale of a clever _______ who befalls many great adventures on the tough streets of London.
A) dynasty
C) despot
E) quartet
H) urchin
4) The class was an eager but ___________ bunch comprised of non-traditional students and those right out of high school.
A) variant
D) spurious
F) motley
G) disingenuous
5) Her chocolate cake was a __________; those who tasted it believed they had died and gone to chocolate heaven.
B) moat
C) welt
E) carbuncle
G) nonpareil
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