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PROXIMAL:

  1. mobile
  2. wavering
  3. vague
  4. peripheral
  5. adjoining

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

PROXIMAL means “situated toward the center or point of attachment”; peripheral means “located away from the center, at the fringe, or near a boundary.”



INSULATE:

  1. reflect
  2. dampen
  3. combine
  4. expose
  5. restrict

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

To INSULATE is to “cause to become isolated or detached.” To expose is to do quite the opposite, of course.



CURSIVE:

  1. spoken
  2. clumsy
  3. disjointed
  4. straight
  5. unadorned

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

CURSIVE refers to a flowing, continuous style of printing or writing. Disjointed means “disconnected or separated.”



PERTURB:

  1. stagnate
  2. sedate
  3. postpone
  4. halt
  5. deactivate

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

To PERTURB is to “disturb or agitate,” whereas sedate means “calm or quiet.”






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