Questions 1–10: choose the correct answer. which of the following main entries is given first in the dictionary? a. kingdom come c. king james version b. kingfish d. kings the correct end-of-the-line division of the word horrible is a. horr-ib-le. b. hor-rib-le. c. hor-ri-ble. d. horr-ible. how many syllables are there in the word oleomargarine? a. four b. six c. five d. seven which part of speech is the word rationalize? a. noun b. intransitive verb c. transitive verb d. adjective which of the following is a regular inflected form? a. deferred b. swum c. blackest d. better the english word seersucker originated in which of the following languages? a. persian b. hindi c. arabic d. italian which of the following is the original meaning of the word college? a. an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor’s degree b. a building used for an educational or religious purpose c. a group of persons considered by law to be a unit d. a body of clergy, living together and supported by a foundation which of the following is not a synonym of exterminate? a. extirpate b. uproot c. exteriorize d. eradicate the latin phrase de gustibus non est disputandum means which of the following? a. “disputes aren’t easily settled.” b. “the great aren’t guilty.” c. “guilt isn’t the issue.” d. “there’s no disputing about tastes.” which of the following usage labels would be applied to a word that was once in common use in the language, but which today is found only sporadically or in special context? a. slang b. colloquial c. archaic d. obsolete