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1. A syntactical (sin-TAK-ti-k’l) evaluation would most likely be concerned with:
   migration of birds
   arrangement of words
   military maneuvers
   windows with louvers

2. Pellucid (puh-LOO-sid) means:
   tough and thick
   pale and sick
   severely undermanned
   easy to understand

3. Extrinsic (ik-STRIN-sik) means:
   not an integral part
   from the goodness of one’s heart
   pressed through a strain
   causing no pain

4. A lexicographer (lexa-KOG-ruh-fur) would most likely produce:
   luxury cars
   cinema stars
   books about words
   clothes liked by nerds

5. Larrup (LAIR-up) means:
   to lasso, or rope
   an unlikely hope
   to beat, thrash
   messy stuff, trash

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