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english
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grammar
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
sporadic
proximity
specious
inherent
2. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
impeccable
disdain
garrulous
inane
3. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.
instigate
opulence
transient
concise
4. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
taciturn
hyperbole
reserve
reticent
5. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.
concise
oblivion
retract
detachment
6. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
laconic
inane
refute
elusive
7. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.
superficial
credulity
specious
proliferation
8. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
feasible
partisan
insipid
disparage
9. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.
derivative
innate
preclude
hypothetical
10. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.
detachment
volatile
zealot
benign
11. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
criterion
hyperbole
partisan
incite
12. Politicians of both the extreme right and left annoy me because they do not sound like people but parrots mindlessly repeating _____ clich
colloquial
ostentatious
dogmatic
inane
13. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.
ascetic
disparage
levity
ostentatious
14. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.
recluse
obdurate
insipid
deprecate
15. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
hierarchy
eulogy
ostentatious
juxtaposition
16. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.
dogmatic
coercion
surreptitious
incorrigible
17. A born storyteller - my father loved to _____ anecdotes about his early years in New York.
impair
adversary
recount
criterion
18. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.
exemplary
scrupulous
fervor
ostentatious
19. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.
enhance
furtive
embellish
quandary
20. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
constraint
transient
incite
furtive
21. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.
incorrigible
oblivion
ironic
extraneous
22. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
impeccable
censure
adversity
digression
23. Disappointed in love - Miss Emily became a _____; she shut herself away in her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul.
turbulent
recluse
impede
coercion
24. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.
implement
belie
esoteric
delineate
25. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
derivative
dismiss
affirmation
interpid
26. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.
superfluous
insipid
mollify
extraneous
27. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
hyperbole
brevity
disdain
terse
28. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.
recluse
haughtiness
adversary
buttress
29. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
lavish
nonchalance
elucidate
concise
30. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.
guile
resolution
astute
endorse
31. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied; be _____ about what's bothering you.
prudent
explicit
derivative
ascetic
32. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.
innocuous
cursory
hierarchy
resolution
33. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
anecdote
rancor
extol
corroborate
34. The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to _____ his weak case.
pervasive
buttress
pragmatic
arbitrary
35. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.
emulate
venerate
instigate
brevity
36. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
incite
preclude
digression
elucidate
37. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.
hierarchy
furtive
censure
reprimand
38. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
repudiate
debunk
endorse
equivocal
39. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.
banal
rhetorical
innocuous
subside
40. Though his fellow students considered him a gifted scholar - Paul knew he would have to spend many years in serious study before he could consider himself truly _____.
surreptitious
metaphor
scrutiny
erudite
41. According to Sherlock Homes - the very point that appears to complicate a case - when duly considered and scientifically handled - is the one most likely to _____ it.
meticulous
elucidate
prudent
surpass
42. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
proximity
exemplary
malicious
relegate
43. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
cryptic
alleviate
disseminate
lethargic
44. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.
debunk
substantiate
hyperbole
pervasive
45. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.
ambiguous
apathy
inane
adulation
46. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
inane
lethargic
heresy
jocular
47. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.
ephemeral
capricious
instigate
opportunist
48. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
colloquial
delineate
substantiate
assumption
49. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
garrulous
incorrigible
compliance
terse
50. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.
inadvertently
sporadic
gravity
immutable
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