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Subjects
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english
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grammar
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.
ambiguous
whimsical
abstract
guile
2. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.
disseminate
verbose
skeptic
succinct
3. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
credulity
aesthetic
extol
zealot
4. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.
scrupulous
frivolous
eulogy
equivocal
5. Some of the newer - less formal passages on the SAT have a _____ tone that is intended to make them more appealing to students.
extricate
colloquial
surreptitious
extraneous
6. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.
opportunist
anecdote
opulence
innate
7. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.
haughtiness
terse
gregarious
austere
8. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.
incorrigible
astute
capricious
coercion
9. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.
discerning
verbose
implement
austere
10. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.
affirmation
volatile
adulation
skeptic
11. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.
substantiate
allusion
terse
juxtaposition
12. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.
austere
indifferent
sporadic
surreptitious
13. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.
concise
mundane
surreptitious
inadvertently
14. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.
disparity
superfluous
mitigate
rancor
15. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
furtive
aesthetic
sporadic
impede
16. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.
deprecate
innate
digression
resigned
17. Politicians of both the extreme right and left annoy me because they do not sound like people but parrots mindlessly repeating _____ clich
conciliatory
dogmatic
compliance
affirmation
18. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
induce
cursory
dogmatic
esoteric
19. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
furtive
nurture
exuberance
lethargic
20. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.
incongruous
benign
relegate
pragmatic
21. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.
hypothetical
esoteric
prevalent
debunk
22. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?
inane
discrepancy
soporific
abstract
23. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
elusive
malicious
scrutiny
opportunist
24. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.
refute
opportunist
resolution
disdain
25. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.
feasible
indifferent
inadvertently
superficial
26. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.
impeccable
indifferent
hypothetical
whimsical
27. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
substantiate
strident
oblivion
satirical
28. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.
scrupulous
recluse
censure
esoteric
29. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
guile
derision
abridge
rancor
30. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.
altruistic
eclectic
obdurate
heresy
31. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.
succinct
arbitrary
reprimand
resolution
32. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.
soporific
explicit
transient
quandary
33. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.
skeptic
instigate
affirmation
soporific
34. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
lethargic
metaphor
esoteric
interpid
35. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
condone
presumptuous
altruistic
meticulous
36. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.
surpass
profound
resolution
embellish
37. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
zealot
exemplary
debilitate
surreptitious
38. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
compliance
strident
adulation
aesthetic
39. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'
metaphor
notoriety
ostentatious
cursory
40. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
indifferent
proliferation
innocuous
ephemeral
41. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.
specious
heresy
derision
transient
42. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
lethargic
superficial
volatile
disparity
43. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.
reprimand
belie
notoriety
indifferent
44. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's air of _____ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.
decorum
reserve
frivolous
exemplary
45. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.
condone
astute
rhetorical
adversary
46. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.
condone
impede
embellish
recluse
47. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
volatile
oblivion
credulity
hierarchy
48. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.
succinct
hyperbole
ephemeral
aesthetic
49. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.
anecdote
astute
conciliatory
inadvertently
50. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.
deprecate
disdain
quandary
buttress