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Complete Advanced Sentences
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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. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.
incorrigible
reprove
immutable
surpass
2. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
inane
ostentatious
presumptuous
digression
3. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.
resigned
instigate
peripheral
feasible
4. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
capricious
taciturn
abridge
astute
5. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
condone
buttress
feasible
lethargic
6. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.
partisan
reserve
levity
hypothetical
7. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
debilitate
prevalent
assumption
mollify
8. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
capricious
esoteric
inadvertently
anarchy
9. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.
juxtaposition
homogeneous
contentious
colloquial
10. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
ephemeral
frivolous
disparity
renounce
11. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.
resolution
heresy
hierarchy
assumption
12. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.
levity
resigned
assumption
profane
13. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.
fastidious
meticulous
undermine
partisan
14. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.
apathy
usurp
impede
fervor
15. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.
specious
cursory
allusion
surpass
16. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.
succinct
rectify
hypothetical
elucidate
17. Although her _____ smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem to be a sweet little old lady - in reality she was a tough-minded - shrewd observer of human nature.
malicious
benign
eulogy
reserve
18. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
jocular
usurp
guile
taciturn
19. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
nonchalance
nurture
anecdote
mollify
20. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.
preclude
derivative
impede
succinct
21. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.
indifferent
rancor
soporific
induce
22. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
ascetic
extraneous
malicious
divergent
23. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.
allusion
subside
prudent
ephemeral
24. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
prevalent
pervasive
ascetic
rhetorical
25. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.
assumption
soporific
belie
taciturn
26. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.
interpid
scrutiny
partisan
extraneous
27. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.
pragmatic
relegate
surreptitious
brevity
28. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
exemplary
placate
arbitrary
inherent
29. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
incongruous
instigate
ephemeral
furtive
30. 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.
benign
nonchalance
reserve
acclaim
31. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
succinct
verbose
innate
undermine
32. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
elusive
ephemeral
dogmatic
scrupulous
33. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.
rancor
succinct
refute
coercion
34. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.
obdurate
rectify
taciturn
relegate
35. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
specious
verbose
abridge
debunk
36. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.
banal
adversity
elucidate
concise
37. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
altruistic
impair
turbulent
adversary
38. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.
endorse
meticulous
incite
austere
39. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.
equivocal
coercion
impair
redundant
40. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
induce
ironic
scrutiny
skeptic
41. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.
jocular
exacerbate
volatile
oblivion
42. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
hyperbole
exacerbate
inherent
exemplary
43. When I saw how Fred and his fraternity brothers had trashed the frat house - I decided to _____ my offer to let them use our summer cottage over spring break.
quandary
subside
prudent
retract
44. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
incorrigible
digression
extricate
coercion
45. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
gravity
debunk
exuberance
disparage
46. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
disparity
recluse
debunk
discerning
47. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.
furtive
surpass
capricious
discerning
48. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
guile
disparage
endorse
adversity
49. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
compliance
profound
instigate
incongruous
50. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.
rebuttal
levity
debilitate
erudite