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english
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grammar
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
dogmatic
prevalent
rancor
soporific
2. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.
rectify
interpid
notoriety
verbose
3. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.
undermine
hierarchy
oblivion
jocular
4. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system - in many ways - Cal Berkeley is _____ - for it runs several programs that are not subject to state control.
opportunist
ironic
autonomous
scrupulous
5. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.
embellish
incongruous
constraint
criterion
6. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.
reprove
zealot
advocate
discerning
7. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.
reserve
furtive
eclectic
disdain
8. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.
metaphor
delineate
extricate
satirical
9. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
concise
constraint
fallacious
refute
10. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
opulence
relegate
debunk
affirmation
11. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
substantiate
impeccable
anecdote
concise
12. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
exemplary
mollify
jocular
proliferation
13. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.
guile
altruistic
prolific
aesthetic
14. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
extricate
advocate
pragmatic
autonomous
15. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.
buttress
altruistic
repudiate
concise
16. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.
fallacious
malicious
debilitate
autonomous
17. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
nonchalance
substantiate
reticent
equivocal
18. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.
enhance
proximity
prudent
dismiss
19. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
abridge
interpid
resigned
superfluous
20. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.
indifferent
metaphor
strident
fastidious
21. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.
alleviate
coercion
constraint
incorrigible
22. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.
coercion
meticulous
acclaim
rectify
23. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.
eclectic
scrupulous
exuberance
profane
24. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.
astute
scrutiny
quandary
recount
25. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
deprecate
repudiate
recount
incite
26. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.
mitigate
adversary
soporific
juxtaposition
27. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.
levity
adversity
apathy
vacillate
28. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
scrutiny
opulence
hypothetical
predilection
29. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
skeptic
refute
incongruous
conciliatory
30. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
strident
fallacious
discrepancy
rancor
31. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.
flagrant
benign
succinct
zealot
32. In class - she tried to stay alert and listen to the professor - but the stuffy room made her _____; she felt as if she were about to nod off.
juxtaposition
nurture
lethargic
exemplary
33. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.
meticulous
acclaim
scrupulous
pragmatic
34. 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
affirmation
austere
juxtaposition
35. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
document
resigned
nonchalance
credulity
36. Looking for any inconsistency in the testimony that might exonerate his client - the defense lawyer pounced on a _____ between the two witnesses' versions of what had occurred.
interpid
discrepancy
volatile
inherent
37. 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 _____.
heresy
aesthetic
lethargic
endorse
38. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.
ephemeral
transient
prudent
dogmatic
39. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
lavish
corroborate
esoteric
jocular
40. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.
explicit
profane
preclude
immutable
41. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.
vacillate
coercion
apathy
colloquial
42. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.
censure
surreptitious
subside
incite
43. Because the student body at their daughter's prep school was so _____ - they decided to send her to a school that offered greater cultural diversity.
ephemeral
homogeneous
altruistic
pervasive
44. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
opulence
ephemeral
guile
constraint
45. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
furtive
ambiguous
decorum
instigate
46. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.
substantiate
instigate
presumptuous
surreptitious
47. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to _____ her belief that her voices came from God.
preclude
renounce
corroborate
peripheral
48. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
quandary
repudiate
metaphor
insipid
49. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
brevity
enhance
decorum
banal
50. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
subside
compliance
extol
inherent