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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. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.
esoteric
alleviate
oblivion
impede
2. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.
levity
conciliatory
apathy
recount
3. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.
compliance
profane
mitigate
acclaim
4. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
censure
strident
predilection
adulation
5. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
predilection
ephemeral
compliance
condone
6. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.
exacerbate
reticent
indifferent
garrulous
7. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.
explicit
obdurate
placate
inane
8. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
censure
reprove
assumption
taciturn
9. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.
arbitrary
extricate
emulate
whimsical
10. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.
abridge
subside
verbose
disparity
11. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.
substantiate
impair
induce
surpass
12. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
anarchy
mollify
lethargic
disdain
13. 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
condone
expedient
ostentatious
14. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.
elucidate
laconic
benign
divergent
15. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.
buttress
ambiguous
prevalent
detachment
16. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.
oblivion
benign
document
ostentatious
17. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
sporadic
elusive
belie
decorum
18. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
opportunist
disdain
capricious
strident
19. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.
lethargic
reprove
innocuous
buttress
20. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.
gregarious
censure
buttress
advocate
21. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
incorrigible
lavish
coercion
explicit
22. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.
whimsical
recount
eclectic
inadvertently
23. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.
benign
meticulous
abstract
ironic
24. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
undermine
inherent
aesthetic
reprimand
25. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.
debilitate
extol
alleviate
skeptic
26. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
exacerbate
condone
lethargic
verbose
27. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.
soporific
verbose
rhetorical
impede
28. 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.
contentious
garrulous
nurture
renounce
29. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.
mundane
decorum
reprimand
capricious
30. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.
malicious
haughtiness
oblivion
exacerbate
31. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.
adulation
acclaim
volatile
preclude
32. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.
placate
endorse
expedient
brevity
33. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.
hierarchy
ironic
predilection
detachment
34. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.
incorrigible
prolific
refute
anecdote
35. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
undermine
adversary
disseminate
abridge
36. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.
divergent
acclaim
detachment
profane
37. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.
proximity
embellish
nurture
superfluous
38. Some of the newer - less formal passages on the SAT have a _____ tone that is intended to make them more appealing to students.
preclude
nurture
interpid
colloquial
39. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.
opulence
heresy
esoteric
relegate
40. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
erudite
extraneous
disparity
exemplary
41. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.
austere
homogeneous
undermine
rancor
42. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.
cursory
criterion
instigate
assumption
43. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.
pervasive
embellish
substantiate
preclude
44. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.
proximity
reserve
contentious
cryptic
45. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
recount
digression
benign
impede
46. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.
allusion
vacillate
embellish
adversity
47. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
altruistic
apathy
predilection
transient
48. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
capricious
impair
guile
affirmation
49. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
jocular
subside
esoteric
whimsical
50. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.
interpid
meticulous
buttress
ascetic