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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.
nurture
turbulent
incongruous
compliance
2. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.
criterion
hyperbole
conciliatory
proliferation
3. 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.
retract
disdain
nurture
benign
4. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
eclectic
opulence
erudite
incongruous
5. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.
extricate
eulogy
hierarchy
concise
6. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?
nurture
criterion
advocate
explicit
7. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.
oblivion
hypothetical
ambiguous
furtive
8. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.
compliance
enhance
austere
exacerbate
9. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.
reserve
ascetic
anecdote
impair
10. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.
skeptic
surpass
renounce
induce
11. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
haughtiness
surreptitious
furtive
adulation
12. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.
sporadic
feasible
condone
prevalent
13. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
venerate
inherent
strident
incorrigible
14. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.
extricate
substantiate
innate
colloquial
15. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
adulation
derivative
gravity
recount
16. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
aesthetic
mitigate
arbitrary
impeccable
17. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
esoteric
dismiss
reticent
belie
18. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.
proximity
inane
undermine
dogmatic
19. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
ascetic
proximity
aesthetic
benign
20. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.
lavish
derision
arbitrary
surpass
21. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
disparity
reserve
venerate
pragmatic
22. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
expedient
surpass
dogmatic
satirical
23. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.
resolution
laconic
gravity
discerning
24. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.
nonchalance
document
surreptitious
aesthetic
25. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
peripheral
pervasive
adversary
debunk
26. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
frivolous
exacerbate
corroborate
instigate
27. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.
redundant
delineate
reprove
laconic
28. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
ironic
nonchalance
sporadic
incite
29. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
malicious
inherent
feasible
profound
30. All things change over time; nothing is _____.
immutable
profound
extraneous
extricate
31. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.
adversity
frivolous
acclaim
presumptuous
32. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
disparage
insipid
feasible
emulate
33. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.
belie
deprecate
elucidate
apathy
34. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.
placate
anecdote
repudiate
renounce
35. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.
innate
ascetic
verbose
feasible
36. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
furtive
usurp
impair
esoteric
37. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.
brevity
capricious
ambiguous
exuberance
38. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.
fallacious
jocular
quandary
gravity
39. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
extraneous
extol
rectify
abridge
40. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.
acclaim
mundane
embellish
fallacious
41. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.
oblivion
endorse
debunk
feasible
42. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.
advocate
superficial
scrupulous
capricious
43. 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.
turbulent
lethargic
ephemeral
incongruous
44. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.
incongruous
dismiss
sporadic
hierarchy
45. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.
rancor
benign
pragmatic
elusive
46. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.
proximity
reprimand
succinct
austere
47. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
reprimand
censure
specious
relegate
48. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
inherent
debunk
feasible
profound
49. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
repudiate
dogmatic
disparity
frivolous
50. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.
lavish
capricious
peripheral
transient