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english
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grammar
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
retract
extraneous
disparage
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.
embellish
brevity
digression
criterion
3. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.
fervor
exuberance
juxtaposition
astute
4. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
scrutiny
cryptic
corroborate
proliferation
5. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.
prudent
laconic
eulogy
discrepancy
6. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.
anecdote
hierarchy
rectify
extol
7. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.
resigned
terse
cursory
predilection
8. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.
disdain
terse
renounce
assumption
9. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
proliferation
acclaim
guile
digression
10. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
enhance
compliance
undermine
arbitrary
11. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
immutable
fallacious
exuberance
altruistic
12. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.
document
abstract
enhance
nonchalance
13. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.
resigned
dismiss
malicious
austere
14. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.
anarchy
ambiguous
transient
quandary
15. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
reprimand
whimsical
reticent
verbose
16. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.
adversary
decorum
extraneous
prolific
17. Though his fellow students considered him a gifted scholar - Paul knew he would have to spend many years in serious study before he could consider himself truly _____.
erudite
detachment
insipid
taciturn
18. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
metaphor
discerning
whimsical
feasible
19. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied; be _____ about what's bothering you.
cryptic
explicit
rectify
presumptuous
20. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.
instigate
fervor
altruistic
prudent
21. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
mitigate
ostentatious
anarchy
detachment
22. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.
satirical
debilitate
volatile
resigned
23. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
credulity
exuberance
substantiate
benign
24. Some of the newer - less formal passages on the SAT have a _____ tone that is intended to make them more appealing to students.
prolific
criterion
hyperbole
colloquial
25. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.
digression
succinct
acclaim
partisan
26. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.
apathy
brevity
anecdote
profound
27. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.
arbitrary
vacillate
adulation
exemplary
28. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
coercion
furtive
taciturn
mollify
29. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.
concise
metaphor
specious
immutable
30. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.
incorrigible
gregarious
turbulent
erudite
31. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.
extraneous
divergent
apathy
fastidious
32. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
advocate
strident
anecdote
zealot
33. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.
buttress
autonomous
apathy
juxtaposition
34. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.
reprove
adversity
reticent
embellish
35. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.
surreptitious
divergent
haughtiness
cursory
36. All things change over time; nothing is _____.
explicit
abstract
frivolous
immutable
37. 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.
innate
benign
resigned
sporadic
38. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
esoteric
fastidious
flagrant
frivolous
39. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
disparity
credulity
derivative
preclude
40. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.
assumption
malicious
superficial
belie
41. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
hyperbole
allusion
coercion
criterion
42. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
interpid
notoriety
skeptic
elusive
43. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.
corroborate
debunk
superfluous
inane
44. 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.
reprimand
zealot
disparity
homogeneous
45. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.
repudiate
zealot
concise
banal
46. 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.
dogmatic
surreptitious
ephemeral
lethargic
47. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.
specious
nurture
esoteric
immutable
48. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.
deprecate
juxtaposition
disdain
emulate
49. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
adulation
sporadic
rebuttal
fervor
50. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
colloquial
peripheral
incite
conciliatory
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