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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. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
lavish
divergent
incorrigible
allusion
2. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
altruistic
ostentatious
resolution
detachment
3. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.
fallacious
ascetic
document
indifferent
4. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
inherent
benign
aesthetic
cryptic
5. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
digression
rhetorical
disseminate
retract
6. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
eulogy
scrupulous
guile
benign
7. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.
partisan
inadvertently
debilitate
succinct
8. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.
belie
ironic
verbose
recluse
9. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.
interpid
renounce
eclectic
exacerbate
10. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
hypothetical
hyperbole
soporific
verbose
11. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
contentious
rectify
belie
recount
12. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.
prevalent
detachment
rectify
allusion
13. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
discerning
jocular
reprimand
mollify
14. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.
endorse
scrupulous
disseminate
laconic
15. Matilda thought it was somewhat _____ of the young man to have addressed her without first having been introduced. Perhaps manners were freer here in the New World.
presumptuous
eclectic
hierarchy
condone
16. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.
deprecate
censure
cursory
placate
17. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
profane
astute
terse
sporadic
18. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
elusive
specious
exemplary
induce
19. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
expedient
impair
eclectic
prudent
20. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
furtive
hypothetical
equivocal
mundane
21. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
disparage
recluse
recount
proliferation
22. 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.
contentious
ephemeral
derivative
retract
23. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.
garrulous
substantiate
mollify
concise
24. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
adulation
disparity
autonomous
adversity
25. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
reticent
condone
adversity
extraneous
26. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.
derision
ephemeral
discerning
disdain
27. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.
disparity
elusive
coercion
feasible
28. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
document
abridge
oblivion
inane
29. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
reserve
credulity
fervor
profane
30. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
eulogy
austere
extricate
sporadic
31. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.
profane
oblivion
ascetic
adulation
32. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.
deprecate
ironic
anarchy
mundane
33. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.
volatile
astute
mollify
instigate
34. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
relegate
resigned
indifferent
frivolous
35. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.
eclectic
immutable
venerate
laconic
36. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.
prolific
juxtaposition
profane
discerning
37. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.
quandary
hierarchy
incorrigible
resigned
38. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
fastidious
taciturn
exuberance
rhetorical
39. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.
enhance
preclude
impede
coercion
40. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
advocate
brevity
compliance
exemplary
41. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.
pervasive
contentious
emulate
frivolous
42. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.
ephemeral
arbitrary
surreptitious
disseminate
43. When Amanda said to the ticket scalper - 'One hundred bucks? What do you want - a pound of flesh?' she was making an _____ to Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
fervor
prudent
scrupulous
allusion
44. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
predilection
concise
ambiguous
capricious
45. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
anarchy
assumption
debunk
dismiss
46. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
retract
fallacious
expedient
anarchy
47. 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.
condone
impede
lethargic
surpass
48. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.
impede
flagrant
divergent
metaphor
49. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
guile
extol
satirical
usurp
50. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.
homogeneous
enhance
gregarious
derision