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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. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
corroborate
disparity
expedient
arbitrary
2. 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.
lethargic
compliance
juxtaposition
emulate
3. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.
embellish
opportunist
usurp
eclectic
4. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.
quandary
induce
renounce
abstract
5. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.
constraint
whimsical
rhetorical
gravity
6. 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.
derision
belie
benign
opportunist
7. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.
exuberance
vacillate
predilection
terse
8. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.
fervor
rhetorical
exuberance
resigned
9. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.
profane
concise
embellish
relegate
10. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.
derivative
redundant
proximity
arbitrary
11. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
incorrigible
brevity
fervor
banal
12. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.
immutable
oblivion
incorrigible
deprecate
13. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.
gregarious
proximity
inane
extol
14. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.
censure
eclectic
rectify
repudiate
15. 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
disparity
contentious
capricious
16. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.
astute
pragmatic
extricate
abridge
17. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
verbose
delineate
constraint
eclectic
18. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.
peripheral
strident
altruistic
oblivion
19. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
decorum
rhetorical
refute
explicit
20. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?
credulity
decorum
redundant
ambiguous
21. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
ironic
incite
ambiguous
altruistic
22. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
anarchy
turbulent
recount
partisan
23. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.
subside
anarchy
verbose
coercion
24. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.
rebuttal
condone
rectify
benign
25. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
reticent
adversary
inadvertently
cryptic
26. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
exemplary
taciturn
skeptic
gregarious
27. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
credulity
acclaim
opportunist
advocate
28. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.
elucidate
censure
prevalent
brevity
29. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
fastidious
substantiate
indifferent
sporadic
30. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
furtive
buttress
feasible
impeccable
31. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.
flagrant
abridge
constraint
prolific
32. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
quandary
recluse
eulogy
inane
33. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.
extricate
preclude
opportunist
fastidious
34. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.
extol
ephemeral
credulity
emulate
35. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.
recluse
volatile
predilection
inane
36. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
anecdote
terse
insipid
metaphor
37. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
ostentatious
haughtiness
succinct
laconic
38. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.
delineate
profound
explicit
dismiss
39. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.
superfluous
malicious
enhance
lavish
40. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.
substantiate
banal
fervor
sporadic
41. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.
venerate
retract
anecdote
mitigate
42. Some of the newer - less formal passages on the SAT have a _____ tone that is intended to make them more appealing to students.
gravity
quandary
profound
colloquial
43. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.
feasible
instigate
deprecate
insipid
44. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.
opportunist
concise
gregarious
adulation
45. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
compliance
anecdote
adulation
heresy
46. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
disparage
incite
subside
detachment
47. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.
acclaim
adversity
turbulent
predilection
48. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.
arbitrary
dismiss
extraneous
inadvertently
49. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.
debilitate
terse
whimsical
decorum
50. 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.
ascetic
relegate
disparity
renounce