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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. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.
levity
ascetic
austere
exemplary
2. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
equivocal
prevalent
transient
anarchy
3. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.
flagrant
hypothetical
anecdote
adversary
4. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.
volatile
succinct
derision
fastidious
5. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
fallacious
ostentatious
surpass
esoteric
6. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.
partisan
extricate
adversary
furtive
7. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.
enhance
autonomous
garrulous
acclaim
8. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.
preclude
aesthetic
laconic
alleviate
9. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.
predilection
extol
volatile
profane
10. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.
notoriety
extricate
enhance
dismiss
11. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
opulence
advocate
volatile
furtive
12. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.
proximity
inherent
capricious
reticent
13. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.
mundane
soporific
derivative
fervor
14. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.
soporific
recount
impeccable
turbulent
15. 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.
benign
cryptic
equivocal
hypothetical
16. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.
delineate
volatile
nurture
debunk
17. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.
succinct
quandary
prolific
impede
18. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.
fervor
substantiate
recount
haughtiness
19. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
inherent
surpass
autonomous
discerning
20. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.
conciliatory
rectify
innate
obdurate
21. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
exuberance
profane
satirical
anecdote
22. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.
coercion
benign
rectify
apathy
23. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.
succinct
interpid
jocular
recluse
24. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.
credulity
ephemeral
lavish
insipid
25. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
esoteric
indifferent
reprimand
exuberance
26. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.
recount
condone
obdurate
subside
27. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
insipid
undermine
disparage
explicit
28. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.
ambiguous
capricious
compliance
autonomous
29. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.
hyperbole
reticent
pragmatic
induce
30. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.
induce
lavish
innocuous
extricate
31. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.
vacillate
erudite
prolific
elusive
32. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.
nurture
undermine
substantiate
expedient
33. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.
ostentatious
aesthetic
preclude
levity
34. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.
garrulous
taciturn
feasible
laconic
35. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
eulogy
superfluous
levity
satirical
36. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.
profane
surreptitious
expedient
reticent
37. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.
succinct
whimsical
autonomous
extricate
38. 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.
renounce
incorrigible
embellish
aesthetic
39. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
succinct
nurture
disseminate
obdurate
40. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.
instigate
extraneous
rhetorical
erudite
41. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.
cryptic
relegate
proliferation
reserve
42. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
emulate
elusive
ambiguous
hyperbole
43. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
abridge
censure
specious
profane
44. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
jocular
scrutiny
elucidate
fervor
45. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
aesthetic
usurp
embellish
presumptuous
46. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
affirmation
credulity
cryptic
impeccable
47. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
apathy
derivative
exemplary
predilection
48. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
feasible
guile
metaphor
nonchalance
49. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.
skeptic
acclaim
preclude
superficial
50. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.
homogeneous
specious
prudent
divergent