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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. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
elusive
profane
laconic
discrepancy
2. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.
inherent
taciturn
recluse
zealot
3. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.
vacillate
austere
opportunist
inadvertently
4. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
corroborate
instigate
scrupulous
advocate
5. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.
explicit
usurp
decorum
induce
6. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
profound
terse
notoriety
extricate
7. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.
disparity
buttress
contentious
ambivalence
8. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
nonchalance
conciliatory
impeccable
opulence
9. 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
renounce
allusion
elusive
10. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.
fastidious
prudent
eclectic
adversary
11. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.
arbitrary
guile
oblivion
anecdote
12. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'
skeptic
notoriety
embellish
verbose
13. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.
laconic
ambivalence
heresy
homogeneous
14. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
gravity
sporadic
abridge
derivative
15. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.
oblivion
allusion
inane
debunk
16. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.
satirical
specious
repudiate
cursory
17. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.
whimsical
astute
obdurate
belie
18. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
benign
corroborate
taciturn
censure
19. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.
elusive
scrutiny
gregarious
rhetorical
20. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.
ephemeral
predilection
induce
inane
21. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
elusive
incorrigible
guile
altruistic
22. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.
skeptic
adversary
heresy
buttress
23. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.
rancor
refute
prudent
exemplary
24. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
feasible
ambivalence
frivolous
discerning
25. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
prudent
equivocal
scrupulous
mollify
26. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted many subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
impair
predilection
altruistic
surreptitious
27. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.
superficial
surreptitious
proximity
capricious
28. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
anarchy
specious
constraint
deprecate
29. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
metaphor
expedient
compliance
soporific
30. Rather than live in the crowded city center - we chose to buy a house in one of the _____ suburbs ringing the metropolis.
impede
peripheral
astute
acclaim
31. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.
ironic
rhetorical
juxtaposition
relegate
32. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
expedient
heresy
corroborate
flagrant
33. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.
exemplary
volatile
placate
credulity
34. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'
mollify
derivative
volatile
extol
35. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
gregarious
resigned
esoteric
affirmation
36. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.
detachment
explicit
oblivion
adversity
37. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
jocular
proliferation
presumptuous
volatile
38. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.
affirmation
furtive
detachment
partisan
39. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
usurp
extraneous
delineate
reprimand
40. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.
succinct
meticulous
terse
gregarious
41. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
censure
scrupulous
nonchalance
detachment
42. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.
anecdote
gravity
prevalent
substantiate
43. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.
haughtiness
astute
predilection
quandary
44. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.
innocuous
debilitate
interpid
alleviate
45. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
abstract
refute
jocular
resolution
46. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.
superficial
induce
skeptic
cursory
47. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.
satirical
guile
opportunist
document
48. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.
coercion
prevalent
gregarious
indifferent
49. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
censure
reticent
placate
dogmatic
50. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.
jocular
pervasive
dismiss
fervor