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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. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
delineate
interpid
verbose
abridge
2. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?
ascetic
adversity
inane
reprove
3. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
placate
preclude
allusion
sporadic
4. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.
mundane
subside
zealot
soporific
5. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.
endorse
condone
cryptic
terse
6. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.
rhetorical
preclude
redundant
disdain
7. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
turbulent
austere
ostentatious
benign
8. 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.
opportunist
renounce
aesthetic
allusion
9. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.
constraint
homogeneous
superfluous
succinct
10. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.
dismiss
prudent
inadvertently
discerning
11. Looking for any inconsistency in the testimony that might exonerate his client - the defense lawyer pounced on a _____ between the two witnesses' versions of what had occurred.
sporadic
reticent
discrepancy
prudent
12. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
preclude
opulence
proliferation
predilection
13. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
equivocal
banal
cursory
incongruous
14. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
elucidate
gravity
innate
exuberance
15. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?
prevalent
redundant
contentious
gravity
16. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.
gravity
profane
resolution
rancor
17. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.
debilitate
resolution
extol
censure
18. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
compliance
terse
assumption
pervasive
19. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.
banal
predilection
mundane
dogmatic
20. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
resigned
adulation
ascetic
partisan
21. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.
ambiguous
substantiate
retract
recount
22. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.
discrepancy
indifferent
adulation
esoteric
23. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.
ephemeral
haughtiness
gregarious
jocular
24. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
document
reticent
incite
fallacious
25. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
disparity
homogeneous
indifferent
incite
26. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.
decorum
obdurate
document
dogmatic
27. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
banal
furtive
altruistic
rebuttal
28. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
haughtiness
guile
undermine
repudiate
29. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.
contentious
usurp
instigate
reprove
30. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.
affirmation
emulate
indifferent
placate
31. 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.
frivolous
ascetic
partisan
benign
32. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
cryptic
buttress
proliferation
oblivion
33. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.
refute
profane
substantiate
deprecate
34. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.
innate
capricious
meticulous
gravity
35. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
superfluous
opulence
refute
predilection
36. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.
superfluous
equivocal
enhance
abridge
37. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.
brevity
preclude
coercion
nurture
38. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
equivocal
reprimand
assumption
superfluous
39. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
ironic
adversary
guile
constraint
40. 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.
rectify
hypothetical
retract
haughtiness
41. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.
divergent
surreptitious
capricious
satirical
42. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
renounce
undermine
mollify
corroborate
43. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.
implement
belie
divergent
rhetorical
44. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.
aesthetic
induce
repudiate
rectify
45. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.
incorrigible
mitigate
disparity
austere
46. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
rebuttal
buttress
eulogy
transient
47. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.
mollify
implement
detachment
usurp
48. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.
embellish
hierarchy
contentious
gravity
49. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'
criterion
corroborate
resigned
extol
50. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
contentious
credulity
extraneous
heresy