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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. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.
equivocal
reprove
heresy
delineate
2. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.
benign
acclaim
preclude
digression
3. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.
metaphor
equivocal
prolific
endorse
4. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.
insipid
ambivalence
endorse
terse
5. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system - in many ways - Cal Berkeley is _____ - for it runs several programs that are not subject to state control.
discerning
adulation
autonomous
derivative
6. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.
ascetic
conciliatory
profane
buttress
7. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.
implement
prolific
equivocal
aesthetic
8. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.
exacerbate
obdurate
discrepancy
adulation
9. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
malicious
scrutiny
debunk
lavish
10. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.
sporadic
strident
detachment
preclude
11. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.
censure
prevalent
opportunist
reprove
12. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
malicious
turbulent
skeptic
surpass
13. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
disparity
eclectic
reprimand
opulence
14. Though his fellow students considered him a gifted scholar - Paul knew he would have to spend many years in serious study before he could consider himself truly _____.
erudite
alleviate
proximity
opportunist
15. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
impair
credulity
alleviate
reprove
16. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
inherent
altruistic
oblivion
arbitrary
17. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.
instigate
discerning
enhance
volatile
18. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
specious
terse
equivocal
resigned
19. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
buttress
pragmatic
belie
superficial
20. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
corroborate
placate
decorum
proliferation
21. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
disparage
impede
superficial
expedient
22. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.
substantiate
refute
decorum
hierarchy
23. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
repudiate
eulogy
recluse
terse
24. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
adversity
profound
benign
scrutiny
25. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.
transient
feasible
derision
retract
26. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.
turbulent
innocuous
gregarious
skeptic
27. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
subside
disseminate
substantiate
sporadic
28. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
assumption
conciliatory
impeccable
derivative
29. 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.
fallacious
document
feasible
benign
30. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
opportunist
ascetic
derivative
benign
31. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
induce
fallacious
inherent
taciturn
32. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
assumption
partisan
furtive
flagrant
33. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.
elucidate
surpass
delineate
prolific
34. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.
profound
extol
prudent
superfluous
35. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.
condone
repudiate
jocular
extraneous
36. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.
endorse
preclude
incorrigible
notoriety
37. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.
buttress
insipid
incite
nurture
38. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
venerate
abridge
opportunist
digression
39. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.
presumptuous
gregarious
conciliatory
abstract
40. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
endorse
extraneous
incongruous
flagrant
41. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.
inadvertently
banal
skeptic
eulogy
42. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.
astute
conciliatory
disdain
abstract
43. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
credulity
homogeneous
refute
presumptuous
44. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.
ambivalence
heresy
turbulent
predilection
45. 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.
adversary
presumptuous
guile
deprecate
46. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.
rebuttal
whimsical
inadvertently
cryptic
47. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
surpass
ascetic
assumption
incite
48. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.
surpass
hyperbole
altruistic
innate
49. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.
hierarchy
reprove
inane
mollify
50. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.
expedient
adulation
undermine
quandary