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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. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.
furtive
decorum
inadvertently
emulate
2. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.
document
aesthetic
meticulous
affirmation
3. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'
nurture
extol
embellish
compliance
4. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.
decorum
explicit
surreptitious
lethargic
5. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
redundant
apathy
disparage
immutable
6. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
emulate
criterion
extricate
extol
7. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
contentious
nonchalance
equivocal
prevalent
8. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
jocular
elusive
discerning
advocate
9. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
taciturn
acclaim
renounce
presumptuous
10. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.
capricious
superfluous
cursory
partisan
11. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
vacillate
guile
extol
emulate
12. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.
inadvertently
venerate
mollify
predilection
13. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
nurture
fallacious
retract
detachment
14. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
undermine
debunk
inherent
anarchy
15. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.
inane
instigate
guile
eclectic
16. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
eclectic
explicit
incongruous
strident
17. 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 _____.
resigned
allusion
inane
erudite
18. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.
venerate
obdurate
induce
anecdote
19. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.
insipid
mollify
nonchalance
flagrant
20. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.
dogmatic
refute
surreptitious
rancor
21. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
eclectic
opportunist
feasible
fervor
22. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
ephemeral
jocular
disseminate
ambiguous
23. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.
impair
rectify
opulence
taciturn
24. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
belie
conciliatory
superficial
impeccable
25. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.
instigate
taciturn
flagrant
adversity
26. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
notoriety
scrupulous
proliferation
profane
27. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.
heresy
ambiguous
retract
cursory
28. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.
discrepancy
taciturn
induce
censure
29. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
elusive
rebuttal
frivolous
adversary
30. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
verbose
reticent
inherent
meticulous
31. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
contentious
colloquial
expedient
brevity
32. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
hyperbole
whimsical
extricate
deprecate
33. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
gregarious
superficial
hierarchy
reprimand
34. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.
profane
allusion
coercion
discrepancy
35. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
proximity
recluse
compliance
surpass
36. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.
gregarious
refute
furtive
disdain
37. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.
specious
benign
debilitate
enhance
38. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.
expedient
exacerbate
discerning
assumption
39. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.
meticulous
partisan
expedient
scrupulous
40. Rather than live in the crowded city center - we chose to buy a house in one of the _____ suburbs ringing the metropolis.
assumption
satirical
peripheral
levity
41. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.
esoteric
surpass
zealot
ironic
42. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
esoteric
assumption
relegate
indifferent
43. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.
credulity
obdurate
apathy
vacillate
44. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.
vacillate
indifferent
extol
exuberance
45. Politicians of both the extreme right and left annoy me because they do not sound like people but parrots mindlessly repeating _____ clich
embellish
dogmatic
impede
credulity
46. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.
pervasive
renounce
instigate
flagrant
47. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.
opportunist
mundane
arbitrary
disparity
48. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.
inadvertently
extraneous
acclaim
lavish
49. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.
gravity
dogmatic
disparage
endorse
50. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted many subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
predilection
apathy
prudent
incite