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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 costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.
haughtiness
embellish
retract
anarchy
2. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.
corroborate
extraneous
resolution
ostentatious
3. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.
derivative
exuberance
fastidious
volatile
4. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
predilection
nurture
reticent
buttress
5. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
hyperbole
immutable
garrulous
surpass
6. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
esoteric
whimsical
juxtaposition
criterion
7. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.
rebuttal
cryptic
elusive
condone
8. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.
incorrigible
incite
implement
gregarious
9. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
disseminate
mitigate
superfluous
reprimand
10. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
obdurate
haughtiness
extricate
cryptic
11. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
reticent
condone
constraint
derivative
12. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.
immutable
austere
insipid
inadvertently
13. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
buttress
superfluous
incongruous
jocular
14. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.
incongruous
ironic
indifferent
recount
15. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
repudiate
scrutiny
preclude
nurture
16. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
insipid
predilection
verbose
pervasive
17. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.
metaphor
impede
inadvertently
apathy
18. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
incongruous
pragmatic
notoriety
resigned
19. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
venerate
scrupulous
lethargic
fallacious
20. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
impede
reserve
aesthetic
taciturn
21. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
redundant
reserve
disparity
lavish
22. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.
equivocal
ironic
emulate
nurture
23. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
derivative
jocular
prevalent
turbulent
24. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
transient
emulate
disparage
profane
25. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
benign
ostentatious
hypothetical
succinct
26. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.
alleviate
gravity
proliferation
incite
27. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.
ephemeral
disparage
inadvertently
concise
28. 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.
oblivion
banal
emulate
renounce
29. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
implement
aesthetic
disparity
furtive
30. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?
cursory
usurp
inane
reserve
31. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
ascetic
endorse
profound
surreptitious
32. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
lethargic
specious
belie
eulogy
33. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.
malicious
colloquial
surpass
exacerbate
34. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
superfluous
condone
impeccable
derision
35. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.
ambivalence
levity
juxtaposition
alleviate
36. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
astute
indifferent
abstract
constraint
37. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.
emulate
obdurate
dismiss
heresy
38. The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to _____ his weak case.
pragmatic
buttress
rhetorical
impeccable
39. 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.
presumptuous
venerate
esoteric
alleviate
40. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.
acclaim
document
exacerbate
obdurate
41. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.
brevity
exemplary
impair
pragmatic
42. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.
acclaim
haughtiness
disdain
redundant
43. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
nonchalance
resolution
gravity
opportunist
44. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.
jocular
recount
venerate
usurp
45. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
ostentatious
feasible
scrutiny
ascetic
46. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
disparity
gregarious
opulence
superficial
47. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's air of _____ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.
reserve
malicious
equivocal
ambiguous
48. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.
ostentatious
immutable
surpass
inadvertently
49. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
advocate
resigned
disparity
hyperbole
50. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.
undermine
obdurate
ambivalence
peripheral