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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. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.
renounce
condone
divergent
transient
2. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
ambiguous
pervasive
instigate
proliferation
3. 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.
allusion
ascetic
affirmation
resolution
4. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.
induce
rhetorical
sporadic
guile
5. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
benign
feasible
expedient
impeccable
6. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
criterion
eulogy
capricious
aesthetic
7. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.
transient
hypothetical
heresy
explicit
8. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.
whimsical
impede
profane
quandary
9. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
credulity
frivolous
recluse
subside
10. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.
reserve
disparage
innate
elucidate
11. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
proliferation
hyperbole
contentious
furtive
12. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.
superfluous
disparage
debunk
constraint
13. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?
derivative
usurp
colloquial
inane
14. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.
ambivalence
recount
document
embellish
15. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.
scrupulous
transient
astute
succinct
16. All things change over time; nothing is _____.
inane
guile
succinct
immutable
17. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.
austere
coercion
gregarious
metaphor
18. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.
capricious
eclectic
refute
proliferation
19. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.
profound
usurp
advocate
apathy
20. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.
subside
lethargic
buttress
fervor
21. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.
repudiate
sporadic
derivative
placate
22. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
transient
reticent
undermine
volatile
23. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.
meticulous
incite
satirical
impeccable
24. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.
aesthetic
prolific
condone
placate
25. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.
undermine
exacerbate
equivocal
hierarchy
26. 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.
elucidate
corroborate
autonomous
retract
27. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.
hierarchy
obdurate
credulity
astute
28. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.
discerning
retract
mundane
mitigate
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.
benign
inherent
disparity
concise
30. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
sporadic
flagrant
mollify
succinct
31. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.
capricious
reprimand
lavish
indifferent
32. Because a _____ examination of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson - we believe the insurance agency should undertake a more thorough investigation of the fire's cause.
discerning
cursory
verbose
prudent
33. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
inherent
superfluous
succinct
disseminate
34. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.
exemplary
laconic
transient
innocuous
35. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.
prudent
impeccable
conciliatory
reprove
36. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.
affirmation
specious
eulogy
mollify
37. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.
indifferent
extraneous
emulate
levity
38. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.
innocuous
eulogy
enhance
ambivalence
39. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.
extraneous
anarchy
prevalent
resigned
40. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
surreptitious
furtive
embellish
extraneous
41. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
jocular
predilection
notoriety
verbose
42. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
indifferent
reticent
guile
obdurate
43. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.
gregarious
garrulous
predilection
delineate
44. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.
transient
brevity
incorrigible
jocular
45. Rather than live in the crowded city center - we chose to buy a house in one of the _____ suburbs ringing the metropolis.
peripheral
embellish
presumptuous
lavish
46. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.
coercion
garrulous
rhetorical
reprove
47. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
astute
document
capricious
ostentatious
48. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
juxtaposition
incongruous
taciturn
indifferent
49. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.
flagrant
incite
fallacious
extraneous
50. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?
redundant
meticulous
belie
disparage