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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. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.
partisan
homogeneous
resigned
enhance
2. Because solar energy has the power to reduce greenhouse gases and increase energy efficiency - conversion to the use of solar energy may help _____ the threat of global warming.
impede
turbulent
jocular
mitigate
3. 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.
mollify
autonomous
hyperbole
debilitate
4. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
resigned
brevity
refute
lethargic
5. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.
redundant
resolution
pragmatic
conciliatory
6. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.
buttress
ambivalence
renounce
inadvertently
7. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.
scrutiny
homogeneous
vacillate
instigate
8. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
inane
constraint
exuberance
criterion
9. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
benign
anarchy
elucidate
venerate
10. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
adversary
detachment
malicious
superficial
11. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
benign
nonchalance
extraneous
explicit
12. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.
exuberance
delineate
homogeneous
prudent
13. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
disdain
venerate
digression
redundant
14. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.
contentious
buttress
compliance
juxtaposition
15. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
fastidious
debilitate
derivative
proliferation
16. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.
dismiss
insipid
hypothetical
dogmatic
17. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.
superficial
incite
adversity
acclaim
18. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.
ascetic
condone
aesthetic
extraneous
19. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'
feasible
impede
notoriety
disdain
20. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
benign
disdain
ascetic
profound
21. 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.
digression
reserve
abstract
opportunist
22. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
digression
rancor
fallacious
incorrigible
23. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.
concise
inadvertently
acclaim
anecdote
24. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
disparage
fastidious
lavish
banal
25. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
capricious
acclaim
soporific
lavish
26. 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.
meticulous
erudite
benign
esoteric
27. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
alleviate
brevity
abstract
exuberance
28. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.
soporific
laconic
impede
superficial
29. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
adulation
extol
levity
partisan
30. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
scrutiny
zealot
criterion
document
31. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.
ironic
inane
extol
esoteric
32. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
abstract
nonchalance
corroborate
alleviate
33. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.
esoteric
erudite
notoriety
gregarious
34. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.
coercion
soporific
nurture
prevalent
35. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.
detachment
arbitrary
relegate
frivolous
36. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.
turbulent
incite
refute
dogmatic
37. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.
turbulent
belie
delineate
apathy
38. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.
immutable
rectify
endorse
mollify
39. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
compliance
placate
terse
predilection
40. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
laconic
metaphor
proximity
deprecate
41. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.
resolution
opportunist
scrupulous
superficial
42. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.
turbulent
flagrant
proliferation
hypothetical
43. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.
indifferent
cryptic
transient
affirmation
44. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.
incongruous
immutable
ascetic
rhetorical
45. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
inherent
abridge
extricate
criterion
46. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
rancor
gravity
fervor
opulence
47. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.
cryptic
anarchy
turbulent
scrupulous
48. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.
flagrant
undermine
dogmatic
astute
49. 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 _____.
coercion
fastidious
heresy
implement
50. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
belie
pervasive
embellish
ephemeral