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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. 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
ironic
terse
hyperbole
2. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.
induce
discerning
dismiss
reserve
3. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
dogmatic
gravity
satirical
digression
4. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.
emulate
condone
divergent
lethargic
5. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.
meticulous
extricate
debilitate
disdain
6. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.
coercion
innocuous
placate
substantiate
7. The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to _____ his weak case.
meticulous
resigned
buttress
compliance
8. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.
impede
anarchy
recluse
peripheral
9. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.
advocate
derivative
nurture
oblivion
10. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.
endorse
abstract
skeptic
anecdote
11. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
fallacious
capricious
endorse
aesthetic
12. A born storyteller - my father loved to _____ anecdotes about his early years in New York.
adversity
recount
apathy
constraint
13. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
incongruous
incite
condone
usurp
14. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.
profound
skeptic
lethargic
ephemeral
15. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
hyperbole
corroborate
abridge
ironic
16. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
opulence
assumption
frivolous
autonomous
17. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
capricious
inane
jocular
disdain
18. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.
prudent
haughtiness
scrutiny
belie
19. Because the student body at their daughter's prep school was so _____ - they decided to send her to a school that offered greater cultural diversity.
profane
verbose
homogeneous
metaphor
20. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
immutable
scrupulous
ambivalence
disparity
21. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
surpass
exuberance
predilection
volatile
22. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
prevalent
recluse
eulogy
esoteric
23. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.
equivocal
deprecate
soporific
delineate
24. 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.
concise
colloquial
cursory
disparage
25. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.
homogeneous
terse
deprecate
censure
26. Rather than live in the crowded city center - we chose to buy a house in one of the _____ suburbs ringing the metropolis.
redundant
zealot
peripheral
esoteric
27. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.
indifferent
disparity
adversity
rectify
28. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
eulogy
taciturn
equivocal
cryptic
29. 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 _____.
placate
abridge
erudite
surpass
30. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
guile
incongruous
garrulous
esoteric
31. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.
sporadic
flagrant
banal
profane
32. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.
disdain
eclectic
altruistic
scrupulous
33. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
pervasive
whimsical
rancor
fastidious
34. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.
strident
meticulous
oblivion
fervor
35. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.
ambiguous
surreptitious
anarchy
presumptuous
36. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.
hypothetical
aesthetic
haughtiness
feasible
37. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.
altruistic
mundane
guile
disparage
38. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
induce
contentious
reprimand
mitigate
39. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
autonomous
flagrant
disseminate
reticent
40. According to Sherlock Homes - the very point that appears to complicate a case - when duly considered and scientifically handled - is the one most likely to _____ it.
hierarchy
fastidious
elucidate
rhetorical
41. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.
document
opulence
altruistic
ironic
42. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'
belie
profane
document
notoriety
43. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.
mollify
detachment
furtive
incite
44. 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.
debilitate
conciliatory
indifferent
benign
45. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
reticent
extol
presumptuous
rhetorical
46. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
rectify
prolific
inherent
document
47. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.
hierarchy
proliferation
inadvertently
aesthetic
48. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
volatile
obdurate
refute
impeccable
49. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
dogmatic
exacerbate
interpid
impeccable
50. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
redundant
disparage
verbose
rhetorical