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english
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grammar
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1. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.
innocuous
aesthetic
ambivalence
extol
2. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.
impede
superfluous
erudite
haughtiness
3. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.
haughtiness
discerning
gregarious
incorrigible
4. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.
surreptitious
emulate
implement
exacerbate
5. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.
undermine
lethargic
innate
resigned
6. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.
fervor
furtive
proliferation
reprove
7. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.
inane
delineate
derision
profound
8. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.
juxtaposition
ostentatious
innocuous
skeptic
9. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
sporadic
dogmatic
decorum
feasible
10. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.
induce
document
quandary
erudite
11. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.
predilection
innate
sporadic
surpass
12. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.
elusive
belie
adversity
dismiss
13. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.
censure
acclaim
opulence
sporadic
14. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.
ironic
homogeneous
opportunist
hypothetical
15. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.
prudent
recount
profane
exemplary
16. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
compliance
superficial
turbulent
gravity
17. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
proximity
expedient
juxtaposition
nonchalance
18. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.
conciliatory
zealot
fallacious
rhetorical
19. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.
discrepancy
divergent
incorrigible
laconic
20. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
strident
zealot
opportunist
corroborate
21. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
reticent
corroborate
quandary
immutable
22. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.
contentious
whimsical
fervor
extraneous
23. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.
abridge
opulence
digression
opportunist
24. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.
juxtaposition
abridge
predilection
opulence
25. 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.
specious
pervasive
peripheral
retract
26. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.
whimsical
insipid
corroborate
document
27. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.
embellish
haughtiness
rectify
prevalent
28. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
incongruous
hierarchy
venerate
jocular
29. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.
malicious
gregarious
extol
adversity
30. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?
rebuttal
capricious
inane
anarchy
31. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.
divergent
volatile
transient
reprimand
32. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
impede
autonomous
fastidious
eulogy
33. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.
divergent
brevity
belie
oblivion
34. All things change over time; nothing is _____.
immutable
instigate
gravity
opulence
35. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'
notoriety
credulity
opulence
guile
36. 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.
censure
mitigate
detachment
hypothetical
37. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.
scrutiny
preclude
gregarious
implement
38. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.
austere
interpid
specious
implement
39. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.
ephemeral
pervasive
prevalent
reprove
40. 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.
zealot
levity
debilitate
autonomous
41. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.
impair
disdain
decorum
hyperbole
42. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.
interpid
esoteric
venerate
skeptic
43. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
cursory
eulogy
inherent
discerning
44. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
rhetorical
erudite
expedient
constraint
45. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
opportunist
discerning
lavish
induce
46. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
haughtiness
debilitate
debunk
anarchy
47. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
homogeneous
benign
ambiguous
fallacious
48. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
esoteric
specious
heresy
extricate
49. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
elusive
capricious
impair
profane
50. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.
surreptitious
digression
ambiguous
pragmatic
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