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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. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.
aesthetic
explicit
predilection
disdain
2. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.
inadvertently
profound
quandary
superfluous
3. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
laconic
austere
inherent
disseminate
4. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.
alleviate
lethargic
scrupulous
ascetic
5. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.
astute
verbose
deprecate
inadvertently
6. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
rebuttal
ironic
induce
terse
7. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'
lethargic
ironic
quandary
extol
8. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
cryptic
feasible
advocate
hyperbole
9. 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.
explicit
levity
presumptuous
impeccable
10. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.
gravity
malicious
nonchalance
induce
11. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
volatile
strident
eulogy
induce
12. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
placate
flagrant
sporadic
recluse
13. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
nonchalance
notoriety
ostentatious
debunk
14. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.
presumptuous
abstract
coercion
exemplary
15. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
arbitrary
presumptuous
renounce
compliance
16. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
constraint
profound
compliance
adversity
17. 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 _____.
concise
erudite
usurp
banal
18. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.
scrupulous
exuberance
advocate
inane
19. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
exemplary
reticent
discerning
expedient
20. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
levity
predilection
compliance
strident
21. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
strident
resigned
lavish
expedient
22. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.
embellish
astute
brevity
repudiate
23. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.
arbitrary
hypothetical
garrulous
abridge
24. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.
guile
delineate
incorrigible
refute
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.
laconic
reprove
expedient
retract
26. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.
extricate
interpid
apathy
frivolous
27. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.
insipid
censure
hierarchy
undermine
28. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.
aesthetic
implement
pervasive
retract
29. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.
haughtiness
rebuttal
extraneous
impair
30. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.
cursory
volatile
homogeneous
equivocal
31. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.
eclectic
abridge
decorum
cursory
32. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.
redundant
volatile
levity
predilection
33. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
equivocal
debilitate
austere
refute
34. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.
pragmatic
incongruous
rectify
superficial
35. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.
astute
disdain
aesthetic
profane
36. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
quandary
brevity
soporific
extricate
37. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.
dogmatic
subside
mundane
substantiate
38. 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.
mitigate
placate
esoteric
ambiguous
39. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.
usurp
astute
disdain
eclectic
40. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
ascetic
incorrigible
dismiss
placate
41. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.
flagrant
apathy
erudite
rectify
42. 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.
impair
incorrigible
transient
reserve
43. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.
skeptic
conciliatory
whimsical
altruistic
44. In class - she tried to stay alert and listen to the professor - but the stuffy room made her _____; she felt as if she were about to nod off.
lethargic
garrulous
extol
rebuttal
45. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
retract
derivative
rhetorical
expedient
46. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.
recount
criterion
interpid
induce
47. 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.
mundane
disparage
superfluous
renounce
48. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
altruistic
derision
derivative
dismiss
49. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
scrutiny
advocate
incongruous
elusive
50. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
guile
disparage
divergent
astute