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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. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
ambiguous
nonchalance
satirical
levity
2. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.
metaphor
venerate
explicit
conciliatory
3. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.
mollify
criterion
opportunist
implement
4. 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.
partisan
mitigate
hierarchy
reprove
5. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
induce
document
recount
sporadic
6. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.
anecdote
proximity
rhetorical
erudite
7. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.
obdurate
superfluous
exuberance
advocate
8. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.
proximity
refute
reprimand
volatile
9. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.
soporific
apathy
fastidious
transient
10. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.
colloquial
surreptitious
reserve
relegate
11. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'
immutable
reticent
gravity
extol
12. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
aesthetic
predilection
heresy
exuberance
13. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.
derivative
incorrigible
apathy
malicious
14. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.
vacillate
contentious
belie
affirmation
15. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.
insipid
terse
brevity
benign
16. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
predilection
resolution
rancor
constraint
17. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
proximity
taciturn
altruistic
instigate
18. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.
subside
incite
rebuttal
buttress
19. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied; be _____ about what's bothering you.
explicit
disparage
disdain
predilection
20. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.
detachment
inadvertently
eulogy
impeccable
21. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.
detachment
garrulous
endorse
scrupulous
22. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.
derision
decorum
refute
flagrant
23. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
soporific
profound
digression
mitigate
24. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.
redundant
surpass
adversary
opulence
25. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.
malicious
furtive
hierarchy
flagrant
26. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.
altruistic
pragmatic
capricious
colloquial
27. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.
undermine
opulence
impede
adversary
28. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.
volatile
frivolous
prolific
whimsical
29. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
rectify
exemplary
cursory
recount
30. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.
rectify
conciliatory
anecdote
concise
31. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.
turbulent
colloquial
elusive
capricious
32. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
reprimand
heresy
meticulous
conciliatory
33. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
levity
recount
banal
fallacious
34. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.
benign
juxtaposition
endorse
rhetorical
35. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
lavish
expedient
discerning
elucidate
36. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.
rebuttal
soporific
digression
innate
37. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
resolution
conciliatory
eulogy
feasible
38. Politicians of both the extreme right and left annoy me because they do not sound like people but parrots mindlessly repeating _____ clich
repudiate
dogmatic
homogeneous
derivative
39. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.
inadvertently
mitigate
incorrigible
soporific
40. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.
oblivion
laconic
induce
resigned
41. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.
compliance
deprecate
arbitrary
dogmatic
42. 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.
elucidate
credulity
eulogy
terse
43. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.
digression
renounce
interpid
whimsical
44. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
equivocal
inherent
taciturn
insipid
45. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
constraint
terse
anarchy
arbitrary
46. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.
ambiguous
vacillate
implement
rancor
47. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.
ironic
deprecate
zealot
coercion
48. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?
inane
usurp
arbitrary
feasible
49. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.
guile
flagrant
lethargic
furtive
50. 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.
derision
lethargic
opportunist
detachment