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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. The coterie is an intimate _____ of people with a common goal.
Bevy
Mercurial
Tawdry
Garner
2. It became ______ that his reason for playing basketball was to become in better shape in order to touch the rim: others noticed his attempts to jump high during warm-ups.
Ameliorate
Proliferate
Ostensible
Pare
3. The ball hitting her bruise resulted in an ______ in the size of the bruise.
Luminous
Diatribe
Accretion
Erratic
4. After garnering fire wood - the enthusiastic son _____ the excess bark for later use in making a wood cabin.
Pare
Enigma
Exacerbate
Coterie
5. Often times business people may use verbose sales pitches to confuse ______ customers.
Gullible
Convoluted
Luminous
Estimable
6. The paper became too _____ for the listless reader to finish reading the twenty page essay.
Molt
Convoluted
Verbose
Zealot
7. The thief is considered to be _______. It will take time for him to repent and grow values which take others into consideration.
Aberrant
Bevy
Ignoble
Solecism
8. After running for 5 hours - against human physics - they were not _____ - however energetic and enthusiastic for their accomplishment.
Impious
Luminous
Listless
Impetuous
9. The erratic lady is also an _______ to the quite study bevy next to her.
Estimable
Listless
Idiosyncrasy
Coterie
10. Snakes _____ their skin - leaving it behind on the hot concrete.
Molt
Furtive
Bevy
Esoteric
11. Coaches are ______ to the cause of forming a respectable and passion driven team.
Luminous
Exonerate
Zealot
Proliferate
12. The old timer is called ______ by his teenage son for using a computer from 1999.
Solecism
Hapless
Archaic
Coterie
13. The ______ t-shirt of the Hawaiian style has not become an anachronism - even in the midst of being used catholicly for themed parties year after year.
Esoteric
Exacerbate
Listless
Variegated
14. The mother ______ between choosing a restaurant her significant other wanted to eat and a restaurant her son wanted to eat.
Molt
Numismatics
Furtive
Vacillate
15. The strongly religious couple joined the Church of Scientology and cut themselves off from the ______ family members: this pissed of many.
Exacerbate
Impious
Eschew
Molt
16. The enthusiastic son ran to _____ wood for his families camp fire.
Coterie
Garner
Venerable
Verbose
17. The coach went on a ______ against the listless player who has exacerbated the quality of practice due to his tawdry behavior.
Estimable
Whimsical
Impetuous
Diatribe
18. Hot tea with honey is a ________ remedy for a sore throat as it is used throughout the continents.
Catholic
Idiosyncrasy
Garner
Whimsical
19. The young adult has a passion for _____ as he has collected over one thousand variegated coins.
Tawdry
Numismatics
Accretion
Estimable
20. The erratic lady at the library stepped up her game by - still albeit ______ - adding humor into her routine of voluble speech.
Solecism
Salient
Whimsical
Idiosyncrasy
21. The ghetto teen wore ______ jewelry. This was seen as gaudy - cheap and showy.
Ameliorate
Furtive
Solecism
Tawdry
22. After ameliorating his moms pain in her shoulder - the medical student _______ himself for not being their to treat it right away.
Panache
Pare
Exonerate
Zealot
23. She was _____ when she secretly peered out of the corner of her eye to view the romantic couple.
Erudite
Exonerate
Furtive
Garner
24. The _____ between the ignoble leader and the lionized leader drew strong press coverage.
Parley
Limpid
Whimsical
Impious
25. Fernandino has such _____ in his flamboyant style of soccer play.
Molt
Esoteric
Panache
Whimsical
26. The wannabe cute girls use their _______ charm to meet celebrities.
Parley
Winsome
Impious
Bevy
27. The _____ team is an enigma to the fast junk foods marketing push towards young people.
Accretion
Impious
Salubrious
Aberrant
28. He knows not exactly what to major or set his career path on - but he is _____ in respects to his studies.
Molt
Accretion
Esoteric
Erudite
29. Noel was able to ______ mom'S shoulder pain using massage techniques learnt in medical school. This improved her arm strength.
Luminous
Diatribe
Eschew
Ameliorate
30. At the homeless shelter - some are their because they are simply _____ - others mentally ill - others going for free food because of being poor with large families.
Hapless
Salient
Pare
Garner
31. Often times as a decision maker it is important to not be ______ - even if a deadlines is soon approaching - some thought is necessary.
Impetuous
Tawdry
Lionize
Impious
32. Central Park was bathed in ______ sunshine during the day and festivities.
Erudite
Luminous
Erratic
Ostensible
33. In hiking - the young group of friends like to take an _____ route versus the crowded simple paths.
Aberrant
Archaic
Venerable
Listless
34. The salubrious mother is ______ - as younger generations of soon-to-be parents respect her devotion to her family and health.
Hapless
Furtive
Exacerbate
Estimable
35. The number of team began to ______ each season - going from 80 players to now over 130.
Idiosyncrasy
Proliferate
Diatribe
Numismatics
36. Instead of ameliorating the pain - the untrained medical student ______ the injury.
Venerable
Eschew
Exacerbate
Proliferate
37. The stone masons are considered to be a ______: they are an intimate group with a similar purpose.
Convoluted
Ignoble
Gullible
Coterie
38. The homeless lady at the school is considered to be mentally ______ as she wanders and is unpredictable in the library.
Gullible
Erratic
Ameliorate
Zealot
39. After a successful season - and often time after one successful game - a player may be ______ by parents - teammates - and fans.
Limpid
Lionize
Solecism
Venerable
40. The clever girl is _______ - this makes it difficult to see her in a compassionate light.
Molt
Whimsical
Mercurial
Verbose
41. Kids often speak with ________. "I wanna do dat".
Estimable
Listless
Garner
Solecism
42. Her idiosyncratic behavior is an _______ to hundreds of curious undergraduates.
Enigma
Salubrious
Winsome
Coterie
43. The position of defensive back has such detailed footwork and coverage details - it is ______ in the world of athletics.
Ethos
Esoteric
Parley
Bevy
44. The tawdry athlete dropped the ego - this became _____ when he hadn'T been in the headlines with any notable erratic behavior for many years.
Erratic
Anachronism
Salient
Exonerate
45. The archaic fashion of bell bottoms is also an _______ to be worn in the 21st Century.
Eschew
Luminous
Anachronism
Variegated
46. She began to feel like her wisdom was becoming an archaic - until others called her the _______ oracle.
Winsome
Luminous
Listless
Venerable
47. The thoroughly maintained pond is ______: visitors can see to the bottom.
Impious
Limpid
Variegated
Lionize
48. The students complained about the difficulty of following the professors ______ ideas and theories.
Ameliorate
Coterie
Convoluted
Mercurial
49. The coach ______ the use of steroids and would be disappointed to learn of any players using steroids.
Ethos
Luminous
Eschew
Idiosyncrasy
50. It is the college _____ that a student should take general education classes.
Ethos
Variegated
Accretion
Gullible