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