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Complete Advanced Sentences
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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. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
prudent
refute
terse
discrepancy
2. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
astute
coercion
anarchy
presumptuous
3. Rather than live in the crowded city center - we chose to buy a house in one of the _____ suburbs ringing the metropolis.
levity
mollify
peripheral
contentious
4. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.
nurture
soporific
mundane
mitigate
5. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
impeccable
pragmatic
belie
resolution
6. The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to _____ his weak case.
equivocal
document
buttress
quandary
7. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
instigate
insipid
aesthetic
digression
8. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.
fastidious
detachment
adversity
equivocal
9. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.
terse
embellish
prolific
impeccable
10. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'
zealot
notoriety
censure
scrupulous
11. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
sporadic
guile
taciturn
proximity
12. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.
meticulous
adversary
transient
placate
13. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.
mundane
innate
reprimand
concise
14. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
impeccable
ambiguous
assumption
coercion
15. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
terse
lethargic
extraneous
interpid
16. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.
digression
flagrant
adversity
coercion
17. Because a _____ examination of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson - we believe the insurance agency should undertake a more thorough investigation of the fire's cause.
nonchalance
cursory
advocate
taciturn
18. Looking for any inconsistency in the testimony that might exonerate his client - the defense lawyer pounced on a _____ between the two witnesses' versions of what had occurred.
ambivalence
censure
hyperbole
discrepancy
19. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
elusive
profound
adversity
impeccable
20. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.
nonchalance
vacillate
austere
furtive
21. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
predilection
obdurate
hyperbole
advocate
22. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.
laconic
colloquial
disparage
cursory
23. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.
transient
erudite
resolution
coercion
24. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.
substantiate
mundane
jocular
garrulous
25. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.
garrulous
placate
proximity
opulence
26. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
arbitrary
exuberance
abridge
inherent
27. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.
indifferent
succinct
compliance
discerning
28. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.
satirical
obdurate
skeptic
derision
29. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.
usurp
laconic
zealot
detachment
30. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
exemplary
impair
fervor
hyperbole
31. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.
astute
gravity
fastidious
disparity
32. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
guile
affirmation
frivolous
inherent
33. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.
nurture
dogmatic
exuberance
incongruous
34. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
retract
feasible
dismiss
juxtaposition
35. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.
fastidious
adversary
alleviate
inherent
36. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.
recluse
whimsical
implement
embellish
37. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
rebuttal
satirical
ascetic
exuberance
38. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
insipid
elusive
disparity
predilection
39. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.
constraint
mollify
exemplary
ironic
40. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
digression
prevalent
corroborate
quandary
41. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.
feasible
expedient
exemplary
hypothetical
42. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.
homogeneous
eclectic
immutable
hypothetical
43. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
jocular
credulity
recluse
feasible
44. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
strident
recount
disseminate
aesthetic
45. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.
constraint
incorrigible
affirmation
pervasive
46. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.
derision
opportunist
concise
vacillate
47. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.
oblivion
innocuous
ascetic
incite
48. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
verbose
criterion
innocuous
allusion
49. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
banal
astute
prolific
elusive
50. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.
enhance
hypothetical
disparity
abridge