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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 a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.
emulate
censure
detachment
discerning
2. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
oblivion
altruistic
impeccable
arbitrary
3. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.
cursory
capricious
pervasive
lethargic
4. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.
gregarious
transient
prolific
frivolous
5. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied; be _____ about what's bothering you.
adversary
fastidious
explicit
reserve
6. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.
detachment
fastidious
prolific
elucidate
7. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
presumptuous
zealot
instigate
disparage
8. Although her _____ smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem to be a sweet little old lady - in reality she was a tough-minded - shrewd observer of human nature.
surreptitious
colloquial
innocuous
benign
9. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
feasible
indifferent
surpass
jocular
10. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.
profound
nonchalance
whimsical
reprove
11. 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.
zealot
dogmatic
metaphor
lethargic
12. A born storyteller - my father loved to _____ anecdotes about his early years in New York.
innocuous
recount
ironic
verbose
13. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
hyperbole
acclaim
fallacious
laconic
14. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
contentious
hyperbole
corroborate
prevalent
15. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.
subside
exemplary
autonomous
disdain
16. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.
compliance
abridge
interpid
extraneous
17. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.
induce
innocuous
astute
censure
18. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
abstract
levity
esoteric
ambivalence
19. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.
verbose
resolution
implement
quandary
20. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.
peripheral
nurture
detachment
discrepancy
21. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.
profane
meticulous
surpass
emulate
22. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.
proximity
exacerbate
reprimand
derivative
23. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.
cursory
inherent
extol
rancor
24. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.
ironic
opulence
cryptic
emulate
25. 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.
feasible
cursory
affirmation
disdain
26. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.
extol
coercion
apathy
alleviate
27. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.
prudent
profane
flagrant
mollify
28. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.
embellish
prudent
dismiss
conciliatory
29. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.
superficial
inane
hierarchy
anecdote
30. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.
surreptitious
discerning
divergent
prudent
31. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
elusive
reticent
delineate
furtive
32. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.
eulogy
cursory
contentious
repudiate
33. Politicians of both the extreme right and left annoy me because they do not sound like people but parrots mindlessly repeating _____ clich
dogmatic
relegate
inherent
proximity
34. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.
predilection
volatile
substantiate
hypothetical
35. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted many subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
undermine
inherent
predilection
homogeneous
36. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
reprimand
opportunist
mitigate
assumption
37. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.
decorum
hypothetical
coercion
rebuttal
38. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
debilitate
digression
inherent
endorse
39. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
mitigate
debunk
reticent
pervasive
40. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.
hypothetical
meticulous
garrulous
usurp
41. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.
profound
refute
endorse
fervor
42. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
instigate
incite
equivocal
opulence
43. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
proliferation
scrutiny
induce
exuberance
44. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
exuberance
surreptitious
prolific
usurp
45. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.
impede
constraint
proliferation
equivocal
46. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
mollify
hypothetical
conciliatory
taciturn
47. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
nonchalance
belie
opportunist
disdain
48. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
ascetic
malicious
embellish
dismiss
49. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.
specious
verbose
rebuttal
sporadic
50. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
indifferent
credulity
feasible
ironic