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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. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to _____ her belief that her voices came from God.
adversary
cursory
zealot
renounce
2. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
induce
constraint
nurture
belie
3. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
mundane
gregarious
venerate
exuberance
4. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.
zealot
anecdote
detachment
venerate
5. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.
ascetic
repudiate
autonomous
rebuttal
6. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
elusive
allusion
anarchy
ironic
7. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
presumptuous
aesthetic
fallacious
inadvertently
8. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.
eulogy
profane
reprove
disseminate
9. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
advocate
meticulous
derision
terse
10. The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to _____ his weak case.
dismiss
buttress
coercion
colloquial
11. 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.
disparity
redundant
relegate
elucidate
12. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.
elucidate
arbitrary
resigned
soporific
13. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.
impair
decorum
venerate
subside
14. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
oblivion
induce
surreptitious
corroborate
15. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.
ostentatious
disparage
anecdote
expedient
16. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
impeccable
erudite
benign
elusive
17. Disappointed in love - Miss Emily became a _____; she shut herself away in her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul.
fallacious
recount
recluse
colloquial
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.
austere
discrepancy
proximity
profound
19. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
expedient
placate
terse
fastidious
20. Politicians of both the extreme right and left annoy me because they do not sound like people but parrots mindlessly repeating _____ clich
ostentatious
dogmatic
furtive
turbulent
21. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.
meticulous
document
digression
interpid
22. 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.
dismiss
compliance
reticent
mitigate
23. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.
apathy
discerning
adulation
recount
24. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.
interpid
superfluous
resolution
disdain
25. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.
impair
enhance
discrepancy
volatile
26. When I saw how Fred and his fraternity brothers had trashed the frat house - I decided to _____ my offer to let them use our summer cottage over spring break.
retract
prolific
preclude
debilitate
27. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
feasible
adversity
hyperbole
ostentatious
28. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.
arbitrary
brevity
delineate
allusion
29. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system - in many ways - Cal Berkeley is _____ - for it runs several programs that are not subject to state control.
exemplary
rancor
instigate
autonomous
30. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
disparity
oblivion
resolution
scrupulous
31. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.
haughtiness
innocuous
profane
divergent
32. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
superfluous
compliance
furtive
incongruous
33. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.
strident
induce
compliance
equivocal
34. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
retract
nurture
refute
digression
35. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
disparity
exacerbate
proliferation
relegate
36. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.
detachment
elucidate
turbulent
preclude
37. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
adversary
satirical
verbose
prolific
38. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.
innocuous
superfluous
conciliatory
exacerbate
39. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.
turbulent
equivocal
impede
mollify
40. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.
obdurate
decorum
repudiate
gregarious
41. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.
corroborate
ephemeral
aesthetic
surpass
42. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
compliance
predilection
recount
coercion
43. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.
ostentatious
aesthetic
surreptitious
implement
44. Though his fellow students considered him a gifted scholar - Paul knew he would have to spend many years in serious study before he could consider himself truly _____.
erudite
enhance
decorum
acclaim
45. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
prevalent
altruistic
indifferent
feasible
46. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.
insipid
surpass
fallacious
ambiguous
47. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
opportunist
superfluous
adulation
banal
48. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
lavish
renounce
adulation
cursory
49. 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.
satirical
cursory
emulate
extricate
50. A born storyteller - my father loved to _____ anecdotes about his early years in New York.
frivolous
recount
cursory
buttress