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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. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
flagrant
corroborate
compliance
gravity
2. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.
indifferent
flagrant
delineate
haughtiness
3. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
acclaim
fallacious
abridge
pragmatic
4. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.
obdurate
eclectic
reserve
prudent
5. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.
partisan
decorum
nurture
skeptic
6. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.
austere
nurture
levity
coercion
7. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
rhetorical
resolution
esoteric
eclectic
8. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.
cryptic
predilection
lavish
innate
9. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.
satirical
taciturn
banal
predilection
10. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
elusive
dismiss
apathy
disparity
11. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.
skeptic
prevalent
dismiss
decorum
12. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.
ostentatious
surreptitious
mollify
colloquial
13. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.
document
relegate
incite
hierarchy
14. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
terse
gravity
explicit
abridge
15. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
advocate
metaphor
reprimand
flagrant
16. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.
reticent
reserve
mitigate
haughtiness
17. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
scrutiny
venerate
elusive
arbitrary
18. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
constraint
malicious
innocuous
resolution
19. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.
furtive
nonchalance
pervasive
whimsical
20. Because the student body at their daughter's prep school was so _____ - they decided to send her to a school that offered greater cultural diversity.
homogeneous
lethargic
undermine
eulogy
21. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.
recount
impeccable
emulate
ironic
22. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.
endorse
succinct
emulate
credulity
23. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.
garrulous
laconic
extricate
credulity
24. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.
ambiguous
sporadic
conciliatory
esoteric
25. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
obdurate
banal
constraint
lethargic
26. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
verbose
hyperbole
adversity
pervasive
27. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.
profane
embellish
adversity
enhance
28. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.
hierarchy
gregarious
deprecate
predilection
29. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.
censure
undermine
oblivion
credulity
30. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.
usurp
erudite
obdurate
meticulous
31. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.
resigned
turbulent
ambiguous
undermine
32. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?
transient
banal
buttress
criterion
33. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.
interpid
lethargic
condone
superfluous
34. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.
ironic
ascetic
affirmation
pervasive
35. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
surpass
embellish
guile
exuberance
36. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
erudite
presumptuous
equivocal
explicit
37. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
relegate
adulation
pragmatic
guile
38. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
gregarious
derivative
lavish
transient
39. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.
undermine
verbose
nonchalance
alleviate
40. Disappointed in love - Miss Emily became a _____; she shut herself away in her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul.
allusion
recluse
anecdote
usurp
41. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.
placate
enhance
impair
prevalent
42. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?
whimsical
mitigate
redundant
reticent
43. 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.
soporific
cursory
laconic
reprimand
44. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
nonchalance
divergent
debilitate
profound
45. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
taciturn
cryptic
prevalent
juxtaposition
46. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
eulogy
jocular
refute
exemplary
47. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.
dogmatic
debilitate
assumption
elusive
48. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
ostentatious
succinct
verbose
opulence
49. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.
enhance
repudiate
jocular
discerning
50. 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
turbulent
apathy
extricate