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english
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grammar
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.
condone
innate
elucidate
erudite
2. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.
apathy
corroborate
constraint
terse
3. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.
document
constraint
instigate
succinct
4. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
exemplary
acclaim
digression
adversary
5. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
usurp
disparage
esoteric
recount
6. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.
superfluous
exemplary
arbitrary
oblivion
7. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.
obdurate
exuberance
induce
rectify
8. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
pervasive
inane
adulation
impair
9. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
reprimand
resolution
incongruous
satirical
10. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's air of _____ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.
quandary
reserve
enhance
skeptic
11. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.
ascetic
usurp
adversity
mundane
12. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.
resigned
preclude
censure
buttress
13. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
ephemeral
derivative
satirical
venerate
14. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.
ambivalence
inherent
obdurate
sporadic
15. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.
alleviate
adversary
impeccable
debunk
16. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
astute
expedient
induce
disseminate
17. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
mollify
gravity
altruistic
mitigate
18. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.
resolution
explicit
superfluous
document
19. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.
heresy
ephemeral
proliferation
rebuttal
20. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
impair
prevalent
banal
renounce
21. When Amanda said to the ticket scalper - 'One hundred bucks? What do you want - a pound of flesh?' she was making an _____ to Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
eulogy
frivolous
allusion
lavish
22. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.
satirical
ambivalence
lavish
acclaim
23. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.
terse
nonchalance
disparity
surreptitious
24. The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to _____ his weak case.
assumption
succinct
fervor
buttress
25. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.
reserve
coercion
rebuttal
elucidate
26. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.
hyperbole
juxtaposition
condone
endorse
27. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
digression
soporific
cryptic
expedient
28. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.
quandary
autonomous
skeptic
induce
29. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'
extol
benign
profound
erudite
30. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
assumption
terse
surpass
implement
31. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.
debilitate
rebuttal
arbitrary
oblivion
32. 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.
elucidate
skeptic
eclectic
prevalent
33. 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.
interpid
immutable
profane
discrepancy
34. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.
succinct
emulate
concise
detachment
35. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.
disparity
nurture
proximity
resolution
36. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.
presumptuous
vacillate
compliance
verbose
37. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.
heresy
inadvertently
discerning
skeptic
38. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
elusive
ascetic
dismiss
esoteric
39. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.
astute
opportunist
prudent
predilection
40. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.
embellish
incorrigible
retract
specious
41. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.
arbitrary
preclude
disparage
jocular
42. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
sporadic
resolution
erudite
feasible
43. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
impair
feasible
capricious
taciturn
44. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.
predilection
partisan
document
affirmation
45. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
constraint
cryptic
mitigate
document
46. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.
scrupulous
document
discrepancy
meticulous
47. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?
extricate
redundant
resolution
deprecate
48. 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.
proliferation
cryptic
mitigate
redundant
49. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
concise
prevalent
levity
banal
50. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.
altruistic
quandary
prudent
rancor
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