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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. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.
eclectic
presumptuous
obdurate
gravity
2. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.
document
disdain
austere
satirical
3. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.
soporific
superfluous
prolific
specious
4. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
capricious
extol
ephemeral
taciturn
5. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.
resolution
succinct
recluse
relegate
6. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.
hyperbole
alleviate
enhance
assumption
7. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.
exuberance
partisan
affirmation
document
8. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
pervasive
obdurate
preclude
austere
9. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
equivocal
hyperbole
inane
disdain
10. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
subside
innocuous
juxtaposition
refute
11. Disappointed in love - Miss Emily became a _____; she shut herself away in her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul.
impeccable
recluse
disdain
predilection
12. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
advocate
discerning
instigate
strident
13. 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.
apathy
allusion
satirical
ambivalence
14. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
endorse
opportunist
document
belie
15. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
ostentatious
autonomous
exuberance
furtive
16. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
mundane
ephemeral
aesthetic
endorse
17. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.
gravity
indifferent
capricious
cryptic
18. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.
criterion
subside
meticulous
fervor
19. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.
superficial
whimsical
surreptitious
partisan
20. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
elusive
reprove
terse
adulation
21. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.
derision
skeptic
anecdote
innate
22. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.
arbitrary
prudent
endorse
lavish
23. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
discrepancy
insipid
disdain
malicious
24. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.
surreptitious
recount
ambiguous
renounce
25. 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 _____.
notoriety
quandary
austere
erudite
26. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
allusion
eulogy
reprimand
dogmatic
27. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.
repudiate
reprimand
debunk
dismiss
28. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.
capricious
colloquial
reprimand
impede
29. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?
explicit
corroborate
expedient
inane
30. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.
renounce
altruistic
scrupulous
profound
31. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
juxtaposition
prevalent
garrulous
placate
32. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
ascetic
reprove
interpid
nurture
33. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
exacerbate
vacillate
incite
colloquial
34. Some of the newer - less formal passages on the SAT have a _____ tone that is intended to make them more appealing to students.
colloquial
sporadic
discerning
extol
35. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.
contentious
extraneous
abridge
substantiate
36. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
opulence
embellish
fallacious
elucidate
37. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.
incongruous
ephemeral
austere
fallacious
38. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.
brevity
profound
ostentatious
rebuttal
39. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied; be _____ about what's bothering you.
debilitate
explicit
inadvertently
rhetorical
40. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.
elusive
contentious
inadvertently
homogeneous
41. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.
rhetorical
erudite
indifferent
altruistic
42. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.
profane
embellish
succinct
soporific
43. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.
incite
predilection
brevity
partisan
44. All things change over time; nothing is _____.
malicious
discerning
embellish
immutable
45. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.
concise
expedient
dogmatic
arbitrary
46. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
exacerbate
inherent
guile
innocuous
47. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
brevity
undermine
disseminate
terse
48. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.
mundane
instigate
austere
explicit
49. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
hyperbole
conciliatory
usurp
condone
50. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
flagrant
transient
inherent
opportunist