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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. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
apathy
hyperbole
nonchalance
anarchy
2. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
credulity
erudite
renounce
impeccable
3. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
expedient
vacillate
specious
gravity
4. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
compliance
garrulous
impeccable
exuberance
5. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
malicious
transient
belie
incongruous
6. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.
predilection
adversity
debunk
discrepancy
7. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
decorum
explicit
reticent
profound
8. 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.
lethargic
preclude
garrulous
eulogy
9. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
insipid
apathy
furtive
reprove
10. A born storyteller - my father loved to _____ anecdotes about his early years in New York.
refute
recount
deprecate
derivative
11. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
fastidious
retract
taciturn
advocate
12. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
pervasive
pragmatic
abridge
ironic
13. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
proximity
soporific
proliferation
guile
14. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.
profound
altruistic
innate
disparity
15. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
superficial
usurp
undermine
strident
16. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
scrutiny
feasible
indifferent
derision
17. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
adversary
nurture
hyperbole
esoteric
18. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.
rhetorical
proliferation
predilection
cursory
19. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.
surreptitious
turbulent
jocular
autonomous
20. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.
altruistic
impede
conciliatory
homogeneous
21. 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.
reprimand
levity
renounce
satirical
22. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
jocular
abstract
transient
metaphor
23. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.
furtive
extricate
extol
satirical
24. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.
flagrant
incite
fastidious
allusion
25. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
taciturn
detachment
reserve
ostentatious
26. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
document
reprimand
debilitate
altruistic
27. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
enhance
eulogy
feasible
abridge
28. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.
criterion
partisan
hierarchy
autonomous
29. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.
benign
disparage
condone
relegate
30. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.
autonomous
extraneous
strident
criterion
31. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
verbose
disparage
aesthetic
brevity
32. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
ambiguous
proliferation
predilection
sporadic
33. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.
inherent
hypothetical
reprove
explicit
34. 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
extricate
presumptuous
ambiguous
35. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.
affirmation
inherent
taciturn
rectify
36. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
surpass
jocular
apathy
prevalent
37. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.
derision
delineate
profane
garrulous
38. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
malicious
pervasive
preclude
heresy
39. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.
abstract
repudiate
buttress
impeccable
40. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.
succinct
disdain
innocuous
enhance
41. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
exemplary
cursory
fallacious
ostentatious
42. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
disseminate
indifferent
malicious
surreptitious
43. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.
brevity
explicit
recluse
astute
44. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
notoriety
indifferent
disseminate
abridge
45. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.
incorrigible
superficial
meticulous
erudite
46. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.
strident
resolution
feasible
discerning
47. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
pragmatic
rhetorical
assumption
lethargic
48. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
hierarchy
detachment
refute
equivocal
49. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.
prolific
mundane
profound
impede
50. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.
reprove
undermine
renounce
refute