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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'
disseminate
notoriety
advocate
derision
2. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.
quandary
scrupulous
profane
recluse
3. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
belie
autonomous
proliferation
malicious
4. 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
prevalent
satirical
relegate
5. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
reprimand
apathy
innocuous
extricate
6. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.
transient
condone
redundant
ostentatious
7. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.
adversity
juxtaposition
buttress
prevalent
8. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.
notoriety
derision
taciturn
juxtaposition
9. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.
anecdote
fastidious
verbose
inadvertently
10. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
eclectic
buttress
terse
taciturn
11. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
satirical
derivative
relegate
dogmatic
12. Matilda thought it was somewhat _____ of the young man to have addressed her without first having been introduced. Perhaps manners were freer here in the New World.
exemplary
presumptuous
buttress
apathy
13. 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.
corroborate
refute
subside
elucidate
14. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.
preclude
hypothetical
concise
superfluous
15. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.
indifferent
gregarious
satirical
exuberance
16. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
incongruous
abridge
juxtaposition
profound
17. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.
terse
resigned
inadvertently
levity
18. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.
incorrigible
debunk
prevalent
criterion
19. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.
opportunist
exuberance
impair
pervasive
20. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
arbitrary
impeccable
notoriety
specious
21. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.
fallacious
document
homogeneous
delineate
22. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.
esoteric
quandary
emulate
lethargic
23. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
implement
proliferation
guile
disdain
24. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.
derivative
assumption
prudent
exacerbate
25. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.
apathy
conciliatory
detachment
banal
26. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
pervasive
esoteric
advocate
enhance
27. 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
prolific
disparage
debunk
28. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
transient
incite
proximity
indifferent
29. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.
partisan
eulogy
enhance
skeptic
30. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.
contentious
disparage
taciturn
hierarchy
31. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
credulity
volatile
impede
haughtiness
32. 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.
rhetorical
inane
succinct
mitigate
33. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
substantiate
partisan
furtive
compliance
34. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.
adversity
brevity
induce
anarchy
35. 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.
placate
cryptic
reserve
refute
36. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
censure
terse
profane
garrulous
37. 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 _____.
surpass
erudite
undermine
equivocal
38. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.
pragmatic
erudite
innocuous
usurp
39. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
adversity
superficial
austere
eulogy
40. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.
detachment
derision
incite
rectify
41. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
instigate
impair
deprecate
abridge
42. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.
insipid
ephemeral
exuberance
conciliatory
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.
austere
placate
cursory
expedient
44. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.
superfluous
surpass
impede
ambivalence
45. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.
repudiate
hyperbole
brevity
belie
46. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.
surreptitious
autonomous
undermine
frivolous
47. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
rectify
reticent
impeccable
esoteric
48. 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.
eulogy
impeccable
adulation
retract
49. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
flagrant
feasible
belie
astute
50. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.
arbitrary
abridge
hyperbole
belie