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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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1. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
disseminate
debunk
recount
extol
2. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.
soporific
prudent
erudite
condone
3. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.
erudite
superficial
expedient
prolific
4. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
digression
ascetic
partisan
proliferation
5. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.
satirical
extraneous
insipid
whimsical
6. 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.
reserve
exemplary
specious
skeptic
7. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.
arbitrary
placate
resolution
levity
8. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.
ephemeral
gravity
induce
furtive
9. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.
interpid
peripheral
disparity
undermine
10. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.
mundane
anarchy
laconic
brevity
11. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.
ambiguous
affirmation
emulate
opulence
12. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.
subside
juxtaposition
anarchy
endorse
13. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.
profane
zealot
abstract
expedient
14. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
refute
usurp
prevalent
disparity
15. All things change over time; nothing is _____.
gregarious
immutable
partisan
acclaim
16. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'
constraint
hierarchy
compliance
extol
17. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
verbose
reserve
adversity
equivocal
18. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.
adversary
immutable
acclaim
belie
19. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.
metaphor
obdurate
mitigate
alleviate
20. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
criterion
incongruous
ostentatious
dogmatic
21. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
decorum
refute
apathy
elusive
22. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
detachment
reprimand
digression
transient
23. 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.
dogmatic
allusion
nonchalance
presumptuous
24. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
inadvertently
subside
esoteric
capricious
25. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.
rebuttal
ironic
fastidious
explicit
26. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
colloquial
recount
proliferation
turbulent
27. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.
apathy
presumptuous
venerate
abridge
28. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.
rectify
endorse
repudiate
induce
29. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.
proliferation
digression
acclaim
mollify
30. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
disparity
extricate
surreptitious
exemplary
31. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.
sporadic
resigned
concise
heresy
32. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.
heresy
instigate
rancor
placate
33. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
meticulous
specious
predilection
opulence
34. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
emulate
levity
ostentatious
frivolous
35. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
compliance
vacillate
pervasive
credulity
36. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
debilitate
compliance
reprimand
arbitrary
37. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.
brevity
discrepancy
debunk
adversity
38. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.
detachment
ironic
impeccable
lethargic
39. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
proximity
profane
elusive
surpass
40. Disappointed in love - Miss Emily became a _____; she shut herself away in her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul.
astute
expedient
recluse
discerning
41. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.
adversity
meticulous
vacillate
transient
42. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.
extricate
garrulous
laconic
enhance
43. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.
belie
esoteric
extricate
prudent
44. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
substantiate
advocate
anecdote
capricious
45. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.
embellish
feasible
gravity
profane
46. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
nurture
jocular
pervasive
elusive
47. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.
cryptic
opportunist
placate
elucidate
48. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
reticent
zealot
equivocal
inherent
49. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
profane
hyperbole
decorum
mundane
50. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
aesthetic
conciliatory
gravity
extol