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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 costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.
recluse
strident
interpid
embellish
2. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.
levity
haughtiness
ostentatious
belie
3. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.
rhetorical
taciturn
profane
subside
4. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.
extricate
subside
skeptic
sporadic
5. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
incite
ascetic
levity
soporific
6. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.
taciturn
quandary
disparity
extraneous
7. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
divergent
reprove
reticent
fastidious
8. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.
superfluous
laconic
delineate
surpass
9. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
sporadic
scrutiny
whimsical
specious
10. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
contentious
zealot
debilitate
credulity
11. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.
taciturn
surpass
retract
ironic
12. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
reprimand
hyperbole
turbulent
predilection
13. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.
hyperbole
gravity
zealot
condone
14. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
frivolous
partisan
abridge
transient
15. The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to _____ his weak case.
credulity
buttress
whimsical
metaphor
16. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.
preclude
notoriety
profound
abridge
17. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.
equivocal
anecdote
satirical
strident
18. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.
partisan
exemplary
recount
ambivalence
19. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.
anarchy
emulate
disparage
innocuous
20. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.
advocate
taciturn
affirmation
pragmatic
21. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.
superficial
reprimand
juxtaposition
soporific
22. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.
subside
fervor
superficial
prudent
23. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.
acclaim
censure
fallacious
pragmatic
24. 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.
partisan
placate
cursory
immutable
25. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
exuberance
fallacious
ambiguous
deprecate
26. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
incongruous
elusive
metaphor
banal
27. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.
surreptitious
austere
resolution
vacillate
28. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.
fallacious
impair
venerate
dismiss
29. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
cursory
expedient
scrupulous
digression
30. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted many subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
predilection
ephemeral
exuberance
satirical
31. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.
ephemeral
censure
dismiss
erudite
32. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.
impair
venerate
impede
jocular
33. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.
redundant
buttress
verbose
abstract
34. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.
eclectic
rhetorical
elucidate
placate
35. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.
inadvertently
gravity
affirmation
preclude
36. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.
nurture
colloquial
meticulous
debunk
37. 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.
heresy
renounce
succinct
transient
38. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
redundant
opportunist
proliferation
credulity
39. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.
aesthetic
enhance
scrupulous
obdurate
40. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
impair
strident
decorum
derivative
41. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
compliance
proliferation
resigned
heresy
42. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.
divergent
rhetorical
obdurate
predilection
43. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.
concise
immutable
belie
hierarchy
44. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.
compliance
discerning
altruistic
venerate
45. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
terse
refute
relegate
derision
46. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
guile
altruistic
cursory
colloquial
47. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
constraint
anarchy
inherent
garrulous
48. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.
predilection
superficial
recluse
concise
49. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.
placate
disdain
meticulous
rancor
50. 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.
opulence
feasible
lethargic
notoriety
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