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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. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.
reprove
discerning
austere
preclude
2. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.
altruistic
arbitrary
gregarious
exuberance
3. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.
innate
condone
mundane
discrepancy
4. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
eulogy
exemplary
assumption
embellish
5. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
furtive
inherent
assumption
document
6. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.
hyperbole
oblivion
pervasive
cryptic
7. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
compliance
volatile
taciturn
mundane
8. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.
gregarious
enhance
corroborate
anecdote
9. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
renounce
homogeneous
impeccable
incite
10. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.
condone
affirmation
substantiate
disseminate
11. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.
homogeneous
haughtiness
immutable
levity
12. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.
renounce
brevity
document
contentious
13. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
incorrigible
allusion
incite
extraneous
14. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
emulate
induce
levity
lavish
15. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.
extraneous
laconic
advocate
placate
16. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.
superficial
volatile
metaphor
condone
17. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
expedient
sporadic
jocular
levity
18. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.
concise
brevity
aesthetic
detachment
19. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.
superfluous
conciliatory
fallacious
anarchy
20. 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
apathy
impeccable
explicit
21. Politicians of both the extreme right and left annoy me because they do not sound like people but parrots mindlessly repeating _____ clich
succinct
disparity
adversity
dogmatic
22. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
presumptuous
repudiate
constraint
delineate
23. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
mundane
incongruous
nonchalance
exacerbate
24. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.
guile
implement
oblivion
flagrant
25. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.
peripheral
venerate
profane
juxtaposition
26. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.
superficial
renounce
hyperbole
proximity
27. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.
emulate
prudent
derivative
homogeneous
28. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
quandary
esoteric
predilection
levity
29. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
hyperbole
derivative
dismiss
skeptic
30. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.
venerate
nonchalance
apathy
disdain
31. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.
interpid
vacillate
explicit
elucidate
32. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
anarchy
jocular
soporific
equivocal
33. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.
obdurate
debunk
enhance
placate
34. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.
instigate
erudite
dogmatic
taciturn
35. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
guile
exuberance
extricate
incite
36. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.
scrupulous
prudent
anarchy
impair
37. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
frivolous
reserve
oblivion
impeccable
38. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
criterion
ostentatious
proliferation
eclectic
39. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.
constraint
censure
adversity
relegate
40. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
adulation
malicious
inherent
reprimand
41. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.
scrutiny
rectify
condone
skeptic
42. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.
volatile
allusion
implement
brevity
43. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
banal
strident
assumption
opportunist
44. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.
innocuous
anecdote
nonchalance
impede
45. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.
erudite
opportunist
transient
succinct
46. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.
pervasive
document
anecdote
apathy
47. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
feasible
brevity
venerate
decorum
48. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
delineate
incongruous
altruistic
prolific
49. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
relegate
impair
metaphor
emulate
50. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.
reprove
subside
dismiss
sporadic