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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. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.
rhetorical
capricious
indifferent
eclectic
2. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.
document
alleviate
soporific
nurture
3. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
venerate
haughtiness
credulity
incite
4. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
esoteric
document
hypothetical
delineate
5. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.
elucidate
usurp
hierarchy
presumptuous
6. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.
nurture
debilitate
inadvertently
presumptuous
7. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
inadvertently
feasible
predilection
buttress
8. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
rhetorical
anarchy
incite
banal
9. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.
derision
affirmation
hyperbole
ironic
10. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
ephemeral
altruistic
flagrant
homogeneous
11. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
lethargic
reprove
reticent
implement
12. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.
embellish
obdurate
venerate
recount
13. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.
venerate
elusive
reprimand
astute
14. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.
deprecate
hypothetical
erudite
transient
15. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.
brevity
succinct
extricate
reprimand
16. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.
whimsical
fastidious
zealot
impede
17. 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.
presumptuous
retract
homogeneous
hierarchy
18. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.
censure
assumption
disparity
oblivion
19. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
reprimand
recluse
constraint
insipid
20. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.
scrutiny
fervor
gravity
deprecate
21. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.
anecdote
volatile
reserve
decorum
22. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.
presumptuous
renounce
substantiate
extricate
23. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.
extraneous
conciliatory
ambiguous
concise
24. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
expedient
discrepancy
coercion
proximity
25. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.
extraneous
autonomous
haughtiness
interpid
26. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
astute
censure
disparage
rebuttal
27. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.
divergent
guile
astute
skeptic
28. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.
banal
frivolous
mundane
turbulent
29. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
refute
disparage
strident
opulence
30. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.
concise
quandary
rebuttal
adversity
31. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.
resolution
discerning
condone
flagrant
32. Although her _____ smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem to be a sweet little old lady - in reality she was a tough-minded - shrewd observer of human nature.
notoriety
placate
deprecate
benign
33. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.
disparity
sporadic
implement
emulate
34. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
nonchalance
impeccable
document
esoteric
35. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.
hierarchy
mundane
anarchy
corroborate
36. 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.
insipid
cursory
exacerbate
preclude
37. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
belie
alleviate
ambiguous
debilitate
38. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
heresy
condone
incongruous
buttress
39. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.
homogeneous
abstract
lavish
undermine
40. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.
pervasive
anarchy
contentious
sporadic
41. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
disseminate
undermine
obdurate
adversity
42. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.
inane
volatile
austere
meticulous
43. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.
gregarious
derivative
laconic
arbitrary
44. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.
endorse
exuberance
divergent
rhetorical
45. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.
specious
innocuous
resigned
disdain
46. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.
exacerbate
elucidate
renounce
ostentatious
47. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.
malicious
jocular
explicit
innate
48. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'
notoriety
jocular
renounce
impair
49. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.
disparity
ephemeral
exemplary
adversary
50. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
recount
quandary
verbose
erudite