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Complete Advanced Sentences
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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. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.
rancor
apathy
cursory
predilection
2. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
emulate
advocate
rebuttal
credulity
3. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.
capricious
flagrant
insipid
rectify
4. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?
impair
criterion
debilitate
dismiss
5. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
profound
predilection
erudite
inherent
6. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
malicious
decorum
succinct
proximity
7. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.
aesthetic
proliferation
ephemeral
resigned
8. 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.
soporific
mitigate
emulate
advocate
9. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.
benign
verbose
laconic
strident
10. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
frivolous
reserve
ironic
scrutiny
11. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.
redundant
eclectic
delineate
indifferent
12. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
adulation
abridge
quandary
innocuous
13. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
abridge
constraint
refute
assumption
14. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
fallacious
divergent
debilitate
flagrant
15. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.
obdurate
furtive
immutable
censure
16. Some of the newer - less formal passages on the SAT have a _____ tone that is intended to make them more appealing to students.
ephemeral
furtive
esoteric
colloquial
17. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
opulence
aesthetic
subside
apathy
18. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.
opportunist
scrutiny
disparage
impair
19. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.
derision
predilection
rancor
prolific
20. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.
adversity
instigate
fallacious
disdain
21. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.
concise
oblivion
reprove
exemplary
22. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.
vacillate
exuberance
nurture
prevalent
23. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
superfluous
banal
undermine
constraint
24. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
incongruous
reprimand
compliance
verbose
25. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'
banal
extol
apathy
guile
26. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.
hierarchy
aesthetic
gravity
altruistic
27. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.
opportunist
abstract
impeccable
benign
28. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
levity
censure
innocuous
ostentatious
29. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
presumptuous
buttress
oblivion
metaphor
30. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.
preclude
indifferent
induce
incongruous
31. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.
extraneous
rectify
fallacious
ambiguous
32. 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.
eulogy
rhetorical
reserve
exacerbate
33. 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.
cursory
benign
redundant
derivative
34. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
advocate
extol
pervasive
embellish
35. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
digression
incite
ambiguous
disparity
36. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.
soporific
embellish
undermine
ephemeral
37. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
reprove
fervor
strident
heresy
38. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.
colloquial
esoteric
rebuttal
extricate
39. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
soporific
vacillate
jocular
delineate
40. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
furtive
malicious
extricate
deprecate
41. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.
benign
mitigate
opportunist
nurture
42. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.
equivocal
profane
erudite
satirical
43. 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.
refute
superficial
lethargic
pervasive
44. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.
assumption
profound
arbitrary
undermine
45. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.
peripheral
flagrant
erudite
instigate
46. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.
induce
terse
prolific
delineate
47. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.
substantiate
reticent
adversity
resolution
48. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
taciturn
instigate
expedient
reticent
49. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
disparity
insipid
verbose
hypothetical
50. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.
incorrigible
repudiate
nurture
capricious