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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. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.
expedient
anarchy
juxtaposition
conciliatory
2. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
constraint
arbitrary
incongruous
strident
3. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
guile
conciliatory
digression
instigate
4. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.
document
specious
fastidious
repudiate
5. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.
alleviate
abridge
lethargic
levity
6. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.
vacillate
rebuttal
contentious
predilection
7. 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.
embellish
incorrigible
mitigate
advocate
8. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.
exuberance
credulity
ambiguous
extol
9. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
placate
expedient
abridge
abstract
10. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
eulogy
hypothetical
redundant
reticent
11. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.
innocuous
disseminate
resolution
inane
12. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
rhetorical
malicious
oblivion
eclectic
13. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.
document
concise
contentious
fervor
14. 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.
oblivion
frivolous
belie
benign
15. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
exacerbate
pervasive
fervor
metaphor
16. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
erudite
extricate
terse
anecdote
17. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
refute
levity
frivolous
derision
18. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
taciturn
compliance
gregarious
surreptitious
19. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.
reprove
extricate
heresy
derivative
20. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
refute
impeccable
predilection
extricate
21. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.
disdain
austere
allusion
censure
22. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.
mitigate
subside
laconic
vacillate
23. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
hierarchy
levity
sporadic
gravity
24. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
undermine
reprove
metaphor
austere
25. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.
predilection
meticulous
presumptuous
insipid
26. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
exuberance
inadvertently
credulity
nonchalance
27. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
mitigate
exemplary
dogmatic
banal
28. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.
hypothetical
implement
usurp
alleviate
29. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
elusive
verbose
hypothetical
venerate
30. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.
taciturn
partisan
document
presumptuous
31. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
discrepancy
anarchy
banal
extol
32. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
placate
proliferation
reticent
buttress
33. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.
deprecate
eclectic
surpass
incongruous
34. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.
ostentatious
concise
peripheral
subside
35. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
nurture
feasible
zealot
ambiguous
36. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.
sporadic
substantiate
transient
ambivalence
37. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.
haughtiness
skeptic
lavish
endorse
38. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
explicit
terse
acclaim
belie
39. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.
meticulous
elucidate
indifferent
undermine
40. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.
censure
esoteric
surreptitious
divergent
41. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.
fallacious
profound
rectify
obdurate
42. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
advocate
conciliatory
discrepancy
meticulous
43. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.
adversity
fastidious
coercion
explicit
44. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
predilection
exuberance
profane
scrutiny
45. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.
dogmatic
contentious
allusion
derision
46. 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.
expedient
disparage
cursory
discerning
47. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.
whimsical
divergent
alleviate
impair
48. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.
laconic
corroborate
innate
impede
49. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.
brevity
innate
divergent
alleviate
50. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
embellish
turbulent
prevalent
juxtaposition