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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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1. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.
deprecate
document
concise
substantiate
2. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.
buttress
rectify
adulation
exacerbate
3. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
banal
soporific
feasible
condone
4. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.
homogeneous
scrupulous
enhance
zealot
5. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
reticent
discerning
cryptic
reprimand
6. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.
furtive
inadvertently
gregarious
scrupulous
7. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.
indifferent
alleviate
sporadic
coercion
8. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
ostentatious
lethargic
profane
corroborate
9. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.
disseminate
frivolous
ascetic
divergent
10. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.
satirical
constraint
profound
acclaim
11. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.
exacerbate
prudent
renounce
rhetorical
12. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.
anarchy
divergent
undermine
surreptitious
13. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
eulogy
prudent
indifferent
juxtaposition
14. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
apathy
disparity
superficial
arbitrary
15. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.
substantiate
reprove
mitigate
insipid
16. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.
profound
incite
hyperbole
ambivalence
17. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
anecdote
equivocal
homogeneous
superficial
18. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
insipid
refute
inherent
renounce
19. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
hypothetical
disseminate
benign
affirmation
20. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.
ironic
nurture
incite
conciliatory
21. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.
haughtiness
advocate
succinct
rhetorical
22. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
jocular
scrutiny
ambiguous
advocate
23. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.
refute
surreptitious
meticulous
pervasive
24. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
autonomous
scrutiny
arbitrary
strident
25. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.
reprimand
relegate
extol
resolution
26. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.
gravity
mundane
debilitate
usurp
27. Looking for any inconsistency in the testimony that might exonerate his client - the defense lawyer pounced on a _____ between the two witnesses' versions of what had occurred.
debunk
discrepancy
incite
lethargic
28. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
innate
alleviate
frivolous
elusive
29. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.
profane
rectify
ascetic
extol
30. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.
peripheral
partisan
ironic
insipid
31. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.
acclaim
superfluous
terse
erudite
32. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.
embellish
ambiguous
hyperbole
turbulent
33. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system - in many ways - Cal Berkeley is _____ - for it runs several programs that are not subject to state control.
predilection
verbose
impede
autonomous
34. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.
benign
resigned
relegate
impeccable
35. A born storyteller - my father loved to _____ anecdotes about his early years in New York.
recount
surpass
predilection
metaphor
36. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
surpass
abridge
derision
nurture
37. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
embellish
feasible
lavish
discrepancy
38. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
relegate
anarchy
surpass
allusion
39. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.
malicious
decorum
rancor
heresy
40. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.
expedient
elusive
profound
surpass
41. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.
instigate
advocate
abstract
whimsical
42. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.
opportunist
reprove
laconic
condone
43. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
taciturn
constraint
malicious
incongruous
44. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
exuberance
exacerbate
altruistic
verbose
45. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
brevity
conciliatory
feasible
pervasive
46. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
deprecate
rhetorical
metaphor
incorrigible
47. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted many subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
emulate
exemplary
innocuous
predilection
48. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
proliferation
mundane
frivolous
verbose
49. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.
cryptic
innocuous
elusive
astute
50. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
adulation
predilection
scrupulous
reserve