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english
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grammar
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
incite
rancor
divergent
ambivalence
2. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to _____ her belief that her voices came from God.
hierarchy
mitigate
furtive
renounce
3. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.
condone
zealot
repudiate
adversary
4. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
gregarious
proliferation
verbose
aesthetic
5. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
detachment
pervasive
expedient
credulity
6. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.
apathy
arbitrary
reprimand
succinct
7. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
frivolous
proximity
implement
belie
8. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
reprove
prevalent
reticent
inane
9. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
nonchalance
resigned
abridge
advocate
10. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
nonchalance
impeccable
usurp
scrutiny
11. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.
disseminate
decorum
impede
fastidious
12. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'
derivative
extol
aesthetic
colloquial
13. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.
obdurate
anecdote
predilection
laconic
14. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.
transient
insipid
fervor
exacerbate
15. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.
acclaim
garrulous
nonchalance
debunk
16. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.
mollify
jocular
cursory
altruistic
17. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?
haughtiness
criterion
redundant
turbulent
18. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
brevity
malicious
compliance
extricate
19. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
impede
anecdote
soporific
scrutiny
20. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.
dogmatic
relegate
malicious
capricious
21. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.
impeccable
surpass
relegate
feasible
22. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.
debilitate
satirical
abridge
affirmation
23. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.
laconic
dismiss
gravity
concise
24. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.
substantiate
subside
adulation
terse
25. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.
alleviate
condone
reprove
decorum
26. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.
abridge
exuberance
inadvertently
strident
27. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.
autonomous
subside
satirical
affirmation
28. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
enhance
esoteric
terse
disdain
29. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.
hyperbole
autonomous
interpid
rhetorical
30. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.
digression
flagrant
fervor
enhance
31. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
verbose
extricate
ironic
compliance
32. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.
explicit
turbulent
ostentatious
expedient
33. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.
document
indifferent
quandary
endorse
34. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
feasible
impair
homogeneous
inane
35. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.
credulity
retract
scrupulous
detachment
36. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.
advocate
mundane
concise
contentious
37. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
profane
induce
hyperbole
ostentatious
38. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.
zealot
peripheral
ephemeral
reserve
39. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
altruistic
reticent
credulity
conciliatory
40. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.
extol
disseminate
condone
prevalent
41. 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.
discrepancy
inane
transient
prolific
42. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
inadvertently
renounce
exuberance
surpass
43. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.
levity
prevalent
gravity
abstract
44. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.
exuberance
embellish
retract
gravity
45. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
belie
compliance
aesthetic
adversary
46. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
expedient
elucidate
belie
opulence
47. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.
lethargic
prevalent
explicit
preclude
48. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
explicit
rectify
decorum
banal
49. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.
pragmatic
dismiss
indifferent
reserve
50. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.
obdurate
innocuous
dismiss
inherent
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