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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. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.
mollify
strident
oblivion
resolution
2. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
credulity
cryptic
abstract
lavish
3. Because the student body at their daughter's prep school was so _____ - they decided to send her to a school that offered greater cultural diversity.
superfluous
homogeneous
embellish
oblivion
4. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.
surpass
discerning
concise
garrulous
5. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
constraint
satirical
ascetic
scrupulous
6. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
hypothetical
esoteric
hierarchy
venerate
7. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.
digression
derision
rectify
incongruous
8. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.
disparity
levity
feasible
resolution
9. 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.
disdain
mitigate
inane
superficial
10. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
lethargic
assumption
prudent
disseminate
11. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
disseminate
whimsical
constraint
mollify
12. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.
refute
inadvertently
debunk
surpass
13. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?
inane
metaphor
coercion
surreptitious
14. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.
jocular
venerate
disparage
ambivalence
15. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.
altruistic
scrupulous
extricate
eclectic
16. 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.
incorrigible
advocate
immutable
autonomous
17. 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.
vacillate
discrepancy
elucidate
incite
18. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.
inadvertently
coercion
insipid
incorrigible
19. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.
contentious
endorse
pragmatic
superfluous
20. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?
juxtaposition
redundant
partisan
innocuous
21. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.
usurp
soporific
conciliatory
brevity
22. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
proliferation
disseminate
resolution
inadvertently
23. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.
reprove
anecdote
insipid
ascetic
24. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
ambivalence
enhance
taciturn
belie
25. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
recluse
sporadic
ascetic
decorum
26. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
inadvertently
altruistic
extricate
disparage
27. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
innate
banal
strident
redundant
28. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.
condone
interpid
zealot
hyperbole
29. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.
dismiss
haughtiness
buttress
arbitrary
30. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
incorrigible
alleviate
digression
endorse
31. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.
juxtaposition
hyperbole
subside
derivative
32. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.
elucidate
digression
adversary
expedient
33. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
banal
alleviate
abridge
preclude
34. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.
incorrigible
affirmation
repudiate
feasible
35. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.
mundane
rhetorical
debunk
impair
36. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.
cryptic
acclaim
recount
surpass
37. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
exuberance
altruistic
belie
aesthetic
38. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.
capricious
ironic
presumptuous
taciturn
39. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
ascetic
whimsical
extricate
superficial
40. 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.
ambiguous
hierarchy
induce
benign
41. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.
flagrant
conciliatory
disparage
vacillate
42. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
discerning
rebuttal
soporific
corroborate
43. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.
notoriety
whimsical
inadvertently
surreptitious
44. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
derivative
mundane
debilitate
anecdote
45. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.
induce
profound
extol
censure
46. 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.
reserve
adversary
alleviate
banal
47. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.
discrepancy
disdain
derision
opulence
48. According to Sherlock Homes - the very point that appears to complicate a case - when duly considered and scientifically handled - is the one most likely to _____ it.
opulence
elucidate
predilection
haughtiness
49. 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 _____.
anarchy
heresy
instigate
superfluous
50. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
specious
lethargic
eulogy
predilection