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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. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
terse
quandary
assumption
refute
2. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
repudiate
succinct
metaphor
reserve
3. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
flagrant
derivative
disparity
relegate
4. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
retract
corroborate
cursory
reserve
5. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.
refute
delineate
gravity
exemplary
6. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.
succinct
exacerbate
enhance
flagrant
7. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
endorse
hypothetical
credulity
belie
8. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
obdurate
taciturn
disparage
deprecate
9. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.
equivocal
autonomous
meticulous
discrepancy
10. 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.
hyperbole
placate
indifferent
renounce
11. 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.
terse
hypothetical
reserve
adulation
12. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
feasible
equivocal
prevalent
contentious
13. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.
innate
laconic
document
repudiate
14. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.
conciliatory
induce
disdain
rebuttal
15. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
expedient
credulity
retract
incongruous
16. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.
concise
exemplary
volatile
mitigate
17. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.
fervor
partisan
censure
notoriety
18. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
autonomous
predilection
buttress
lavish
19. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.
incite
pragmatic
mitigate
hypothetical
20. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
concise
cursory
adversary
predilection
21. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.
debunk
astute
acclaim
resigned
22. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
advocate
insipid
ascetic
detachment
23. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.
heresy
opportunist
satirical
reserve
24. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
pervasive
nonchalance
obdurate
inane
25. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
advocate
eulogy
austere
esoteric
26. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.
impede
debilitate
equivocal
disseminate
27. 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.
eulogy
substantiate
lethargic
repudiate
28. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
disseminate
equivocal
hyperbole
malicious
29. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.
scrutiny
constraint
divergent
indifferent
30. 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.
affirmation
decorum
mollify
elucidate
31. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted many subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
venerate
pervasive
predilection
oblivion
32. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.
concise
mollify
capricious
reprimand
33. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.
recluse
autonomous
lavish
condone
34. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
induce
belie
gregarious
pragmatic
35. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
prevalent
embellish
constraint
anecdote
36. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.
recluse
induce
satirical
abstract
37. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.
deprecate
preclude
levity
debunk
38. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.
brevity
undermine
insipid
esoteric
39. When I saw how Fred and his fraternity brothers had trashed the frat house - I decided to _____ my offer to let them use our summer cottage over spring break.
oblivion
retract
subside
assumption
40. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.
ambivalence
acclaim
incorrigible
turbulent
41. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.
delineate
ephemeral
emulate
impair
42. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.
oblivion
prevalent
autonomous
juxtaposition
43. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.
ephemeral
rancor
extol
reticent
44. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
surreptitious
frivolous
hyperbole
disparity
45. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.
recount
adversary
immutable
anecdote
46. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.
laconic
erudite
ironic
inane
47. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
exacerbate
strident
feasible
pragmatic
48. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
ironic
succinct
lavish
equivocal
49. 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.
benign
surreptitious
jocular
flagrant
50. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.
credulity
incorrigible
incite
deprecate