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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. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.
delineate
derivative
rancor
incite
2. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'
disdain
document
extol
quandary
3. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.
specious
incorrigible
usurp
nurture
4. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.
homogeneous
colloquial
terse
advocate
5. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.
prolific
vacillate
acclaim
implement
6. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.
venerate
resigned
decorum
austere
7. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.
incorrigible
furtive
ephemeral
buttress
8. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.
ascetic
quandary
mollify
divergent
9. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
frivolous
feasible
placate
banal
10. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.
astute
pragmatic
guile
relegate
11. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.
altruistic
debunk
scrupulous
surpass
12. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.
autonomous
corroborate
sporadic
ambiguous
13. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
frivolous
assumption
recount
instigate
14. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
detachment
impair
feasible
induce
15. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
exacerbate
acclaim
refute
emulate
16. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.
prevalent
endorse
embellish
rectify
17. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted many subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
altruistic
surreptitious
expedient
predilection
18. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.
surreptitious
profane
gregarious
reticent
19. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.
digression
disparage
relegate
coercion
20. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
haughtiness
impeccable
presumptuous
metaphor
21. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.
endorse
brevity
strident
prudent
22. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.
dismiss
colloquial
adulation
ironic
23. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
impeccable
disparage
eulogy
ironic
24. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
fallacious
derivative
renounce
feasible
25. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
resigned
nonchalance
disseminate
incite
26. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.
buttress
zealot
incorrigible
conciliatory
27. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
quandary
hyperbole
frivolous
insipid
28. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
credulity
immutable
taciturn
jocular
29. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
reserve
belie
frivolous
delineate
30. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
strident
advocate
discrepancy
induce
31. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.
austere
derision
subside
pragmatic
32. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
gregarious
frivolous
anarchy
dismiss
33. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
endorse
placate
heresy
metaphor
34. 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.
interpid
enhance
soporific
cursory
35. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.
altruistic
ambivalence
allusion
implement
36. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.
document
extraneous
delineate
derision
37. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.
prolific
exemplary
extricate
austere
38. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?
advocate
criterion
debilitate
profane
39. 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.
impair
extol
lethargic
preclude
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.
quandary
innocuous
benign
explicit
41. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
subside
constraint
disparity
colloquial
42. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.
refute
austere
disparity
contentious
43. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.
austere
inane
document
enhance
44. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
compliance
mollify
belie
incorrigible
45. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.
mundane
furtive
superficial
volatile
46. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.
inherent
corroborate
impair
laconic
47. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.
inherent
proximity
brevity
prevalent
48. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
malicious
soporific
emulate
exuberance
49. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.
reprimand
discerning
reticent
heresy
50. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.
lethargic
relegate
ephemeral
levity