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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. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.
meticulous
gravity
scrupulous
concise
2. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.
superfluous
innocuous
predilection
colloquial
3. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
insipid
flagrant
conciliatory
proliferation
4. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.
debunk
cursory
debilitate
vacillate
5. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
terse
brevity
reprimand
assumption
6. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
pervasive
explicit
mitigate
abridge
7. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
assumption
refute
elusive
constraint
8. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.
contentious
derivative
exemplary
sporadic
9. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.
mollify
censure
predilection
exacerbate
10. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.
metaphor
austere
profound
discerning
11. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.
pragmatic
ambivalence
allusion
instigate
12. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.
juxtaposition
fastidious
frivolous
incorrigible
13. Some of the newer - less formal passages on the SAT have a _____ tone that is intended to make them more appealing to students.
incongruous
contentious
partisan
colloquial
14. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.
reticent
alleviate
undermine
mitigate
15. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.
reprimand
profound
impeccable
indifferent
16. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted many subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
instigate
verbose
predilection
levity
17. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?
exemplary
surreptitious
usurp
inane
18. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
elucidate
capricious
cryptic
malicious
19. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.
superfluous
astute
disparity
implement
20. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.
quandary
satirical
profane
adversary
21. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.
prolific
peripheral
resolution
concise
22. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
indifferent
preclude
corroborate
deprecate
23. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.
digression
dismiss
mitigate
subside
24. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.
malicious
exacerbate
levity
credulity
25. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.
impede
obdurate
delineate
peripheral
26. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
credulity
pervasive
extol
profound
27. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.
adversity
impeccable
specious
surpass
28. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
feasible
taciturn
incite
lethargic
29. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.
laconic
flagrant
indifferent
hypothetical
30. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.
flagrant
decorum
extol
rancor
31. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.
undermine
strident
rebuttal
indifferent
32. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
superficial
extraneous
assumption
banal
33. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.
preclude
metaphor
insipid
derivative
34. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied; be _____ about what's bothering you.
conciliatory
compliance
explicit
predilection
35. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
adulation
opulence
derivative
extraneous
36. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.
adversity
anarchy
allusion
discerning
37. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.
pragmatic
satirical
prudent
frivolous
38. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
exacerbate
inherent
substantiate
elucidate
39. 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
malicious
elucidate
incorrigible
40. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.
laconic
gravity
redundant
usurp
41. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.
debunk
meticulous
profane
opulence
42. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
esoteric
hierarchy
anarchy
deprecate
43. 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.
ambiguous
presumptuous
retract
substantiate
44. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
rectify
aesthetic
impede
conciliatory
45. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.
adulation
mundane
opportunist
cryptic
46. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
eclectic
ascetic
exemplary
verbose
47. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.
rectify
notoriety
ascetic
detachment
48. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'
interpid
arbitrary
exemplary
extol
49. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.
flagrant
exacerbate
cursory
extol
50. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
fastidious
vacillate
metaphor
expedient