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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 defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.
obdurate
juxtaposition
credulity
astute
2. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.
contentious
rebuttal
inadvertently
prolific
3. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.
endorse
inane
rectify
disparage
4. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.
proliferation
subside
opportunist
homogeneous
5. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.
strident
gravity
alleviate
affirmation
6. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.
abstract
strident
juxtaposition
advocate
7. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.
dogmatic
inadvertently
volatile
soporific
8. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
incongruous
refute
resigned
apathy
9. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
malicious
altruistic
interpid
predilection
10. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?
redundant
eclectic
quandary
ephemeral
11. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.
disparity
esoteric
abridge
apathy
12. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.
mundane
succinct
retract
notoriety
13. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.
zealot
proximity
disparity
profound
14. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.
disdain
malicious
benign
innate
15. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.
incorrigible
juxtaposition
hypothetical
resolution
16. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.
proliferation
satirical
homogeneous
heresy
17. 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.
criterion
erudite
disdain
benign
18. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
fervor
opportunist
taciturn
disparity
19. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
assumption
opportunist
exacerbate
extol
20. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.
innate
exacerbate
subside
impede
21. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
frivolous
autonomous
indifferent
undermine
22. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
debunk
taciturn
gregarious
lavish
23. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.
malicious
dismiss
constraint
gravity
24. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
constraint
haughtiness
alleviate
insipid
25. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
altruistic
hypothetical
ostentatious
scrupulous
26. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.
mundane
exemplary
ambivalence
ambiguous
27. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.
innate
usurp
impede
expedient
28. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.
immutable
incorrigible
nurture
astute
29. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.
exuberance
capricious
allusion
obdurate
30. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
gravity
refute
nonchalance
garrulous
31. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.
fastidious
assumption
detachment
abridge
32. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.
esoteric
resolution
assumption
exemplary
33. 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.
extraneous
sporadic
homogeneous
proliferation
34. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
alleviate
digression
advocate
frivolous
35. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.
subside
substantiate
erudite
lavish
36. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.
profane
buttress
derivative
nurture
37. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.
extol
peripheral
reprove
presumptuous
38. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.
insipid
repudiate
profane
proximity
39. Though his fellow students considered him a gifted scholar - Paul knew he would have to spend many years in serious study before he could consider himself truly _____.
strident
exemplary
explicit
erudite
40. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
impair
heresy
haughtiness
metaphor
41. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.
reprimand
scrutiny
inadvertently
surreptitious
42. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.
exacerbate
succinct
induce
interpid
43. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
digression
pervasive
hyperbole
indifferent
44. Disappointed in love - Miss Emily became a _____; she shut herself away in her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul.
alleviate
rhetorical
abridge
recluse
45. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
cryptic
mitigate
credulity
debilitate
46. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?
volatile
succinct
criterion
soporific
47. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
inadvertently
strident
renounce
belie
48. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.
constraint
derision
ambiguous
incorrigible
49. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'
prudent
notoriety
benign
censure
50. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
impeccable
discerning
exemplary
derision