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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.
resolution
ambivalence
extol
haughtiness
2. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.
proximity
pervasive
skeptic
malicious
3. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.
conciliatory
superfluous
cryptic
eulogy
4. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.
embellish
exacerbate
usurp
gravity
5. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
satirical
assumption
discerning
pervasive
6. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.
frivolous
juxtaposition
superficial
jocular
7. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.
abstract
contentious
heresy
astute
8. 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.
furtive
resolution
elucidate
nurture
9. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
hierarchy
ostentatious
obdurate
extol
10. 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.
benign
haughtiness
erudite
homogeneous
11. 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.
disparage
elucidate
rectify
benign
12. 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.
deprecate
metaphor
recount
lethargic
13. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.
gregarious
derision
condone
ambivalence
14. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
disseminate
document
insipid
acclaim
15. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.
prolific
adulation
furtive
peripheral
16. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
document
elusive
reprimand
exemplary
17. Matilda thought it was somewhat _____ of the young man to have addressed her without first having been introduced. Perhaps manners were freer here in the New World.
ephemeral
substantiate
presumptuous
laconic
18. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.
adversity
innate
impede
anarchy
19. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.
resigned
predilection
insipid
recluse
20. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
garrulous
inherent
turbulent
buttress
21. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
impeccable
prevalent
conciliatory
incite
22. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.
hypothetical
contentious
substantiate
repudiate
23. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
disseminate
hierarchy
assumption
affirmation
24. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.
garrulous
document
mollify
resolution
25. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.
document
emulate
predilection
garrulous
26. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.
volatile
undermine
compliance
endorse
27. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.
surpass
innocuous
capricious
abstract
28. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
anarchy
fervor
gregarious
guile
29. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.
profound
laconic
belie
preclude
30. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
eclectic
expedient
brevity
prolific
31. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.
insipid
disparity
allusion
censure
32. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.
acclaim
reprimand
divergent
abstract
33. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.
esoteric
zealot
decorum
aesthetic
34. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.
adversary
soporific
partisan
banal
35. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.
flagrant
adversary
zealot
profane
36. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.
preclude
opulence
placate
resigned
37. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.
impeccable
detachment
recluse
taciturn
38. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.
instigate
fallacious
nurture
impede
39. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
scrutiny
volatile
divergent
affirmation
40. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.
rebuttal
discrepancy
dismiss
austere
41. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.
autonomous
abstract
acclaim
capricious
42. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.
obdurate
prevalent
reticent
divergent
43. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
satirical
nonchalance
ephemeral
anecdote
44. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.
buttress
frivolous
deprecate
expedient
45. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
incongruous
censure
rebuttal
credulity
46. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
impair
metaphor
profound
pervasive
47. 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.
dismiss
terse
specious
condone
48. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.
anecdote
censure
advocate
elucidate
49. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
detachment
belie
transient
peripheral
50. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.
reprove
altruistic
enhance
prudent