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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. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.
scrupulous
mollify
incorrigible
enhance
2. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.
alleviate
corroborate
impede
austere
3. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
extricate
impair
expedient
lethargic
4. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.
usurp
brevity
satirical
feasible
5. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
succinct
proliferation
compliance
fallacious
6. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.
prolific
interpid
acclaim
disparage
7. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.
incongruous
proximity
detachment
repudiate
8. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.
impede
credulity
censure
venerate
9. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.
nonchalance
condone
abstract
opportunist
10. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
digression
specious
guile
austere
11. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.
abstract
partisan
hypothetical
prolific
12. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
impeccable
renounce
jocular
taciturn
13. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
terse
advocate
verbose
incorrigible
14. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.
notoriety
garrulous
relegate
ephemeral
15. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.
advocate
altruistic
incite
juxtaposition
16. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.
retract
alleviate
acclaim
placate
17. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.
levity
proliferation
disdain
prudent
18. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.
pragmatic
rhetorical
refute
peripheral
19. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
juxtaposition
abstract
ascetic
condone
20. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?
cryptic
inane
feasible
meticulous
21. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.
eclectic
jocular
benign
substantiate
22. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
profound
concise
hierarchy
exemplary
23. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.
astute
scrupulous
scrutiny
compliance
24. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
reserve
extraneous
aesthetic
exemplary
25. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.
venerate
criterion
dogmatic
innocuous
26. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.
reserve
whimsical
elusive
relegate
27. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
prolific
equivocal
disparity
undermine
28. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.
jocular
benign
innocuous
nonchalance
29. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.
pragmatic
fallacious
implement
innate
30. Because solar energy has the power to reduce greenhouse gases and increase energy efficiency - conversion to the use of solar energy may help _____ the threat of global warming.
reserve
rebuttal
mitigate
colloquial
31. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.
lavish
inadvertently
impair
disdain
32. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.
relegate
hierarchy
incongruous
recluse
33. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.
explicit
partisan
anecdote
divergent
34. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.
endorse
debunk
succinct
censure
35. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.
partisan
superfluous
relegate
pervasive
36. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
autonomous
extricate
derivative
concise
37. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
derision
elucidate
subside
terse
38. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
refute
aesthetic
extol
terse
39. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.
inadvertently
extol
implement
adversity
40. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
reserve
insipid
frivolous
soporific
41. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
furtive
superficial
satirical
lavish
42. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
corroborate
recount
turbulent
notoriety
43. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.
nurture
esoteric
substantiate
guile
44. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.
repudiate
haughtiness
compliance
rectify
45. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.
rectify
credulity
refute
profane
46. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.
dismiss
profound
derision
disparage
47. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.
anecdote
altruistic
delineate
sporadic
48. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
ambivalence
heresy
inadvertently
inherent
49. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
proliferation
taciturn
embellish
juxtaposition
50. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.
dogmatic
preclude
refute
banal