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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. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
anecdote
extricate
lavish
opportunist
2. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
taciturn
brevity
profane
heresy
3. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
proximity
pragmatic
adulation
apathy
4. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
hyperbole
impede
censure
whimsical
5. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
usurp
homogeneous
nonchalance
elusive
6. When Amanda said to the ticket scalper - 'One hundred bucks? What do you want - a pound of flesh?' she was making an _____ to Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
superfluous
allusion
placate
affirmation
7. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.
ephemeral
condone
impair
prevalent
8. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.
surreptitious
satirical
disdain
autonomous
9. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.
rebuttal
abstract
incorrigible
surpass
10. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
oblivion
impeccable
malicious
elucidate
11. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.
delineate
conciliatory
resolution
relegate
12. 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.
surreptitious
elucidate
ascetic
preclude
13. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?
hyperbole
criterion
assumption
gravity
14. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to _____ her belief that her voices came from God.
heresy
renounce
opportunist
debunk
15. 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.
recluse
mitigate
disparity
delineate
16. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.
incorrigible
preclude
divergent
capricious
17. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.
esoteric
nurture
adversary
inane
18. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
turbulent
prevalent
sporadic
compliance
19. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.
austere
hierarchy
explicit
altruistic
20. 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.
decorum
ambiguous
exuberance
cursory
21. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.
meticulous
disseminate
mitigate
emulate
22. 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 _____.
inane
resolution
scrupulous
erudite
23. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.
sporadic
ambivalence
nurture
gregarious
24. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.
reprove
rebuttal
meticulous
censure
25. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
disseminate
peripheral
prolific
immutable
26. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.
taciturn
nonchalance
superfluous
presumptuous
27. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
cryptic
adulation
sporadic
pervasive
28. 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.
superfluous
specious
relegate
recluse
29. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.
exacerbate
coercion
heresy
cryptic
30. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
eclectic
ascetic
document
capricious
31. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
abridge
transient
opportunist
opulence
32. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.
peripheral
deprecate
reprove
prudent
33. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.
enhance
levity
elucidate
impair
34. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.
heresy
compliance
profane
prudent
35. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.
relegate
resigned
scrupulous
redundant
36. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.
anarchy
instigate
contentious
juxtaposition
37. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
ostentatious
profound
surreptitious
inane
38. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system - in many ways - Cal Berkeley is _____ - for it runs several programs that are not subject to state control.
autonomous
relegate
exuberance
juxtaposition
39. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.
ephemeral
derision
whimsical
notoriety
40. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.
feasible
resigned
conciliatory
aesthetic
41. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
capricious
ambiguous
guile
strident
42. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.
anecdote
altruistic
elusive
condone
43. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.
debilitate
hyperbole
mollify
usurp
44. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
reprimand
inane
transient
derision
45. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
jocular
disdain
ambiguous
lethargic
46. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
disparity
transient
immutable
derision
47. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.
verbose
coercion
profane
undermine
48. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
superfluous
equivocal
extol
derivative
49. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.
contentious
ambiguous
usurp
scrutiny
50. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.
homogeneous
resolution
notoriety
repudiate