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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.
erudite
hyperbole
scrupulous
concise
2. 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.
discrepancy
renounce
alleviate
pervasive
3. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.
profound
document
aesthetic
disparity
4. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.
resigned
implement
disdain
predilection
5. 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.
inane
arbitrary
opulence
benign
6. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.
hypothetical
rectify
furtive
condone
7. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.
incite
ascetic
superficial
conciliatory
8. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.
vacillate
oblivion
levity
banal
9. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?
coercion
criterion
innocuous
quandary
10. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.
extol
ambivalence
reserve
elusive
11. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
cryptic
disseminate
incite
hypothetical
12. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
ambivalence
impede
peripheral
assumption
13. The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to _____ his weak case.
corroborate
mundane
buttress
anarchy
14. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
erudite
hierarchy
guile
decorum
15. 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.
meticulous
notoriety
retract
anarchy
16. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's air of _____ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.
disparity
anarchy
reserve
dismiss
17. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.
exuberance
haughtiness
esoteric
impair
18. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
verbose
alleviate
hierarchy
metaphor
19. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.
rhetorical
terse
contentious
hypothetical
20. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
refute
embellish
scrutiny
abridge
21. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.
furtive
placate
hierarchy
altruistic
22. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.
exemplary
quandary
incorrigible
flagrant
23. 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 _____.
scrutiny
erudite
strident
debilitate
24. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
belie
oblivion
proliferation
expedient
25. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.
oblivion
abstract
prudent
opportunist
26. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
corroborate
juxtaposition
rectify
debunk
27. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.
hypothetical
impeccable
document
skeptic
28. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.
heresy
dismiss
austere
elucidate
29. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
acclaim
decorum
equivocal
malicious
30. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.
oblivion
frivolous
debunk
derision
31. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
acclaim
inherent
profound
taciturn
32. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.
belie
induce
credulity
criterion
33. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.
apathy
opportunist
whimsical
satirical
34. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
lavish
immutable
eulogy
rebuttal
35. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.
eclectic
exuberance
discrepancy
exacerbate
36. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
equivocal
predilection
notoriety
nonchalance
37. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
incite
emulate
fallacious
disparity
38. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.
assumption
astute
predilection
fervor
39. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
obdurate
acclaim
inane
adulation
40. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.
altruistic
venerate
astute
profane
41. 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.
gravity
digression
belie
elucidate
42. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.
hierarchy
resolution
equivocal
innocuous
43. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.
immutable
contentious
garrulous
refute
44. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.
volatile
derivative
resigned
anecdote
45. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
recluse
belie
decorum
soporific
46. 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.
erudite
specious
exacerbate
benign
47. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.
preclude
undermine
mundane
skeptic
48. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.
compliance
extol
ironic
indifferent
49. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.
relegate
retract
volatile
exuberance
50. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.
succinct
discerning
reticent
insipid