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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 Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.
scrutiny
reprimand
zealot
inane
2. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
scrutiny
undermine
satirical
implement
3. Looking for any inconsistency in the testimony that might exonerate his client - the defense lawyer pounced on a _____ between the two witnesses' versions of what had occurred.
discrepancy
whimsical
meticulous
hyperbole
4. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.
inane
opulence
prevalent
detachment
5. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.
relegate
deprecate
specious
soporific
6. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.
contentious
rebuttal
allusion
detachment
7. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.
partisan
impede
explicit
superfluous
8. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
venerate
ambivalence
malicious
belie
9. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
volatile
anecdote
implement
ascetic
10. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.
elucidate
ephemeral
brevity
adversity
11. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.
incongruous
disdain
resolution
undermine
12. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.
reticent
innocuous
esoteric
adversity
13. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
malicious
discerning
disparage
partisan
14. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.
derivative
scrutiny
extricate
gravity
15. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.
contentious
inherent
conciliatory
pervasive
16. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.
surpass
gregarious
turbulent
concise
17. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
ambiguous
aesthetic
strident
mollify
18. 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 _____.
divergent
erudite
gregarious
rectify
19. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.
hypothetical
eulogy
concise
implement
20. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.
prevalent
venerate
buttress
skeptic
21. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.
anecdote
mundane
succinct
adulation
22. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.
censure
anecdote
haughtiness
sporadic
23. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
notoriety
peripheral
fallacious
anarchy
24. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.
implement
ascetic
disparity
partisan
25. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.
credulity
eclectic
rhetorical
placate
26. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.
impede
detachment
retract
skeptic
27. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.
resolution
venerate
subside
profane
28. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.
resigned
censure
turbulent
predilection
29. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.
specious
whimsical
delineate
garrulous
30. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
divergent
disseminate
mundane
benign
31. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
garrulous
eulogy
disdain
disparage
32. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.
usurp
profane
impair
digression
33. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
divergent
reprimand
immutable
terse
34. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
corroborate
incite
austere
cursory
35. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
expedient
predilection
opulence
prolific
36. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
brevity
jocular
explicit
retract
37. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.
preclude
prevalent
eclectic
impede
38. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.
debilitate
jocular
debunk
belie
39. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
metaphor
garrulous
proliferation
venerate
40. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.
divergent
benign
detachment
advocate
41. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.
rancor
nurture
repudiate
fallacious
42. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.
hypothetical
rectify
affirmation
guile
43. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.
lavish
recluse
assumption
condone
44. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
predilection
furtive
fastidious
nonchalance
45. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
acclaim
terse
superficial
verbose
46. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.
dismiss
austere
taciturn
pragmatic
47. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.
usurp
credulity
proximity
exemplary
48. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.
superfluous
fastidious
predilection
scrupulous
49. 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.
homogeneous
disseminate
jocular
apathy
50. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
pervasive
adversity
notoriety
frivolous