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english
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grammar
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'
malicious
immutable
presumptuous
extol
2. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.
credulity
brevity
dismiss
obdurate
3. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.
strident
mollify
astute
jocular
4. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
elusive
sporadic
haughtiness
explicit
5. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
profound
expedient
homogeneous
guile
6. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him
buttress
guile
levity
dogmatic
7. 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.
incite
autonomous
ostentatious
guile
8. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.
discerning
delineate
transient
disparage
9. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.
altruistic
obdurate
verbose
turbulent
10. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.
juxtaposition
incongruous
equivocal
immutable
11. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.
resolution
contentious
prudent
ambiguous
12. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.
notoriety
autonomous
levity
erudite
13. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.
debunk
aesthetic
autonomous
soporific
14. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
capricious
turbulent
fallacious
jocular
15. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.
arbitrary
belie
detachment
pragmatic
16. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
metaphor
anarchy
pragmatic
colloquial
17. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
extricate
subside
mundane
impeccable
18. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.
metaphor
divergent
rebuttal
preclude
19. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.
dogmatic
superficial
lethargic
belie
20. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
homogeneous
immutable
equivocal
ephemeral
21. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.
endorse
meticulous
compliance
alleviate
22. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
partisan
placate
elucidate
ostentatious
23. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.
constraint
laconic
ephemeral
ostentatious
24. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.
advocate
nurture
malicious
repudiate
25. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.
laconic
discrepancy
surreptitious
notoriety
26. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.
prudent
levity
cursory
retract
27. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
delineate
fallacious
nurture
derivative
28. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
derivative
abstract
peripheral
pervasive
29. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.
prevalent
ironic
hierarchy
hyperbole
30. 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 _____.
derivative
haughtiness
heresy
autonomous
31. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.
dogmatic
apathy
strident
skeptic
32. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.
debunk
brevity
preclude
predilection
33. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.
mundane
oblivion
discerning
indifferent
34. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.
implement
banal
arbitrary
relegate
35. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.
nurture
ambivalence
rebuttal
arbitrary
36. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
turbulent
autonomous
abstract
malicious
37. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
elucidate
heresy
vacillate
metaphor
38. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
repudiate
hyperbole
contentious
embellish
39. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.
presumptuous
altruistic
rebuttal
assumption
40. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
volatile
belie
mitigate
autonomous
41. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
transient
affirmation
scrupulous
predilection
42. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
exemplary
expedient
terse
incorrigible
43. 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
anarchy
affirmation
reprimand
44. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.
frivolous
hierarchy
rectify
superfluous
45. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.
superficial
divergent
impair
frivolous
46. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.
rebuttal
austere
endorse
impede
47. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
benign
notoriety
disparity
condone
48. 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.
retract
incongruous
extricate
impair
49. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.
exemplary
juxtaposition
meticulous
implement
50. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
buttress
jocular
nonchalance
elucidate
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