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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.
criterion
emulate
ostentatious
heresy
2. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.
profound
disparity
impeccable
verbose
3. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.
cursory
capricious
acclaim
furtive
4. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.
repudiate
mitigate
eclectic
corroborate
5. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
enhance
affirmation
opulence
verbose
6. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.
equivocal
volatile
transient
jocular
7. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.
extraneous
innate
meticulous
eulogy
8. Politicians of both the extreme right and left annoy me because they do not sound like people but parrots mindlessly repeating _____ clich
undermine
dogmatic
usurp
zealot
9. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
expedient
preclude
undermine
fallacious
10. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!
hyperbole
extraneous
nurture
decorum
11. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.
recount
constraint
notoriety
prevalent
12. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
conciliatory
recount
incongruous
exuberance
13. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.
indifferent
extraneous
anecdote
decorum
14. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.
ascetic
anecdote
surreptitious
garrulous
15. 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.
adversity
predilection
elucidate
abridge
16. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.
dogmatic
haughtiness
presumptuous
inadvertently
17. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.
prevalent
repudiate
superfluous
garrulous
18. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted many subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.
succinct
predilection
compliance
buttress
19. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.
adversary
guile
placate
debunk
20. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.
exemplary
inane
impair
reprove
21. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.
contentious
superficial
partisan
divergent
22. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.
brevity
fervor
nonchalance
furtive
23. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
malicious
strident
scrutiny
proliferation
24. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.
surreptitious
heresy
hierarchy
compliance
25. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.
adversity
contentious
endorse
juxtaposition
26. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.
dismiss
juxtaposition
elucidate
undermine
27. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.
prudent
adversity
delineate
censure
28. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.
incorrigible
esoteric
fallacious
opportunist
29. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.
constraint
capricious
specious
volatile
30. In class - she tried to stay alert and listen to the professor - but the stuffy room made her _____; she felt as if she were about to nod off.
scrutiny
impeccable
lethargic
adulation
31. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.
reticent
disseminate
homogeneous
capricious
32. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.
indifferent
divergent
zealot
elusive
33. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
soporific
extricate
immutable
resigned
34. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.
expedient
derivative
superficial
impeccable
35. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
abridge
incorrigible
incongruous
derision
36. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'
pragmatic
adversity
esoteric
notoriety
37. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.
vacillate
resolution
allusion
profound
38. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.
discerning
immutable
zealot
subside
39. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'
derision
heresy
taciturn
impair
40. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.
prevalent
homogeneous
recluse
reprimand
41. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.
preclude
extol
adversary
cursory
42. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.
nonchalance
brevity
expedient
incongruous
43. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.
haughtiness
censure
assumption
nonchalance
44. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.
coercion
levity
reticent
gregarious
45. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.
reserve
enhance
verbose
coercion
46. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
debunk
frivolous
opportunist
homogeneous
47. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.
ostentatious
eclectic
embellish
divergent
48. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.
gravity
succinct
recluse
mitigate
49. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.
opulence
insipid
nurture
innate
50. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.
astute
furtive
explicit
mollify