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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. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.
impede
arbitrary
delineate
abstract
2. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.
rancor
guile
quandary
homogeneous
3. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.
innate
rectify
garrulous
belie
4. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.
meticulous
dismiss
soporific
oblivion
5. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.
reprimand
resigned
ephemeral
profane
6. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.
homogeneous
impeccable
pragmatic
cryptic
7. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.
induce
discerning
debilitate
disseminate
8. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.
guile
abridge
inherent
buttress
9. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.
skeptic
inherent
interpid
acclaim
10. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.
reprove
reprimand
feasible
mollify
11. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.
anecdote
instigate
disparity
transient
12. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.
sporadic
resigned
dismiss
vacillate
13. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.
placate
satirical
fastidious
vacillate
14. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.
discerning
prolific
levity
vacillate
15. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.
partisan
preclude
eclectic
constraint
16. Disappointed in love - Miss Emily became a _____; she shut herself away in her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul.
elusive
hypothetical
recluse
recount
17. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.
refute
elucidate
fastidious
skeptic
18. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.
discrepancy
levity
eulogy
innate
19. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.
fervor
ephemeral
insipid
pragmatic
20. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.
zealot
dismiss
embellish
interpid
21. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.
incorrigible
ironic
divergent
sporadic
22. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.
quandary
oblivion
expedient
dismiss
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
meticulous
erudite
debilitate
24. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.
proliferation
gravity
deprecate
expedient
25. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.
abridge
delineate
juxtaposition
reticent
26. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.
prudent
deprecate
notoriety
immutable
27. 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.
benign
ironic
emulate
prudent
28. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
rebuttal
coercion
frivolous
turbulent
29. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.
obdurate
juxtaposition
undermine
interpid
30. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.
garrulous
inadvertently
implement
elucidate
31. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.
advocate
homogeneous
reprimand
incite
32. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.
document
placate
malicious
brevity
33. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.
banal
undermine
deprecate
hypothetical
34. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.
inadvertently
impair
reticent
austere
35. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.
reprove
pervasive
incite
surpass
36. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.
discerning
superficial
autonomous
scrutiny
37. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.
fallacious
superfluous
disdain
enhance
38. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?
metaphor
frivolous
cursory
peripheral
39. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.
taciturn
anarchy
preclude
ascetic
40. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.
guile
conciliatory
turbulent
profane
41. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.
surpass
fallacious
adversity
inherent
42. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.
soporific
pervasive
disparage
dogmatic
43. All things change over time; nothing is _____.
immutable
homogeneous
placate
prudent
44. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.
obdurate
immutable
explicit
verbose
45. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.
insipid
explicit
anarchy
hyperbole
46. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.
document
cursory
brevity
rhetorical
47. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.
rhetorical
redundant
terse
prolific
48. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.
disparity
condone
ironic
fervor
49. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.
gravity
apathy
debunk
preclude
50. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.
partisan
proximity
lavish
levity
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