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GMAT Idioms

Subjects : gmat, english

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Jayne is confirming the plan __Jack
Confirm with
Unlike X - Y
Escape notice - to go unnoticed
In order to

2. Jayne is unable to decide whether__ go to Harvard or Stanford
Encouraged X to Y
Whether to
Not X but rather Y
Seek after

3. In Argentina - Maradona is often compared (to/with) God
Count on
Prized as - prized for
Compared to
Centers on

4. Oxygen is essential (to/ for) life
Essential to
Delighted to = glad to
Choose X for Y
Permit (someone) through

5. The dogs fled ___ their cruel master
Preoccupied with
Flee from - run away
Associate with
Claims that

6. Walter claimes __ he can run backwards
Refer to
Act as - function
Claims that
Count on

7. Please stop (acting like/ acting as) a kid
Independent of
Results from
Flee to
Acting like - metaphorical comparison

8. I disaprove __ the use of cheating to pass the test
Prohibit X from Y
Disapprove of
Seem like
Consider X Y

9. The company's astounding profits speak ___ themselves
Regard as
Conform to
Enough to
Speak for

10. Can you permit me ___ the door please
Appear to be
Capable of
Permit (someone) through
Jayne demands that he be given a raise

11. The thief has escaped ___ the prison
Costs associated with
Attend to
Escape from
Prized for

12. Can you make yourself indifferent _____ someone you love?
Contend with - compete with someone
From X to Y
Not X but rather Y
Indifferent towards

13. The house is beautiful and perfect except __ one thing - the price
Except for
Noted that
As an adolescent/ a teenager/ a child
Indicate that

14. By the end of the contest the boxer had drawn (on/ upon/ at/ to) all the energy he had
In order to
Drawn upon - used up
Count on
Delighted to = glad to

15. Jayne's working style is a contrast to Mal's

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16. Does my dress conform (with/ to) your regulation?
Concerned about = worried about
Conform to
Refer to
Confirm with

17. I will have either ice-cream or pastry
Either X or Y
Native of - use for human
Many
Modeled after

18. I have got as (many/ much) books as you can
Indicate that
Better served by X than by Y
Such X as Y and Z
Many

19. Jayne cant decide (among/ between) a laptop - a mobile phone and a media player
Inherited from
Agree upon = agree on
Similar to
Among

20. My achievement is no less than his achievement
So X as to Y - denote cause and effect - cannot replace 'in order to'
Much as
No less ... than
Chosee as

21. Please disclose the details to me at once
Disclose to - reveal
Localized in
Inherited from
Permit (someone) through

22. Tim is attending __ his sick mother
Dispute over
Dwindle away - become less or smaller
Promise to
Attend to

23. Tom is trying to focus (on/ at) the problem at had
Range over
Correlate with
X is to Y what W is to Z
Focus on

24. A plant grows ___ a seed
Drawn to - attracted to
Grow from
Aid in finding
Mistake X for Y

25. The team's success is dependent (upon/ on) him
Dependent on
Resemble in
Enough to
From X to Y

26. The director depicted the actor (as/ to be) a mutant
Trained to
Worried about
Depicted as
Range over

27. Newton is credited (with the discovery of/ as discovering / to having discovered/ for discovering the laws of) gravity
Agrees with
Seek after
Either X or Y
Credited with

28. There is a dispute ___ the new name of the city
Independent of
Opinions on
Not so much X as Y
Dispute over

29. The team credits its own success (to/ with) good fortune
Credit to
Result in
Enough to
Dated at

30. This group includes such cars ___ BMW ____ Audi
Associate with
Such X as Y and Z
Flee from - run away
Concerned with

31. Jack is contending (that/ with) Jerry for the award
'a contrast to' - contrast is used as noun; mainly used to show the dissimilarities between two things
Noted that
Encouraged X to Y
Contend with - compete with someone

32. Jayne forbid his driver (to enter/ from entering) the house
Continue with
Prized for
Credit for
Forbid to

33. Jayne mistook a Ferrari (as/ for/ to be) a Lamborghini
Act as - function
Inherited from
Capable of
Mistake X for Y

34. Jayne demands (that he be given a raise/ for a raise)
Mandate that
Jayne demands that he be given a raise
So X that Y
Dependent on

35. Jayne has invested 6 weeks __ preparing for the test
Continue with
Accused of
Discourage from
Invested in

36. The temperature outside is high enough to cause a heat stroke
Not only X but also Y
No less ... than
Distinguish X from Y distinguish between X and Y
Enough to

37. His reasoning was flawed - and appeared to be independent (to/of) any logic
Modeled after
Mandate that
Either X or Y
Independent of

38. Would you sacrifice your job for a chance to go to Europe?
Permit X to Y
Flee from - run away
Sacrifice X for Y
Cares about = cares for

39. She began taking classes in order (to/ that she could) learn French
Associate with
Dependent on
X is attributed to Y
In order to

40. I will have tea ____ coffee
Permit (someone) through
Approves of
X instead of Y
Manage with

41. I hope I do not fail (in/ on) the test
Access to
Such X as Y and Z
Lead away
Fail in - you will fail in something

42. His behavior (aggravated/ was aggravating to) the problem
No less ... than
Think of X as Y
Concieve of X as
Aggravated - made worse is aggravating - annoying

43. I'm delighted (to/ at) make your acquaintance
Enough to
Agree upon = agree on
Unlike X - Y
Delighted to = glad to

44. Jayne was required to supervise the entire operations of the assembly line
Insisted that
Differs/ different from
Require to
Elect to

45. Sheena wants to speak ___ for the rights of the homeless
Invested in
Responsible for
Speak up
Dwindle away - become less or smaller

46. Language structure is partly determined (by/ from) social structure
Known to
Instance of
Determined by
Accused of

47. The police continue to seek ___ the thief who stole Jayne's car
Centers on
Disclose to - reveal
Such X as Y and Z
Seek after

48. The donation will enable the college __ buy a new projector
Concerned with
Enable X to Y
Similar to
Less X than Y

49. Do not expose the film__ direct sunlight
Expose to
Estimated at - used to denote place where the estimation was done
Dependent on
More... than

50. No city seems better served by a motorway beltways than Madrid
Sacrifice to
Subscribe to
Originate in
Better served by X than by Y