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GMAT Idioms

Subjects : gmat, english

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Monarch declared all fundamental rights (none/ as/ to be) unconstitutional
Seek out
Choose X for Y
Declared (takes nothing)
Disclose to - reveal

2. Unlike Jayne - (Tom wrote a good essay/ Tom's essay was good)
Count on
Unlike X - Y
Agree upon = agree on
Fascinated by

3. Jerry was drawn (to/ at) the sports car
Agree on = agree upon
Drawn to - attracted to
Dwindle away - become less or smaller
Concerned about = worried about

4. The accused seemed (to be/ like) hiding something
Seem to be
Capable of
Concerned about = worried about
Require to

5. I have always regarded you ___ my brother
Not so much X as Y
Acting like - metaphorical comparison
Manage with
Regard as

6. The team is composed (from/ of) people (of/ from) every department
View X as Y
Composed of
Associate X with Y
Differs/ different from

7. There is no connection between Tim and Larry
Escape notice - to go unnoticed
Require X to
Isolated from
Connection between X and Y

8. Jayne was required to supervise the entire operations of the assembly line
As an adolescent/ a teenager/ a child
Contends that - claim/ state
Require to
Mistake X for Y

9. Modern mobile phones can (act as/ act like) cameras
Attend to
Permit (someone) through
Native to - use for plants or animal species
Act as - function

10. By the end of the contest the boxer had drawn (on/ upon/ at/ to) all the energy he had
Speaking from
Flee to
Mistake X for Y
Drawn upon - used up

11. Freddie was elected (as/ to be/ to act as ) the president of our club
In order to
Regard as
Elected as
Chosee as

12. Jayne narrated the entire sequence __events to the cops
In order to
Consider X Y
Less X than Y
Sequence of

13. A life of sin will inevitably lead ___ suffering
Lead to
Fascinated by
Aggravated - made worse is aggravating - annoying
Rates for

14. I am travelling from New York to London
From X to Y
Concerned about = worried about
X is to Y what W is to Z
Fascinated by

15. Jayne cant decide (among/ between) a laptop - a mobile phone and a media player
Among
Modeled after
Discourage from
Independent of

16. The landlord has prohibited Jayne ___ coming late in the night
In danger of verb +ing
So X that Y
Confirm with
Prohibit X from Y

17. Telenet gave Tim a credit (of / for) $100 because of an interruption in service
Try to
Credit for
In danger of verb +ing
Noted that

18. These CDs date (from/ on/ at) the early 70s
So X that Y
Elected as
Agree upon = agree on
Date from - to have existence that extends from a particular time

19. This topic is concerned (with/ about) the use of DNA sequencing
Act as - function
Aggravated - made worse is aggravating - annoying
Concerned with
Just as X - so Y (to point similarities)

20. I am not so much sad ___perplexed
Not so much X as Y
Accused of
Expected X of Y - to anticipate that someone will do something
Contends that - claim/ state

21. The more the price rise - the ____ the demand increases
In order to
The more/ greater X - the more/ greater Y
View X as Y
In order to

22. It will be interesting to see what results ___ the police's efforts
Subscribe to
Results from
In order to
Disclose to - reveal

23. Jack works out everyday (so as to/ in order to) build his stamina
Restrictions on
In order to
Unlike X - Y
Flee from - run away

24. Jayne is contrasting his working style with that of Mal

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25. A plant grows ___ a seed
So much as = even
Regard as
Grow from
Many

26. The job requires that Jayne (to/ none) supervise the entire operations of the assembly line
Requires that X
Required of
Noted that
In order to

27. Newton is credited (with the discovery of/ as discovering / to having discovered/ for discovering the laws of) gravity
Range over
Credited with
Trained to
Cares about = cares for

28. My problem is identical (with /to) yours
Preoccupied with
Emerged as
Persuade X to Y
Identical with

29. (As an adolescent/ while in adolescence) - Jayne suffered from tonsillites
Depicted as
Contrasing with
Confirm with
As an adolescent/ a teenager/ a child

30. We allowed room __ improvement when we wrote this book
Contend with - compete with someone
Seem to be
Allowed for
X is attributed to Y

31. His reasoning was flawed - and appeared to be independent (to/of) any logic
Elected as
Independent from
Independent of
Distinguish X from Y distinguish between X and Y

32. Do not expose the film__ direct sunlight
Expose to
Dispute over
Elected as
Rates for

33. Jayne is a native (of/to) the US
Likely to be
Native of - use for human
Permit up
So much as - can mean 'but rather'

34. My house is similar ___ yours
Explain away - to explain something so that it is no longer a problem
After is better
Similar to
Disagree with (person/ idea) - same as agree with

35. Tim has been asked to continue __ his training
Refer to
Worried about
Continue with
Much as

36. The worth of the sculpture was estimated ___ Madrid
Estimated at - used to denote place where the estimation was done
Neither X nor Y
Determined by
Connection between X and Y

37. All the time I dream (about/ of) football
Modeled after
Sequence of
Approves of
Dream about

38. We choose him (as/ to be) our representative
Seek out
Dream about
Permit (someone) through
Chosee as

39. I will speak ___ Jayne about this problem
Aggravated - made worse is aggravating - annoying
Modeled after
Speak with
Drawn to - attracted to

40. Please disclose the details to me at once
Jayne demands that he be given a raise
Responsibility to
Disclose to - reveal
Grow from

41. The college has been asked to manage __the funds that it has
Enough to
Manage with
Drawn upon - used up
Dispute over

42. For some people - laptops are just a means __ an end
Try to
Refer to
A means to
Danger to + noun

43. The US has imposed restrictions ___ the licensing of firearms
Result in
Rates for
Restrictions on
Encouraged X to Y

44. His behavior (aggravated/ was aggravating to) the problem
Not only X but also Y
Aggravated - made worse is aggravating - annoying
Independent of
View X as Y

45. Jayne enquired the rates ___ apple
Fail on - somebody will fail you on something
Rates for
Such X as Y and Z
Act as - function

46. The editor has access __ the entire manuscript
As an adolescent/ a teenager/ a child
Access to
Require to
In danger of verb +ing

47. I doubt (that/ whether) his venture will succeed
Less X than Y
Doubt that
Appear to be
Not so much X as Y

48. Myopia differs from hypermetropia - I am very different from my twin sister - Her hobbies are different than mine
Differs/ different from
Not only X but also Y
Emerged as
Decide on - select

49. The house is beautiful and perfect except __ one thing - the price
Fail on - somebody will fail you on something
Except for
Likely to be
Speak up

50. The police led the criminal ___ from the other accused.
Lead away
In order to
Seek out
Connection between X and Y