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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 paper became too _____ for the listless reader to finish reading the twenty page essay.
Ignoble
Vacillate
Anachronism
Verbose
2. The mother ______ between choosing a restaurant her significant other wanted to eat and a restaurant her son wanted to eat.
Erudite
Vacillate
Anachronism
Accretion
3. The coach ______ the use of steroids and would be disappointed to learn of any players using steroids.
Impetuous
Eschew
Zealot
Luminous
4. The students complained about the difficulty of following the professors ______ ideas and theories.
Convoluted
Esoteric
Venerable
Estimable
5. The position of defensive back has such detailed footwork and coverage details - it is ______ in the world of athletics.
Limpid
Exonerate
Garner
Esoteric
6. After running for 5 hours - against human physics - they were not _____ - however energetic and enthusiastic for their accomplishment.
Impious
Variegated
Listless
Limpid
7. The number of team began to ______ each season - going from 80 players to now over 130.
Eschew
Proliferate
Ameliorate
Numismatics
8. The old timer is called ______ by his teenage son for using a computer from 1999.
Ameliorate
Whimsical
Archaic
Verbose
9. The wannabe cute girls use their _______ charm to meet celebrities.
Variegated
Winsome
Verbose
Salient
10. The ball hitting her bruise resulted in an ______ in the size of the bruise.
Panache
Furtive
Accretion
Limpid
11. The ______ t-shirt of the Hawaiian style has not become an anachronism - even in the midst of being used catholicly for themed parties year after year.
Ignoble
Exacerbate
Enigma
Variegated
12. The stone masons are considered to be a ______: they are an intimate group with a similar purpose.
Coterie
Tawdry
Whimsical
Gullible
13. The archaic fashion of bell bottoms is also an _______ to be worn in the 21st Century.
Anachronism
Ameliorate
Ethos
Numismatics
14. The erratic lady at the library stepped up her game by - still albeit ______ - adding humor into her routine of voluble speech.
Whimsical
Bevy
Zealot
Idiosyncrasy
15. Snakes _____ their skin - leaving it behind on the hot concrete.
Parley
Vacillate
Molt
Panache
16. It became ______ that his reason for playing basketball was to become in better shape in order to touch the rim: others noticed his attempts to jump high during warm-ups.
Anachronism
Ostensible
Aberrant
Salubrious
17. Coaches are ______ to the cause of forming a respectable and passion driven team.
Limpid
Zealot
Hapless
Salient
18. The coterie is an intimate _____ of people with a common goal.
Vacillate
Archaic
Bevy
Esoteric
19. Central Park was bathed in ______ sunshine during the day and festivities.
Parley
Solecism
Luminous
Anachronism
20. Often times business people may use verbose sales pitches to confuse ______ customers.
Winsome
Ameliorate
Gullible
Accretion
21. The erratic lady is also an _______ to the quite study bevy next to her.
Catholic
Winsome
Idiosyncrasy
Hapless
22. Fernandino has such _____ in his flamboyant style of soccer play.
Panache
Garner
Coterie
Numismatics
23. The strongly religious couple joined the Church of Scientology and cut themselves off from the ______ family members: this pissed of many.
Idiosyncrasy
Luminous
Enigma
Impious
24. The ghetto teen wore ______ jewelry. This was seen as gaudy - cheap and showy.
Ignoble
Vacillate
Ostensible
Tawdry
25. The homeless lady at the school is considered to be mentally ______ as she wanders and is unpredictable in the library.
Salubrious
Erratic
Whimsical
Hapless
26. Instead of ameliorating the pain - the untrained medical student ______ the injury.
Exacerbate
Ameliorate
Solecism
Ethos
27. She was _____ when she secretly peered out of the corner of her eye to view the romantic couple.
Furtive
Winsome
Garner
Venerable
28. Kids often speak with ________. "I wanna do dat".
Parley
Convoluted
Solecism
Luminous
29. The enthusiastic son ran to _____ wood for his families camp fire.
Garner
Salient
Panache
Bevy
30. The clever girl is _______ - this makes it difficult to see her in a compassionate light.
Ignoble
Limpid
Mercurial
Coterie
31. The _____ team is an enigma to the fast junk foods marketing push towards young people.
Salubrious
Furtive
Bevy
Archaic
32. After ameliorating his moms pain in her shoulder - the medical student _______ himself for not being their to treat it right away.
Gullible
Exonerate
Salient
Diatribe
33. Hot tea with honey is a ________ remedy for a sore throat as it is used throughout the continents.
Catholic
Erudite
Proliferate
Molt
34. After a successful season - and often time after one successful game - a player may be ______ by parents - teammates - and fans.
Lionize
Proliferate
Pare
Listless
35. After garnering fire wood - the enthusiastic son _____ the excess bark for later use in making a wood cabin.
Pare
Parley
Exonerate
Furtive
36. The tawdry athlete dropped the ego - this became _____ when he hadn'T been in the headlines with any notable erratic behavior for many years.
Parley
Limpid
Idiosyncrasy
Salient
37. Her idiosyncratic behavior is an _______ to hundreds of curious undergraduates.
Zealot
Proliferate
Verbose
Enigma
38. He knows not exactly what to major or set his career path on - but he is _____ in respects to his studies.
Parley
Impious
Tawdry
Erudite
39. Noel was able to ______ mom'S shoulder pain using massage techniques learnt in medical school. This improved her arm strength.
Ameliorate
Listless
Winsome
Proliferate
40. In hiking - the young group of friends like to take an _____ route versus the crowded simple paths.
Pare
Listless
Aberrant
Accretion
41. The thoroughly maintained pond is ______: visitors can see to the bottom.
Winsome
Proliferate
Impetuous
Limpid
42. The young adult has a passion for _____ as he has collected over one thousand variegated coins.
Bevy
Ameliorate
Numismatics
Hapless
43. The _____ between the ignoble leader and the lionized leader drew strong press coverage.
Coterie
Parley
Ostensible
Estimable
44. The thief is considered to be _______. It will take time for him to repent and grow values which take others into consideration.
Vacillate
Ignoble
Whimsical
Accretion
45. Often times as a decision maker it is important to not be ______ - even if a deadlines is soon approaching - some thought is necessary.
Variegated
Coterie
Impetuous
Verbose
46. It is the college _____ that a student should take general education classes.
Ethos
Limpid
Verbose
Aberrant
47. At the homeless shelter - some are their because they are simply _____ - others mentally ill - others going for free food because of being poor with large families.
Gullible
Winsome
Hapless
Coterie
48. The salubrious mother is ______ - as younger generations of soon-to-be parents respect her devotion to her family and health.
Listless
Mercurial
Estimable
Ignoble
49. She began to feel like her wisdom was becoming an archaic - until others called her the _______ oracle.
Catholic
Ameliorate
Salient
Venerable
50. The coach went on a ______ against the listless player who has exacerbated the quality of practice due to his tawdry behavior.
Coterie
Catholic
Diatribe
Ostensible