For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. |
1 | The President of the nation was widely ____ for refusing to ____ the excesses of the ______ Minister. |
2 | Her novel published to universal ____, her literary gifts acknowledged by the chief figures of the Harlem Renaissance, her reputation as yet ______ by envious slights, Hurston clearly was at the ____ of her career |
For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. |
3 | With her customary _____, the Queen replied to reporters only with a smile, but the President _____ happily about what a good time he was having. |
4 | Mr. Roberts then started to (i) ________ items for his own "street books," creating patchworks of tickets, photos, tags, money, newspaper, and various other mass-produced artifacts. These extraordinary books are (ii) ________ for the way they augment the debris of the everyday. |
5 | From a young age, Saul Kripke proved himself to be one of the most remarkable (i)__________ of our age; through independent study, he had already (ii)__________ studies of language, literature, and advanced mathematics before the age of ten. |
6 | The discovery that exposure to allergens through the mother's diet during the last trimester could lead to complications during the first year after birth _____ the Government to _____ dietary recommendations for expecting mothers. |
7 | When finishing an essay, do not end with a(n) _____ for not having said anything, or with a(n) _____ statement about the unfairly small time period. |
For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. |
8 | John Wright chose the ______ Mark Twain as a result of his knowledge of river boat piloting.
mountebank protagonist misanthrope hallucination pseudonym alias |
9 | If the nail decided to ________, it would not pierce butter
brash malinger interdict obscure temperance covet |
10 | While it would be wonderful if what she said were true, I'm afraid she is _____ liar.
an unverified a forfeited an avowed a libelous a nullifying |
11 | My wealthy aunt is more than economical; she so ____ that she washes paper plates to be used again.
indigent parsimonious affluent impoverished selfish
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12 | The population of a species at any given time is determined by the ratio of the biotic _____ to the environmental resistance.
jeopardy excitement lexicon potential annoyance
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Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning. |
13 | It was her view that the country's problems had been _______ by foreign technocrats, so that to ask for such assistance again would be counterproductive.
ameliorated ascertained diagnosed exacerbated overlooked worsened |
14 | The researcher's experiment yielded results as surprising as they were promising; his next step was to pursue additional data that would _____ his findings.
undergird eschew expatiate buttress gainsay undermine
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