For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. |
1 | Crustly and egotistical, albert A. Knopf, the publisher, wore ______ shirts from the most exclusive tailors; was a connoisseur of music,food,and wine; nurtured a garden of exotic plants; and enjoyed rare cigars. His self-assured, ______ manner, together with his insistence on the best of everything, shaped his house's image as a _____ of works of enduring value. |
2 | Despite an affected ___ that convinced casual observers that John was ____ about his painting and cared only for frivolity, Peter cared deeply about his art and labored at it _________. |
For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. |
3 | 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. |
4 | We have become so democratic in our habits of thought that we are convinced truth is _______ through a _______ of facts. |
5 | When thrust into an unknown world, people are careful to note the conditions in which they find themselves, ______ them with their ________. |
6 | As the controversial argument continued, the debaters became more _____ and their remarks became more _______. |
7 | With her customary _____, the Queen replied to reporters only with a smile, but the President _____ happily about what a good time he was having. |
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 | Truman tried to continue Roosevelt's ______ approach to the Soviet Union, but by 96, he had adopted a much tougher policy towards the Russians.
conciliatory cursory strict obligatory uncompromising
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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 | Perhaps because something in us instinctively distrusts such displays of natural fluency,some readers approach John Smith with ______.
wariness indifference suspicion veneration bewilderment remorse |