| 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. |
| 1 | There is no fundamental difference between a person who quietly _____ a bigoted viewpoint to a friend and one who spews chauvinist vitriol on television.
eschews
espouses
professes
denies
abnegates
arrogates |
| 2 | Because it arrives so early in the season, before many other birds,the robin has been called the _____ of spring.
prototype
hostage
harbinger
herald
progeny
newcomer
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| For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. |
| 3 | 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. |
| 4 | The President of the nation was widely ____ for refusing to ____ the excesses of the ______ Minister. |
| For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. |
| 5 | The thought of a nuclear _____ sparked by a misunderstanding poses an awesome ______. |
| 6 | When listening to a medieval Gregorian chant, the listener does not encounter the composer's individual personality; _______, the chant merely ______ both the musical and religious rules of the period |
| 7 | When thrust into an unknown world, people are careful to note the conditions in which they find themselves, ______ them with their ________. |
| 8 | _____ by the long journey of life, the businessman once known for his overweening _____ was now seen by others as the possessor of a broken spirit and timid demeanor. |
| 9 | The horrifying _____ of the fire was reported on all the news stations and the arson squad worked later through the week to uncover the _____ of the tragedy. |
| For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. |
| 10 | Despite Adam's intense _____, he failed to secure the prestigious university's coveted diploma.
lugubriosity
imbibition
mettle
lucubration
magnanimity
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| 11 | If the nail decided to ________, it would not pierce butter
brash
malinger
interdict
obscure
temperance
covet |
| 12 | 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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| 13 | 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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| 14 | 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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