| 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 | Even the wisest of leaders will come to need counsel, so it is important to ensure that one is surrounded by honest and candid advisers, rather than by mere __________ seeking to please and flatter for their own advancement
toadies
entourage
supporters
heralds
sycophants
associates
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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 | John Wright chose the ______ Mark Twain as a result of his knowledge of river boat piloting.
mountebank
protagonist
misanthrope
hallucination
pseudonym
alias |
| 4 | After years of unchecked exploitation of its natural resources, the state, predictably has _____ the population of its native plants and animals.
stymied
decimated
increased
reduced
normalized
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| 5 | 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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| 6 | During the Indus Valley Civilization, the _____ of material prosperity in the ancient world was reached.
simplification
stratification
majority
depth
pinnacle
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| 7 | 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 |
| For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. |
| 8 | Shakespeare's _________ of Richard III is so _______ that it is difficult to imagine that the ruler had been dead for more than a century before the Bard cast him as the central character in one of his plays. |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | The decline of ____ was hastened by the discovery of global trade routes, which soon produced basic ____ in the supply of money and price structures, thus dooming land as the basic element of wealth and preferment. |
| 11 | As the controversial argument continued, the debaters became more _____ and their remarks became more _______. |
| 12 | Even detractors who warn of its potential for abuse by powerful ____ agree that genetic engineering, if used ______ ,can reduce the incidence of the sort of physical and mental deformities that any society would want to eliminate. |
| For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. |
| 13 | 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. |
| 14 | 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 |
