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 | We never believed that he would resort to _____ in order to achieve his goal; we always regarded him as a(n) _____ man. |
4 | There has been a large amount of ______ and lack of ______ in the description of such categories as ethnic, and especially racial groups. |
5 | _____ 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. |
6 | The thought of a nuclear _____ sparked by a misunderstanding poses an awesome ______. |
7 | 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. |
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 |