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Sentence Completion. Became she had a reputation for______we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so______. |
Insolence,,,,irately
Insouciance,,,cordially
Graciousness,,,amiably
Arrogance,,,,,disdainfully
Querulousness,,,,affably
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Sentence Completion. The officers threatened to take______if the lives of their men were_____by the conquered natives. |
Liberties,,,,,irritated
Measures,,,,,enhanced
Pains,,,,destoryed
Reprisals,,,,,,endangered
Affront,,,,,,enervated
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3 |
Sentence Completion. Although a few years ago the fundamental facts about the Milky way seemed fairly well_______,now even its mass and its radius have come into_______. |
Determined,,,,,,,resolution
Ignored,,,,,danger
Problematic,,,,,prominence
Diminished,,,,,disrepute
Established,,,,,,question
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Sentence Completion. When Frazer's editors at Macmillan tried to _______his endless augmentations, he insisted on a type size so small and a page so packed as to approach Eligibility; and if that proved______thinner paper. |
Protect,,,,,unwarranted
Expurgate,,,,,,satisfactory
Reprimand,,,,,,irrelevant
Restrict,,,,,insufficient
Revise,,,,,,idiosyncratic
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5 |
Sentence Completion. Aimed at curbing European attempts to seize territory in the Americas,the Mouse Doctrine was a warning to_______foreign powers. |
Pertinacious
Credulous
Remote
Overt
Predatory
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6 |
Sentence Completion. To the dismay of the student body,the class president was_______berated by the principal at a school assembly. |
Ignominiously
Privately
Magnanimously
Fortuitously
Inconspicuously
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Sentence Completion. Her novel published to universal acclaim,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. |
Undamaged,,,,,,ebb
Untarnished....Zenith
Untainted,,,,,extremity
Blackened,,,,,,mercy
Unmarred,,,,brink
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Sentence Completion. To alleviate the problem of contaminated chicken,the study panel recommends that the federal government shift its inspection emphasis from cursory bird-by-bird visual checks to a more_______random sampling for bacterial and chemical contamination. |
Rigorous
Perfunctory
Symbolic
Discreet
Dubious
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9 |
Sentence Completion. In a revolutionary development in technology,several manufacturers now make biodegradable forms of plastic; some plastic six-pack rings,for example gradually______ when exposed to sunlight. |
Harden
Stagnate
Inflate
Propagate
Decompose
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10 |
Sentence Completion. Measurement is like any other human endeavor,a complex activity,subject to error,not always used______,and frequently misinterpreted and______. |
Mistakenly,,,,,derided
Erratically,,,,analyzed
Systematically,,,,,,,organized
Innovatively,,,,,refined
Properly,,,,,,,missunderstood
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Sentence Completion. In one shocking instance of______research,one of the nation's most influential researchers in the field of genetics reported on experiments that were never carried out and published deliberately ________scientific papers on his nonexistent work. |
Comprehensive,,,,,abstract
Theoretical,,,,,,,challenging
Fraudulent,,,,,deceptive
Derivative,,,,,,,authoritative
Erroneous,,,,,impartial
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Sentence Completion. In a happy,somewhat boisterous celebration of the European discovery of America,the major phase of the Columbus Cinquecentennial got off to_____start on Friday. |
A slow
A rousing
A reluctant
an indifferent
A quiet
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13 |
Sentence Completion. New concerns about growing religious tension in northern India were______this week after at least fifty people were killed and hundreds were injured in rioting between Hindus and Muslims. |
Lessened
Invalidated
Restrained
Dispersed
Fueled
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14 |
Sentence Completion. Some Central Intelligence Agency officers have______their previous statements denying any involvement on their part with the Contra aid network and are now revising their earlier testimony. |
Justified
Recanted
Repeated
Protracted
Heeded
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15 |
Sentence Completion. No other artist rewards the viewer with more sheer pleasure than Miro; he is one of those blessed artists who combine profundity and _______. |
Education
Wisdom
Faith
Fun
Depth
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16 |
Sentence Completion. Despite the mixture's_______nature,we found that by lowering its temperature in the laboratory we could dramatically reduce its tendency to vaporize. |
Resilient
Volatile
Homogeneous
Insipid
Acerbic
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17 |
Sentence Completion. If you are trying to make a strong impression on your audience,you cannot do so by being understand tentative,or________. |
Hyperbolic
Restrained
Argumentative
Authoritative
Passionate
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18 |
Sentence Completion. We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore the most of public speakers could in a single speech electrify an audience and bring them cheering to their feet. |
Enthralling
Accomplished
Pedestrian
Auspicious
Masterful
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Sentence Completion. Ms.Sutcliff's helpful notes on her latest wine discoveries and her no-nonsense warnings to consumers about______wins provide_____guide to the numbing array of wins of Burgundy. |
Excellent,,,,,a useful
Overrated,,,,an inadequate
Overpriced,,,,,,a trusty
Unsatisfactory,,,,a spotty
Vintage,,,,a n unreliable
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20 |
Sentence Completion. We lost confidence in him because he never______the grandiose promises he had made. |
Forgot
reneged on
Tired of
Delivered on
Recreated from
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