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Sentence Completion. More than one friendly whale has nudged a boat with such______that passengers have been knocked overboard. |
Enthusiasm
Lethargy
Hostility
Serenity
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2 |
Sentence Completion. The leader of the group is the passionately committed Crimond whose____politics is inversely proportional to his disciples'______political faith. |
Retreat from....remote
Penchant for ,,,,,,ardent
Disinclination for,,,,,problematic
Engagement in,,,,,,lapsed
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3 |
Sentence Completion. Since Cyrano de Bergerac did not wish to be under an obligation to any man,he refused to be a _______ of Cardinal Richelieu. |
Proselytizer
Mentor
Protege
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4 |
Sentence Completion. It is foolish to vent your spleen on______object;still you make______enemies that way. |
An inanimate,,,,fewer
An immobile.....bitter
An interesting,,,,curious
An insipid,,,,,dull
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5 |
Sentence Completion. Although the economy suffers downturns it also has strong_______and self-correcting tendencies. |
Unstable
Recidivist
Inauspicious
Recuperative
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6 |
Sentence Completion. Alec Guinness has few equals among English-speaking actors,and in his autobiography he reveals himself to be an uncommonly______prose stylist as well. |
Ambivalent
Infamous
Supercilious
Felicitous
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7 |
Sentence Completion. The sugar dissolved in water______;finally all that remained was an almost______resudue on the bottom of the glass. |
Quickly,,,,,,lumpy
Immediately,,,,fragrant
Gradually,,,,imperceptible
Subsequently.....glassy
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8 |
Sentence Completion. We need more men of culture and enlightenment;we have too many_____among us. |
Visionaries
Students
Philistines
Pragmatists
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9 |
Sentence Completion. They fired upon the enemy form behind trees walls and any other______point they could find. |
Conspicuous
Definitive
Vantage
Exposed
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10 |
Sentence Completion. Her true feelings______themselves in her sarcastic asides;only then was her______revealed. |
Hid,,,,sarcasm
Manifested,,,,,bitteness
Concealed,,,,,,sweetness
Development,,,,,anxiety
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11 |
Sentence Completion. I am not attracted by the_____life of the______always wandering through the countryside,begging for charity. |
Proud,,,,almsgiver
Noble,,,,,philanthropist
Affluent,,,,,mendicant
Natural.....philiosopher
Peripatetic,,,,,,,vagabond
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12 |
Sentence Completion. The members of the religious sect ostracized the______who had abandoned their faith. |
Coward
Suppliant
Litigant
Recreant
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13 |
Sentence Completion. Written in an amiable style,the book provides a comprehensive overview of European wines that should prove inviting to both the virtual______ and the experienced connoisseur. |
Prodigal
Novice
Zealot
Miser
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14 |
Sentence Completion. Truculent in defending their individual rights of sovereignty under the Articles of Confederation,the newly formed states_______constantly. |
Apologized
Digressed
Conferred
Acquiesced
Squabbled
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15 |
Sentence Completion. Your____tactics may compel me to cancel the contract as the job must be finished on time. |
Dilatory
Offensive
Repugnant
Infamous
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16 |
Sentence Completion. He is______opponent;you must respect and fear him at all times. |
A redoubtable
A disingenuous
A pugnacious
An insignificant
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17 |
Sentence Completion. We must try to understand his momentary______for he has______more strain and anxiety than any among us. |
Outcry,,,,,,described
Senility,,,,,understood
Vision,,,,,forgotten
Generosity,,,,,,desired
Aberration,,,undergone
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18 |
Sentence Completion. Overindulgence______character as well as physical stamina. |
Strengthens
Stimulates
Debilitates
Miantains
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19 |
Sentence Completion. In place of the more general debate about abstract principal of government that most delegates probably expected,the Constitutional Convention put______proposals on the table. |
Theoretical
Vague
Concrete
Maintains
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20 |
Sentence Completion. The tapeworm is an example of_______organism,one that lives within or on another creature,deriving some or all of its nutrients from its host. |
A hospitable
An exemplary
A parasitic
an autonomous
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