Feb 21, 2016
- For questions 1 through 18, choose the word that best fills in the blank.
- 1. Being a direct relative of the deceased, her claim to the estate was . . . .
- legitimate
- prominent
- vicious
- optional
- 2. The hail . . . the cornfield until the entire crop was lost.
- pummeled
- belittled
- commended
- rebuked
- 3. The Earth Day committee leader placed large garbage bins in the park to . . . Saturday’s cleanup.
- confound
- integrate
- facilitate
- pacify
- 4. Her rapport with everyone in the office . . . the kind of interpersonal skills that all of the employees appreciated.
- prevailed
- varied
- exemplified
- diverged
- 5. The . . . of the two rivers provided the perfect place to build a new state park.
- confluence
- assumption
- seclusion
- treatise
- 6. Do you have the . . . paperwork you need to register for the class?
- requisite
- punitive
- grandiose
- restorative
- 7. Do not . . . yourself; you must pass the last exam of the semester to graduate.
- depreciate
- prohibit
- delude
- relinquish
- 8. When you address the members of the committee, be sure to give a . . . description of the new office procedures.
- determined
- comprehensive
- principled
- massive
- 9. Although Hunter was . . . about revealing information to us when we first met him, he soon began to talk more than anyone.
- animated
- voluntary
- reticent
- customary
- 10. The darkening skies in the west were a . . . to the dangerous thunderstorm that summer afternoon.
- preference
- momentum
- precursor
- tedium
- 11. The news was no longer secret; Martin Kemp . . . told the press that he had accepted the nomination as board chairperson.
- reputedly
- repulsively
- perpetually
- principally
- 12. After an hour of heavy rain, the thunderstorm . . . , and we were able to continue our golf game.
- abated
- evoked
- germinated
- constricted
- 13. After years of experience, Florin became a . . . veterinarian who could treat and operate on many different kinds of animals.
- consummate
- ample
- superficial
- acute
- 14. Anthony, a meticulous young man, . . . watered his neighbors’ plants once a week while they were on vacation.
- perpendicularly
- haphazardly
- terminally
- diligently
- 15. . . . elephants from the wild not only endangers the species but upsets the balance of nature.
- Smuggling
- Provoking
- Irritating
- Poaching
- 16. The two cats could be . . . only by the number of rings on their tails; otherwise, they were exactly alike.
- separated
- divided
- differentiated
- disconnected
- 17. On each slick curve in the road, I was afraid we would . . . and have an accident.
- operate
- submerge
- hydroplane
- reconnoiter
- 18. My cousin claimed to be . . . ; evidently she was right because she always seemed to know what would happen in the future.
- criminal
- comical
- dreamlike
- clairvoyant
- 1. Being a direct relative of the deceased, her claim to the estate was . . . .
- For questions 19 through 45, choose the best definition for the word in bold italics.
- 19. Although the plot of the film is admittedly trite, the characters are so endearing that the movie is highly entertaining despite the old storyline.
Trite means- overused.
- complex.
- original.
- exciting.
- 20. Ilka has always emulated her older brother, so it is no surprise that she is also pursuing a career as a neuroscientist. To emulate means
- to support wholeheartedly.
- to regard as inferior.
- to strive to equal, imitate, or outdo.
- to be more successful than.
- 21. Everyone loved Ilona’s idea, and she quickly garnered enough support for her proposal to present it to the committee. To garner means
- to demonstrate.
- to propose.
- to withhold.
- to create.
- 22. Cy’s attempt to finally complete the marathon was thwarted when he twisted his ankle in the 23rd mile. To thwart means
- to support actively.
- to prevent from accomplishing.
- to be excessively competitive.
- to injure seriously.
- 23. To subjugate means
- to be wrongly or unevenly distributed.
- to conquer, bring under control.
- to be surrounded on all sides.
- to be the subject of a sentence or conversation.
- 24. Benevolence means
- kindness, generosity.
- kind, giving charitably.
- to be generous with one’s time or money.
- a kind, generous ruler.
- 25. To coalesce means
- to withdraw silently, especially in shame.
- to carry out an ill-conceived or poorly planned course of action.
- to dig up, mine.
- to combine and form a whole; join together.
- 26. Docile means
- the management of domestic affairs.
- one who domesticates animals.
- obedience.
- willing to obey, easily managed or taught.
- 27. Anomaly means
- regularity, consistency.
- something that is irregular, abnormal, or deviates from the usual form.
- discontent among a specific group within a larger population.
- a surprising collaboration, the cooperation of unlikely individuals.
- 28. Lamentable means
- to do something regrettable.
- regrettable, unfortunate.
- an unfortunate occurrence.
- to regret.
- 29. To abscond means
- to do something without telling anyone.
- to go away secretly and hide.
- to do something ahead of deadline.
- to create a secret hiding place.
- 30. Disparate means
- chosen from within.
- fundamentally different, distinct, or apart from others.
- from the same origin.
- exceeding expectations.
- 31. Rectify means
- an editor.
- a correction.
- a surprising error.
- to correct.
- 32. Inscrutable means
- having little or no impact.
- not fathomable; incapable of being understood.
- teaching a lesson.
- kept between or within members of a family.
- 33. Antipathy means
- a strong aversion or dislike.
- the act of separating from the source.
- that which occurred previously.
- an examination of all aspects of an issue.
- 34. Neophyte means
- a beginner or novice.
- a roommate; someone who lives with another.
- something that comes from multiple sources.
- original, unique.
- 35. A belligerent person is
- loving, devoted.
- kind, eager to help.
- from another country, foreign.
- eager to fight, hostile.
- 36. Someone who is omniscient
- blames others for his or her own faults.
- is eager to please.
- often speaks without thinking.
- receives the maximum benefit.
- 37. A renaissance is
- a rebirth.
- a punishment.
- a mistake.
- a lie.
- 38. To equivocate is to
- speak in a way that conceals the truth.
- calm or quiet.
- burn or sting.
- put something in its proper place.
- 39. Something that is manifest is
- newborn.
- deadly.
- everywhere.
- obvious.
- 40. Something that is luminous is
- excessive.
- even, equal.
- bright, shining.
- full of knowledge.
- 41. A person who is culpable is
- capable.
- guilty.
- vocal.
- energetic, full of life.
- 42. Something that is innocuous is
- clean, thoroughly washed.
- irrelevant, wandering from the main path or point.
- dangerous or deadly.
- harmless, inoffensive.
- 43. To juxtapose is to
- speak in a round-about manner.
- place side by side.
- overwhelm, flood.
- be born again.
- 44. Someone who is reticent is
- fair, judging equally.
- reserved, silent.
- deeply in love.
- bubbling over with enthusiasm.
- 45. A veritable autograph is
- very valuable.
- genuine.
- a forgery or fake.
- an autograph by a famous person.
- 19. Although the plot of the film is admittedly trite, the characters are so endearing that the movie is highly entertaining despite the old storyline.
- For questions 46 through 59, choose the correct word in the parentheses to complete the sentence.
- 46. I tried everything, but nothing would . . . a response from the child.
- illicit
- elicit
- 47. The Euro has . . . , but the dollar is up.
- deprecated
- depreciated
- 48. Stop . . . me just because I often disagree with you.
- prosecuting
- persecuting
- 49. Tomorrow the city is going to . . . the building that I grew up in.
- raze
- raise
- 50. As soon as I get off the phone, I will . . . you of the situation.
- apprise
- appraise
- 51. The odor quickly . . . through the room, and soon it was no longer even noticeable.
- disbursed
- dispersed
- 52. I don’t like Igor because he is constantly . . . in things that are none of his business.
- meddling
- mettling
- 53. Although you all seem to agree, I must . . . ; I think this is a bad decision.
- decent
- descent
- dissent
- 54. Dixie is so . . . I don’t think she could lie if her life depended on it.
- ingenious
- ingenuous
- 55. I’m just going to . . . in the baby’s room to make sure she’s okay.
- pique
- peak
- peek
- 56. The thief managed to . . . the police for several days, but they finally caught up with him in Reno.
- elude
- allude
- 57. The . . . for the movies was all the way to the end of the block and around the corner.
- queue
- cue
- 58. Georgio had to . . . excitement when he opened his presents so his parents wouldn’t know he’d already searched their room to find out what he was getting.
- feign
- fain
- 59. A strange odor is . . . from Professor Van Buren’s laboratory.
- emanating
- imminenting
- eminenting
- 46. I tried everything, but nothing would . . . a response from the child.
- In questions 60 through 63, identify the correct synonym by looking for word roots, prefixes, or suffixes. Choose the word that means the same or about the same as the italicized word.
- 60. an incoherent answer
- not likely
- not understandable
- undeniable
- challenging
- 61. covered with debris
- good excuses
- transparent material
- scattered rubble
- protective material
- 62. inadvertently left
- purposely
- mistakenly
- carefully
- cautiously
- 63. compatible workers
- experienced
- harmonious
- competitive
- gifted
- 60. an incoherent answer
- In questions 64 through 67, choose the word that means the opposite of the italicized word.
- 64. capable employee
- unskilled
- able
- absurd
- apt
- 65. zealous pursuit
- comical
- idle
- eager
- envious
- 66. exorbitant prices
- expensive
- outrageous
- unexpected
- reasonable
- 67. belligerent attitude
- instinctive
- hostile
- ungracious
- appeasing
- 64. capable employee
- For questions 68 through 72, choose the word whose definition best matches the description.
- 68. an artist’s first gallery showing
- parvenu
- ennui
- imbroglio
- debut
- 69. a temporary separation in a relationship
- malaise
- quid pro quo
- hiatus
- blasé
- 70. wearing a disguise
- incognito
- imbroglio
- oeuvre
- milieu
- 71. pretending not to be hurt by an insulting remark
- cliché
- ad hoc
- gauche
- façade
- 72. someone who reports students’ questions and concerns to the dean
- liaison
- vis-à-vis
- aficionado
- parvenu
- 68. an artist’s first gallery showing
- For questions 73 and 74, choose the word or phrase that best describes the section of the word in bold type.
- 73. congregation
- time
- apart
- over
- with
- 74. wisdom
- a relationship
- a state of being
- an action
- a property
- 75. A synonym for affect is
- sicken.
- influence.
- accomplish.
- cause.
- 76. An antonym for wary is
- worried.
- alert.
- careless.
- leery.
- 77. An antonym for novel is
- dangerous.
- unsettled.
- suitable
- old.
- 78. A synonym for continuous is
- contiguous.
- intermittent.
- uninterrupted.
- adjacent.
- 79. A synonym for courtesy is
- congruity.
- civility.
- conviviality.
- rudeness.
- 80. An antonym for fallacy is
- truth.
- weakness.
- fable.
- blessing.
- 73. congregation
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