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Example Question #1060 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The new policeman became ill at the sight of the __________ blood; the victim’s thickened blood put him off pudding for a very long time.
streaming
coagulated
mendacious
prevaricating
flowing
coagulated
"Coagulated" means thickened or clotted. The victim's thickened blood, resembling pudding, was very off-putting for the new policeman.
Example Question #1061 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
I adore humid climates, but I abhor __________ ones.
arid
tenuous
enhanced
discredited
mendacious
arid
"Arid" means very dry.
Example Question #1062 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Before you drink the water from that dirty river, you need to filter it and treat it with certain chemicals; only then will it be __________.
chary
enervated
potable
unaccustomed
jaded
potable
"Potable" means suitable for drinking.
Example Question #1063 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
“Don’t you think that assigning five hours of homework a night is a bit too __________?” the concerned parent asked the teacher.
somatic
explicit
onerous
surreptitious
gregarious
onerous
"Onerous" means burdensome.
Example Question #1064 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
“It wasn’t very nice or __________ to tell that other little girl that you thought she was boring,” Ann said to her daughter.
derisive
jejune
ubiquitious
resilient
tactful
tactful
"Tactful" means skillful at not offending others.
Example Question #1065 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Ever since Jean Paul and I broke up, everyone tells me the same __________ phrase: there are always more fish in the sea.
scrutinizing
hackneyed
opulent
aesthetic
abbreviated
hackneyed
"Hackneyed" means clichéd, or worn out by overuse.
Example Question #1066 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Marisol had only a(n) __________ understanding of how to fix and maintain her car, and so she took an automobile repair class.
superficial
mundane
amicable
prosaic
intrepid
superficial
"Superficial" means shallow, or lacking depth.
Example Question #1067 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Because Louisa had just jogged three miles in the sun, her face looked __________.
ornate
sanctimonious
restive
implacable
florid
florid
"Florid" means having a red or flushed complexion. It also can mean flowery or ornate.
Example Question #401 : Adjectives And Adverbs In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
I don’t know what to do with a very __________ student whom I have. My usual responses to bad behavior, such as sending him to the principal’s office and having conferences with the parents, are not changing his actions.
laconic
ingenuous
diaphanous
impractical
recalcitrant
recalcitrant
"Recalcitrant" means defiant or unapologetic.
Example Question #1031 : One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The cartoon __________ portrays human beings befriending dinosaurs, a historical and scientific implausibility.
allegedly
mellifluously
scrupulously
benignly
anachronistically
anachronistically
A human being befriending a dinosaur is historically and scientifically incorrect, and "anachronistically" is the only answer choice that fits. “Anachronistically” means historically out of place.
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