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Example Question #1195 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Verbal Reasoning
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Austin was completely __________ from the hike up the mountain, so he fell asleep on the couch as soon as he got home.
enthused
truculent
sardonic
enervated
palpable
enervated
"Enervated" means tired or exhausted, and given the fact that he was soon napping, it is safe to assume that this is how he was feeling.
Example Question #1201 : Sentence Completion
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
I was grateful for Marie’s __________ personality when she and I were able to repair our broken friendship.
bashful
priggish
timorous
deterrent
conciliatory
conciliatory
In order for Marie to be willing to amend the friendship, her personality must be one that tends towards peace and compromise. The only word that means this out of the answers is "conciliatory."
Example Question #901 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The formation of a strong hypothesis to base your experiment on is the __________ part of any scientific research.
paramount
scant
admissible
steadfast
prolific
paramount
Something you base your entire research on must be the most important part of it, and we should look for a word that conveys the importance of a hypothesis. "Paramount" fits here.
Example Question #1011 : One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The amateur poet never understood why his work was dismissed as __________ when he believed it had profound depth.
mawkish
insightful
antediluvian
sublime
calibrated
mawkish
"Mawkish" means to be sickly sentimental. A poem without depth might very probably be dismissed as sickly sentimental or mawkish.
Example Question #1011 : One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The woman’s __________ salary made it all but impossible to feed and clothe her family.
empirical
rife
meager
abundant
behemoth
meager
"Meager" means to be deficient in size or quantity. A salary deficient in quantity would understandably make it difficult to provide for a family.
Example Question #1043 : Sentence Completion Questions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The best man cringed at Tony’s __________ behavior as he tried to organize the bachelor party all by himself; the best man knew that the responsibilty belonged to him.
virtuous
magnanimous
deferring
officious
clement
officious
"Officious" means to offer one's services when they are neither wanted nor needed. Customarily, the best man arranges the bachelor party. Tony's meddling was cringeworthy, as it was unwelcome.
Example Question #921 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Ernest Hemingway’s books are quite __________; they are clear and easily understood by most everyone.
unintelligible
esoteric
arcane
manipulative
pellucid
pellucid
"Pellucid" means easily intelligible and clear. Hemingway's prose is memorable for its intelligibility and clarity.
Example Question #911 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Jonathan’s paintings are always unique and exciting; he seems to loathe the __________.
invigorating
banal
uncommon
macabre
vitality
banal
"Banal" means dull and commonplace. Because Jonathan paints unique and exciting works, it can be reasoned that he dislikes the dull and commonplace (that is, the banal).
Example Question #372 : Adjectives And Adverbs In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
In order for justice to be served, it is __________ upon the jury to be as impartial as possible.
maligned
incumbent
impugned
alleviated
regaled
incumbent
"Incumbent," in this sense, means obligatory. A jury is obligated to be unprejudiced.
Example Question #921 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The young boys’ __________ behavior got them all suspended from school.
courteous
temperate
civil
obstreperous
abstemious
obstreperous
"Obstreperous" means noisy and unruly. Of course, noisy and unruly boys would be suspended.
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