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Example Question #52 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
The righteous king __________ all forms of injustice.
abhorred
acquiesced
acclaimed
absolved
abjured
abhorred
The answer that makes the most sense is "abhorred," to detest or hate.
Example Question #52 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
It is illegal to __________ foods without informing the consumers of what has been added.
aggrandize
adulterate
aggregate
allocate
adapt
adulterate
The answer that makes the most sense is "adulterate," to make impure by adding inferior substances.
Example Question #53 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Jim was called upon to __________ the dispute between his coworkers.
appall
appraise
arbitrate
append
appease
arbitrate
The answer that makes the most sense is "arbitrate," to act as a judge.
Example Question #482 : Sentence Completions
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
He brought in an expert in order to __________ the diamond he found.
array
ascribe
atone
assay
ascertain
assay
The answer that makes the most sense is "assay," to analyze or evaluate.
Example Question #54 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
He __________ his success in physics to the encouragement he received from his parents and teachers.
avows
authenticates
avers
attributes
augments
attributes
The answer that makes the most sense is "attributes," to ascribe or explain.
Example Question #55 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
If a few of the minor political parties __________, the result may be a formidable opponent.
cleave
coagulate
circumscribe
coalesce
chortle
coalesce
The answer that makes the most sense is "coalesce," to combine or fuse.
Example Question #56 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Despite all the evidence against him, Mark refused to __________ that he was wrong.
confound
condole
concede
conjure
comport
concede
The answer that makes the most sense is "concede," to admit or yield.
Example Question #481 : One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
He was beaten so badly that he knew there was no way he could __________ the result of the race.
contest
convene
controvert
consort
convoke
contest
The answer that makes the most sense is "contest," to dispute.
Example Question #482 : One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Bob's mother furiously __________ him when she saw that he already torn holes in his new jeans.
exhorted
expatiated
excoriated
expedited
exonerated
excoriated
The answer that makes the most sense is "excoriate," to scold with biting harshness.
Example Question #483 : One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Don't __________ yourself with understanding every detail; it is more important to see the big picture.
enjoin
ensue
encumber
emulate
emend
encumber
The answer that makes the most sense is "encumber," to burden.
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