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Example Question #54 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
The righteous king __________ all forms of injustice.
abjured
abhorred
acquiesced
absolved
acclaimed
abhorred
The answer that makes the most sense is "abhorred," to detest or hate.
Example Question #55 : 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.
aggregate
adulterate
allocate
aggrandize
adapt
adulterate
The answer that makes the most sense is "adulterate," to make impure by adding inferior substances.
Example Question #56 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Jim was called upon to __________ the dispute between his coworkers.
appease
arbitrate
appraise
append
appall
arbitrate
The answer that makes the most sense is "arbitrate," to act as a judge.
Example Question #57 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
He brought in an expert in order to __________ the diamond he found.
assay
atone
ascertain
ascribe
array
assay
The answer that makes the most sense is "assay," to analyze or evaluate.
Example Question #58 : 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.
attributes
augments
avows
authenticates
avers
attributes
The answer that makes the most sense is "attributes," to ascribe or explain.
Example Question #59 : 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.
chortle
coagulate
coalesce
cleave
circumscribe
coalesce
The answer that makes the most sense is "coalesce," to combine or fuse.
Example Question #60 : 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.
condole
conjure
confound
concede
comport
concede
The answer that makes the most sense is "concede," to admit or yield.
Example Question #441 : Parts Of Speech In 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.
consort
convoke
controvert
contest
convene
contest
The answer that makes the most sense is "contest," to dispute.
Example Question #62 : Verbs In 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.
excoriated
expedited
exonerated
expatiated
exhorted
excoriated
The answer that makes the most sense is "excoriate," to scold with biting harshness.
Example Question #63 : Verbs In 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.
emulate
ensue
encumber
emend
enjoin
encumber
The answer that makes the most sense is "encumber," to burden.
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