SAT Critical Reading : Parts of Speech in One-Blank Sentences
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Example Question #511 : Sentence Completion Questions
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Jim was called upon to __________ the dispute between his coworkers.
appall
arbitrate
append
appease
appraise
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 #71 : 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
authenticates
avows
avers
attributes
The answer that makes the most sense is "attributes," to ascribe or explain.
Example Question #72 : 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
coalesce
cleave
circumscribe
coagulate
coalesce
The answer that makes the most sense is "coalesce," to combine or fuse.
Example Question #73 : 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.
concede
confound
conjure
comport
condole
concede
The answer that makes the most sense is "concede," to admit or yield.
Example Question #74 : Verbs 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
contest
convoke
controvert
convene
contest
The answer that makes the most sense is "contest," to dispute.
Example Question #71 : 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
exhorted
exonerated
expedited
expatiated
excoriated
The answer that makes the most sense is "excoriate," to scold with biting harshness.
Example Question #76 : 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.
enjoin
emulate
emend
encumber
ensue
encumber
The answer that makes the most sense is "encumber," to burden.
Example Question #77 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
The seasoned surgeon has __________ himself with all sorts of anatomical problems.
hovered
hoarded
harbored
habituated
honed
habituated
The answer that makes the most sense is "habituated," to become accustomed or familiarize.
Example Question #611 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Verbal Reasoning
Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
My paper is too long, so I'll need to __________ some of the longer paragraphs.
curate
rescind
truncate
patent
hinder
truncate
"Truncate" means to shorten or abbreviate. "Hinder" means to prevent or slow down. "Rescind" means to declare null and void. "Patent" means to secure a copyright on an invention. "Curate" means to gather items or data for presentation.
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