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Example Question #481 : 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.
adapt
aggrandize
aggregate
adulterate
allocate
adulterate
The answer that makes the most sense is "adulterate," to make impure by adding inferior substances.
Example Question #482 : One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Jim was called upon to __________ the dispute between his coworkers.
append
appraise
arbitrate
appall
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 #483 : 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
augments
avers
attributes
authenticates
attributes
The answer that makes the most sense is "attributes," to ascribe or explain.
Example Question #484 : 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.
coalesce
chortle
coagulate
cleave
circumscribe
coalesce
The answer that makes the most sense is "coalesce," to combine or fuse.
Example Question #485 : 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
concede
confound
comport
conjure
concede
The answer that makes the most sense is "concede," to admit or yield.
Example Question #612 : 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.
convene
contest
convoke
controvert
consort
contest
The answer that makes the most sense is "contest," to dispute.
Example Question #613 : 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
expedited
expatiated
excoriated
exonerated
excoriated
The answer that makes the most sense is "excoriate," to scold with biting harshness.
Example Question #614 : 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
enjoin
emend
ensue
encumber
encumber
The answer that makes the most sense is "encumber," to burden.
Example Question #522 : Sentence Completion Questions
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
The seasoned surgeon has __________ himself with all sorts of anatomical problems.
hoarded
harbored
habituated
honed
hovered
habituated
The answer that makes the most sense is "habituated," to become accustomed or familiarize.
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