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Example Questions
Example Question #1062 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Before you drink the water from that dirty river, you need to filter it and treat it with certain chemicals; only then will it be __________.
enervated
chary
potable
unaccustomed
jaded
potable
"Potable" means suitable for drinking.
Example Question #1063 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
“Don’t you think that assigning five hours of homework a night is a bit too __________?” the concerned parent asked the teacher.
gregarious
surreptitious
explicit
somatic
onerous
onerous
"Onerous" means burdensome.
Example Question #1064 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
“It wasn’t very nice or __________ to tell that other little girl that you thought she was boring,” Ann said to her daughter.
ubiquitious
derisive
tactful
resilient
jejune
tactful
"Tactful" means skillful at not offending others.
Example Question #1042 : One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Ever since Jean Paul and I broke up, everyone tells me the same __________ phrase: there are always more fish in the sea.
scrutinizing
opulent
hackneyed
abbreviated
aesthetic
hackneyed
"Hackneyed" means clichéd, or worn out by overuse.
Example Question #1043 : One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Marisol had only a(n) __________ understanding of how to fix and maintain her car, and so she took an automobile repair class.
mundane
amicable
superficial
intrepid
prosaic
superficial
"Superficial" means shallow, or lacking depth.
Example Question #1044 : One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Because Louisa had just jogged three miles in the sun, her face looked __________.
restive
ornate
florid
sanctimonious
implacable
florid
"Florid" means having a red or flushed complexion. It also can mean flowery or ornate.
Example Question #1045 : One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
I don’t know what to do with a very __________ student whom I have. My usual responses to bad behavior, such as sending him to the principal’s office and having conferences with the parents, are not changing his actions.
impractical
diaphanous
recalcitrant
laconic
ingenuous
recalcitrant
"Recalcitrant" means defiant or unapologetic.
Example Question #1231 : Sentence Completion
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The cartoon __________ portrays human beings befriending dinosaurs, a historical and scientific implausibility.
mellifluously
benignly
allegedly
anachronistically
scrupulously
anachronistically
A human being befriending a dinosaur is historically and scientifically incorrect, and "anachronistically" is the only answer choice that fits. “Anachronistically” means historically out of place.
Example Question #1232 : Sentence Completion
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Many readers pored through the romance novel, looking for every __________ detail.
logistical
recurring
grotesque
lurid
urbane
lurid
While details could be "urbane," "recurring," "logistical," "grotesque," or "lurid," only "lurid" refers to the facts one would be most likely to find in a romance novel.
Example Question #401 : Adjectives And Adverbs In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
He had taken such a(n) __________ position that no one would believe him.
untenable
illusory
entrenched
salubrious
litigated
untenable
His position was difficult to hold or impossible to use to convince other people, thus it was "untenable." "Salibrous: can be crossed off immediately for not pertaining to a position, but instead to health. While he may be "entrenched" in this opinion, his relationship to the opinion is not in question. While "illusory" is a tempting option as it means not real, he is holding a real position; it is simply unable to be maintained or defended.