GRE Verbal : One-Blank Texts
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Example Question #360 : Adjectives And Adverbs In One Blank Texts
For a young child, she was quite __________ in trying new and different foods.
monotonous
stereotypical
hostile
intrepid
adverse
intrepid
The "young child" is "trying new and different foods," a fact described by the missing word. The correct answer should mean brave and daring, the definition of "intrepid."
Example Question #1011 : One Blank Texts
The __________ nature of the job quickly made him want variety in his life.
eccentric
monotonous
dynamic
exuberant
quixotic
monotonous
The sentence explicitly notes the subject wanted "variety in his life." The correct answer will therefore be an antonym of "variety." "Monotonous," meaning dull or unvaried, is the best choice.
Example Question #1012 : One Blank Texts
The once prominent issue eventually became a _________ concern for most politicians.
cataclysmic
pernicious
fractious
seminal
peripheral
peripheral
The sentence uses the missing word to contrast the issue's current position with the fact it was "once prominent." The correct answer must mean unimportant and not central, the definition of "peripheral."
Example Question #1013 : One Blank Texts
While planned as a relaxing family vacation, the children ruined it with their __________ attitude.
affable
banal
querulous
ebullient
colloquial
querulous
The children's attitude has "ruined" the "relaxing family vacation." This means their attutude is problematic or annoying. "Querulous," meaning obnoxiously questioning, is the best choice among the answers.
Example Question #1014 : One Blank Texts
No matter how hard his employees attempted to make him laugh, he retained his __________ demeanor.
conniving
stolid
garrulous
affable
humorous
stolid
If his employees try "to make him laugh," then the subject's demeanor is quite serious. The correct answer must mean boring or not humorous. "Stolid," meaning impassive or indifferent, is the best choice among the answers.
Example Question #1015 : One Blank Texts
Initially viewed as merely capable public speaker, she quickly proved to be a __________ orator.
perplexing
volatile
dynamic
mundane
usual
dynamic
The sentence notes the subject has moved from being "merely capable" to the missing word. This indicates the subject has become a quite successful orator. "Dynamic," meaning vibrant and energetic, is the correct answer choice.
Example Question #1016 : One Blank Texts
He was an __________ complainer, and could find fault in anything.
inebriate
underwhelming
intemperate
inveterate
unapproachable
inveterate
If the subject "could find fault in anything," then he is complaining quite a bit. This means the correct answer shoulod indicate a constancy or persistence. "Inveterate," meaning habitual or compulsive, is the best choice among the answers.
Example Question #1017 : One Blank Texts
In an era of rowdy partisanship, the governor remained a __________ presence in the debates of the times.
pretentious
manipulative
temperate
fallow
conniving
temperate
The sentence contrasts the missing word, describing the governor, with "rowdy partisanship." The correct answer must reflect a calming presence or a nonpartisan element. "Temperate," meaning moderate or even-handed, is the best choice among the answers.
Example Question #1018 : One Blank Texts
His tendency to stay out late at clubs and bars began to have a __________ effect on his performance.
percipient
desultory
exemplary
pretentious
dynamic
desultory
The sentence connects his "performance" with his "tendency to stay out late," a problematic behavior. This indicates the correct answer would reflect these problems. "Desultory," meaning inconsistent and haphazard, is the best choice among the answers.
Example Question #1019 : One Blank Texts
His __________ writing wonderfully memorialized his fallen comrade.
prosaic
mundane
malevolent
somatic
elegaic
elegaic
The "writing" described by the missing word has "memorialized his fallen comrade." The correct answer needs to have an appropriate connotation of memorializing. "Elegaic," meaning in praise of a dead person, is the best choice among the answers.
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