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Example Questions
Example Question #1037 : Sentence Completion Questions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Alex always comes across as __________, because his attire is perpetually immaculate and people are commonly put off by his inattention to them.
deplorable
compassionate
inept
salacious
narcissistic
narcissistic
The sentence hints at someone who is both well-dressed and inattentive to others. This could possibly be an arrogant or self-absorbed person, and "narcissistic" means basically that.
Example Question #1038 : Sentence Completion Questions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Austin was completely __________ from the hike up the mountain, so he fell asleep on the couch as soon as he got home.
sardonic
enthused
enervated
palpable
truculent
enervated
"Enervated" means tired or exhausted, and given the fact that he was soon napping, it is safe to assume that this is how he was feeling.
Example Question #1039 : Sentence Completion Questions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
I was grateful for Marie’s __________ personality when she and I were able to repair our broken friendship.
deterrent
timorous
bashful
priggish
conciliatory
conciliatory
In order for Marie to be willing to amend the friendship, her personality must be one that tends towards peace and compromise. The only word that means this out of the answers is "conciliatory."
Example Question #1040 : Sentence Completion Questions
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The formation of a strong hypothesis to base your experiment on is the __________ part of any scientific research.
scant
paramount
steadfast
admissible
prolific
paramount
Something you base your entire research on must be the most important part of it, and we should look for a word that conveys the importance of a hypothesis. "Paramount" fits here.
Example Question #401 : Adjectives And Adverbs In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The amateur poet never understood why his work was dismissed as __________ when he believed it had profound depth.
insightful
mawkish
antediluvian
sublime
calibrated
mawkish
"Mawkish" means to be sickly sentimental. A poem without depth might very probably be dismissed as sickly sentimental or mawkish.
Example Question #402 : Adjectives And Adverbs In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The woman’s __________ salary made it all but impossible to feed and clothe her family.
meager
abundant
empirical
rife
behemoth
meager
"Meager" means to be deficient in size or quantity. A salary deficient in quantity would understandably make it difficult to provide for a family.
Example Question #403 : Adjectives And Adverbs In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The best man cringed at Tony’s __________ behavior as he tried to organize the bachelor party all by himself; the best man knew that the responsibilty belonged to him.
virtuous
officious
clement
magnanimous
deferring
officious
"Officious" means to offer one's services when they are neither wanted nor needed. Customarily, the best man arranges the bachelor party. Tony's meddling was cringeworthy, as it was unwelcome.
Example Question #404 : Adjectives And Adverbs In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Ernest Hemingway’s books are quite __________; they are clear and easily understood by most everyone.
arcane
unintelligible
manipulative
esoteric
pellucid
pellucid
"Pellucid" means easily intelligible and clear. Hemingway's prose is memorable for its intelligibility and clarity.
Example Question #405 : Adjectives And Adverbs In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Jonathan’s paintings are always unique and exciting; he seems to loathe the __________.
vitality
banal
invigorating
macabre
uncommon
banal
"Banal" means dull and commonplace. Because Jonathan paints unique and exciting works, it can be reasoned that he dislikes the dull and commonplace (that is, the banal).
Example Question #1021 : One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
In order for justice to be served, it is __________ upon the jury to be as impartial as possible.
incumbent
alleviated
maligned
impugned
regaled
incumbent
"Incumbent," in this sense, means obligatory. A jury is obligated to be unprejudiced.
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