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Example Question #432 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
The righteous king __________ all forms of injustice.
absolved
abhorred
abjured
acclaimed
acquiesced
abhorred
The answer that makes the most sense is "abhorred," to detest or hate.
Example Question #433 : Parts Of Speech In 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.
allocate
adapt
aggrandize
adulterate
aggregate
adulterate
The answer that makes the most sense is "adulterate," to make impure by adding inferior substances.
Example Question #434 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Jim was called upon to __________ the dispute between his coworkers.
appraise
appease
appall
append
arbitrate
arbitrate
The answer that makes the most sense is "arbitrate," to act as a judge.
Example Question #71 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
He brought in an expert in order to __________ the diamond he found.
ascertain
atone
assay
ascribe
array
assay
The answer that makes the most sense is "assay," to analyze or evaluate.
Example Question #72 : 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.
augments
avers
avows
authenticates
attributes
attributes
The answer that makes the most sense is "attributes," to ascribe or explain.
Example Question #73 : 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.
circumscribe
coalesce
chortle
cleave
coagulate
coalesce
The answer that makes the most sense is "coalesce," to combine or fuse.
Example Question #74 : 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.
comport
confound
condole
conjure
concede
concede
The answer that makes the most sense is "concede," to admit or yield.
Example Question #391 : Parts Of Speech 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.
convoke
convene
controvert
consort
contest
contest
The answer that makes the most sense is "contest," to dispute.
Example Question #385 : Parts Of Speech 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.
expatiated
exonerated
exhorted
expedited
excoriated
excoriated
The answer that makes the most sense is "excoriate," to scold with biting harshness.
Example Question #61 : 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.
ensue
emulate
encumber
enjoin
emend
encumber
The answer that makes the most sense is "encumber," to burden.
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