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Example Questions
Example Question #933 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The clinic kept an __________ environment, even though maintaining the cleanliness was actually rather expensive.
obscene
filthy
inhospitable
antiseptic
derivative
antiseptic
"Antiseptic" means clean and sterile. The clinic maintained cleanliness even though it cost more.
Example Question #934 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The new policeman became ill at the sight of the __________ blood; the victim’s thickened blood put him off pudding for a very long time.
mendacious
prevaricating
coagulated
streaming
flowing
coagulated
"Coagulated" means thickened or clotted. The victim's thickened blood, resembling pudding, was very off-putting for the new policeman.
Example Question #1021 : One Blank Sentences
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
I adore humid climates, but I abhor __________ ones.
discredited
tenuous
enhanced
mendacious
arid
arid
"Arid" means very dry.
Example Question #2441 : Sat Critical Reading
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 __________.
potable
enervated
chary
jaded
unaccustomed
potable
"Potable" means suitable for drinking.
Example Question #2442 : Sat Critical Reading
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.
somatic
gregarious
surreptitious
onerous
explicit
onerous
"Onerous" means burdensome.
Example Question #1061 : 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
tactful
jejune
derisive
resilient
tactful
"Tactful" means skillful at not offending others.
Example Question #1065 : Parts Of Speech In 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.
opulent
scrutinizing
aesthetic
abbreviated
hackneyed
hackneyed
"Hackneyed" means clichéd, or worn out by overuse.
Example Question #1062 : Parts Of Speech In 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.
prosaic
mundane
superficial
amicable
intrepid
superficial
"Superficial" means shallow, or lacking depth.
Example Question #941 : Parts Of Speech In 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 __________.
ornate
restive
sanctimonious
implacable
florid
florid
"Florid" means having a red or flushed complexion. It also can mean flowery or ornate.
Example Question #942 : Parts Of Speech In 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
laconic
ingenuous
recalcitrant
diaphanous
recalcitrant
"Recalcitrant" means defiant or unapologetic.