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Example Questions
Example Question #481 : One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
The righteous king __________ all forms of injustice.
abhorred
abjured
acquiesced
absolved
acclaimed
abhorred
The answer that makes the most sense is "abhorred," to detest or hate.
Example Question #64 : Verbs 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.
aggregate
allocate
adulterate
aggrandize
adapt
adulterate
The answer that makes the most sense is "adulterate," to make impure by adding inferior substances.
Example Question #64 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Jim was called upon to __________ the dispute between his coworkers.
appease
append
arbitrate
appall
appraise
arbitrate
The answer that makes the most sense is "arbitrate," to act as a judge.
Example Question #482 : One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
He brought in an expert in order to __________ the diamond he found.
atone
ascribe
assay
ascertain
array
assay
The answer that makes the most sense is "assay," to analyze or evaluate.
Example Question #483 : 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.
attributes
augments
avers
avows
authenticates
attributes
The answer that makes the most sense is "attributes," to ascribe or explain.
Example Question #484 : 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.
coagulate
circumscribe
chortle
cleave
coalesce
coalesce
The answer that makes the most sense is "coalesce," to combine or fuse.
Example Question #485 : 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.
concede
conjure
confound
comport
condole
concede
The answer that makes the most sense is "concede," to admit or yield.
Example Question #481 : 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.
convene
consort
controvert
contest
convoke
contest
The answer that makes the most sense is "contest," to dispute.
Example Question #482 : 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.
exhorted
expedited
exonerated
excoriated
expatiated
excoriated
The answer that makes the most sense is "excoriate," to scold with biting harshness.
Example Question #483 : 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.
emulate
encumber
enjoin
emend
ensue
encumber
The answer that makes the most sense is "encumber," to burden.
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