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Example Question #63 : 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.
adapt
aggregate
adulterate
aggrandize
allocate
adulterate
The answer that makes the most sense is "adulterate," to make impure by adding inferior substances.
Example Question #54 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Jim was called upon to __________ the dispute between his coworkers.
appraise
arbitrate
appall
appease
append
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.
atone
ascertain
ascribe
array
assay
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.
avers
augments
attributes
authenticates
avows
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.
cleave
circumscribe
chortle
coalesce
coagulate
coalesce
The answer that makes the most sense is "coalesce," to combine or fuse.
Example Question #54 : 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.
conjure
condole
concede
confound
comport
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
consort
controvert
contest
contest
The answer that makes the most sense is "contest," to dispute.
Example Question #392 : 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.
expedited
exonerated
exhorted
expatiated
excoriated
excoriated
The answer that makes the most sense is "excoriate," to scold with biting harshness.
Example Question #393 : Parts Of Speech 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.
emend
enjoin
ensue
encumber
emulate
encumber
The answer that makes the most sense is "encumber," to burden.
Example Question #64 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
The seasoned surgeon has __________ himself with all sorts of anatomical problems.
harbored
habituated
honed
hoarded
hovered
habituated
The answer that makes the most sense is "habituated," to become accustomed or familiarize.
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