SAT Critical Reading : Verbs in One-Blank Sentences
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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.
emulate
emend
encumber
ensue
enjoin
encumber
The answer that makes the most sense is "encumber," to burden.
Example Question #62 : 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.
hoarded
hovered
honed
harbored
habituated
habituated
The answer that makes the most sense is "habituated," to become accustomed or familiarize.
Example Question #63 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
My paper is too long, so I'll need to __________ some of the longer paragraphs.
hinder
truncate
patent
rescind
curate
truncate
"Truncate" means to shorten or abbreviate. "Hinder" means to prevent or slow down. "Rescind" means to declare null and void. "Patent" means to secure a copyright on an invention. "Curate" means to gather items or data for presentation.
Example Question #64 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
As the sailors crossed the vast sea, they were constantly __________ by large tempests and huge waves.
kindled
corroborated
hindered
eschewed
belittled
hindered
"Hinder" means to prevent or slow down. "Belittle" means to criticize or detract. "Kindle" means excite or ignite. "Eschew" means to avoid, shun, or have nothing to do with. "Corroborate" means to authenticate or confirm.
Example Question #62 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
Some people want nothing more out of life than to __________ huge wealth.
amass
laud
mollify
rant
abridge
amass
"Amass" means to gather or accumulate. "Abridge" means to shorten, abbreviate, or truncate. "Laud" means to acclaim or praise. "Mollify" means to calm or pacify. "Rant" means to yell or rave.
Example Question #63 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Select the word or word pair that best completes the sentence.
Tired of seeing my two best friends fight, I finally sat down with them together to try to __________ the situation.
allocate
arouse
ameliorate
assimilate
ameliorate
If your friends were fighting you would want to make the situation better. This is the sense of "ameliorate." The same sense is carried by the less-common form, "meliorate" (sometimes a prefixed "a" will make a word mean its opposite—as in "moral" and "amoral," but in this case "ameliorate" and "meliorate" both mean to make better).
Example Question #64 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
Mel's annual salary will be __________ by a sizable performance bonus this year.
honed
exacerbated
augmented
extolled
deviated
augmented
"Augment" means to enlarge or extend. "Hone" means to sharpen or file. "Exacerbate" means to complicate or worsen. "Extol" means to celebrate or glorify. "Deviate" means to detour or change course.
Example Question #65 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
Many Native American tribes would __________ along the river to trade and hold festivals during the summer months.
belie
converge
distend
ameliorate
expedite
converge
"Converge" means to congregate or gather together. "Ameliorate" means to make better or refine. "Belie" means to misrepresent or mislead. "Distend" means to become larger and rounder from internal pressure. "Expedite" means to cause something to happen faster.
Example Question #66 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
Tom secretly hoped to once again __________ a romance with Jasmine this winter.
jeopardize
kindle
scrutinize
pilfer
juxtapose
kindle
"Kindle" means to ignite or light. "Jeopardize" means to risk or imperil. "Pilfer" means to steal or rip off. "Juxtapose" means to place two or more things side-by-side for comparison. "Scrutinize" means to scan or review in detail.
Example Question #67 : Verbs In One Blank Sentences
Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
The defendant hoped to __________ his guilty conscious by confessing to all his crimes.
assuage
inhibit
waver
emulate
cadge
assuage
"Assuage" means to soothe or relieve. "Waver" means to shift back and forth or be indecisive. "Inhibit" means to restrict or inhibit. "Cadge" means to beg or scrounge. "Emulate" means to imitate the actions of someone or something.
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