Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 04

Vocabulary Examination - Sentence Completion
These tests improve your vocabulary, ability to follow the internal logic of sentences and elimination skill process.

1. The discovery of the new element was ________; the scientist was looking for something else.

a. insignificant

b. intrepid

c. eloquent

d. inadvertent

e. emollient

2. Although the villagers’ lives were profoundly different from her own, Jing-Mae felt a deep ________ for the people when she served in the Peace Corps.

a. reparation

b. affinity

c. injunction

d. exigency

e. analogy

3. During the holiday season, the ________ theme is “Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward All.”

a. mitigated

b. arrogant

c. controversial

d. prevalent

e. prestigious

4. Brian was an ________ child, he was sent to the principal’s office on numerous occasions for his rude classroom behavior.

a. impeccable

b. impertinent

c. observant

d. obscure

e. adjuvant

5. The highly publicized nature of the trial caused the judge to ________ the jury in order to shield members from evidence that might sway their verdict.

a. quarantine

b. retract

c. sequester

d. integrate

e. assimilate

6. Even though the pilot promised it was safe, Neil was ________ to fly during a snowstorm.

a. habitual

b. overzealous

c. pavid

d. reluctant

e. salacious

7. Many employers like to visit college campuses and ________ college seniors to work for their companies.