Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 08

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

1. A fan of historical fiction, Joline is now reading a novel about slavery in the ________ South.

a. decorous

b. rogue

c. droll

d. antebellum

e. onerous

2. NaQuan had a terrible habit of boasting so much about his smallest accomplishments that his ________ became renowned throughout the small college campus.

a. vainglory

b. timidity

c. diffidence

d. tempestuousness

e. mockery

3. Acting in the high school play served to ________ Ander’s appetite for professional acting.

a. satiate

b. whet

c. purport

d. incriminate

e. corral

4. The new actress’s talents were severely ________ by the local critics; she went on to be a distinguished member of a well-respected acting company.

a. underrated

b. berated

c. placated

d. dissuaded

e. interred

5. Nina called the humane society when she saw her neighbor ________ his dog.

a. mandate

b. forebode

c. maltreat

d. stipulate

e. peruse

6. Juan’s friends found him in a ________ mood after he learned he would be homecoming king.

a. jovial

b. stealthy

c. paltry

d. gullible

e. depleted

7. Because of the ________ of reliable information, Quentin’s report was comprised mostly of speculation.

a. dearth

b. diatribe

c. myriad

d. juxtaposition

e. tirade

8. Being able to afford this luxury car will ________ getting a betterpaying job.

a. maximize

b. recombinant

c. reiterate

d. necessitate

e. reciprocate

9. Claudia’s ________ face gave no clue to her hard, cold heart.

a. winsome

b. gruesome

c. fatuous

d. ironic

e. flaccid

10. Patrick, who was always joking, added ________ to the formal dinner, which his sedate employer did not appreciate.

a. contemplation

b. ordinance

c. tutelage

d. levity

e. sincerity

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