Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 03

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

1. After the powerful windstorm, Marie discovered a splintered and fallen tree limb had ________ the vinyl lining of her swimming pool.

a. extenuated

b. calculated

c. retaliated

d. lacerated

e. curtailed

2. The internist decided to treat the ________ with medication, but also recommended rest and proper nutrition.

a. malady

b. nonentity

c. missive

d. repository

e. nonchalance

3. Please don’t ________ me my success—I’ve worked hard to earn this promotion!

a. renege

b. begrudge

c. excise

d. staunch

e. vaunt

4. The children knew that once their father made his decision, the new rule would be ________ because he would never change his mind.

a. irrevocable

b. articulate

c. premeditated

d. serried

e. discourteous

5. It is helpful for salesmen to develop a good ________ with their customers in order to gain their trust.

a. platitude

b. rapport

c. ire

d. tribute

e. disinclination

6. The ________ seventh-grader towered over the other players on his basketball team.

a. gangling

b. studious

c. mimetic

d. abject

e. reserved

7. I could tell by Konrad’s ________ manner that he was really sorry for how he had treated Annette.

a. callous

b. erratic

c. zealous

d. nonchalant

e. contrite

8. The dissatisfied workers spread their ________ attitudes among themselves until there was a danger of a full-scale rebellion against the owners of the factory.

a. paradoxical

b. monochromatic

c. benign

d. virulent

e. portentous

9. The meeting is ________; everyone must attend.

a. palatable

b. compulsory

c. reciprocal

d. resilient

e. ancillary

10. Genevieve’s stunning debut performance at the city opera has earned her ________ from some of the city’s toughest critics.