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 defendant claimed that he was innocent and that his confession was ________.

a. coerced

b. flagrant

c. terse

d. benign

e. futile

2. It is difficult to believe that charging 20% on an outstanding credit card balance isn’t ________!

a. bankruptcy

b. usury

c. novice

d. kleptomania

e. flagrancy

3. Hearing her sister approach, Marie-Helene attempted to appear ________ as she quickly hid the birthday gift behind her back.

a. flamboyant

b. stoic

c. pivotal

d. crass

e. nonchalant

4. I had the ________ experience of sitting next to an over-talkative passenger on my flight home from Brussels.

a. satisfactory

b. commendable

c. galling

d. acceptable

e. acute

5. Marvin’s ________ prevented him from finishing his work and was evidenced in his large phone bills.

a. loquacity

b. heroism

c. decadence

d. depreciation

e. rescission

6. Peter displayed an air of ________ when the officer asked him if he knew the speed limit.

a. omniscience

b. obstinacy

c. nescience

d. obstetrics

e. platitude

7. Sally had planted the seeds in the greenhouse three weeks ago; they would begin to ________ any day now.

a. germinate

b. revolve

c. tint

d. ratify

e. modulate

8. Choosing a small, fuel-efficient car is a ________ purchase for a recent college graduate.

a. corrupt

b. tedious

c. unhallowed

d. sardonic

e. judicious

9. 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

10. The ________ butter had been left in the refrigerator for years.

a. complacent

b. scandalous

c. riveting

d. dire

e. rancid