Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 07

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

1. As Ramiro strolled through his old neighborhood, he noticed sounds and smells that were ________ of his childhood.

a. belligerent

b. malleable

c. reminiscent

d. recondite

e. incessant

2. The heat was absolutely ________, making everyone irritable, sweaty, and uncomfortable.

a. taciturn

b. salient

c. replete

d. prosaic

e. oppressive

3. The paper was ________ so that it could be easily removed from the bound notebook.

a. voracious

b. infectious

c. fickle

d. perforated

e. fluent

4. To find out what her husband bought for her birthday, Susan attempted to ________ his family members about his recent shopping excursions.

a. prescribe

b. probe

c. alienate

d. converge

e. revere

5. Rachel’s mother was appalled by the amount of ________ humor on television during hours when young children were still awake.

a. fraudulent

b. senile

c. proportional

d. lascivious

e. laborious

6. Niall’s ________ attitude toward the boss is embarrassing; he does nearly everything for him except scratch his nose!

a. subservient

b. subversive

c. subtle

d. sundry

e. surly

7. The mad scientist ________ the potion with acid, making it not only useless, but also dangerous.

a. corrugated

b. vitiated

c. implemented

d. instigated

e. titillated

8. Ignacio’s pain was so ________ that he called 911.

a. remiss

b. rapacious

c. genteel

d. resolute

e. acute

9. We knew Jana had ________ motives for running for class president: She wanted the nearby parking space that came with the office.

a. anterior

b. interior

c. inferior

d. posterior

e. ulterior

10. Through ________, the chef created a creamy sauce by combining brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon in a pan and cooking them over medium-high heat.

a. impasse

b. obscurity

c. decadence

d. diversion

e. liquefaction