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. The devoted fans paid ________ to the late singer by placing flowers on his memorial and by holding burning votive candles.

a. tariffs

b. accouterment

c. retrospection

d. appraisement

e. homage

2. I am ________ of the problems that this solution will cause, but I still believe that this is the best possible solution.

a. innocuous

b. cognizant

c. precipitous

d. reminiscent

e. belligerent

3. Harvey was discouraged that his visa application was ________ due to his six convictions.

a. lethargic

b. immeasurable

c. nullified

d. segregated

e. aggravated

4. Walking through the ________ forest in spring was a welcome escape from the cold, gray winter we had spent in the city.

a. pliant

b. verdant

c. factious

d. bland

e. innocuous

5. The movie offended many of the parents of its younger viewers by including unnecessary ________ in the dialogue.

a. vulgarity

b. verbosity

c. vocalizations

d. garishness

e. tonality

6. Arnie becomes so ________ when he talks about painting that it is hard not to be infected by his enthusiasm.

a. laconic

b. circuitous

c. impertinent

d. ardent

e. recalcitrant

7. The ________ of the successful product idea was attributed to the extraordinarily creative company president.

a. demise

b. genesis

c. symmetry

d. repletion

e. dominion

8. The teacher was dismissed for the ________ act of helping his students cheat on the exam.

a. steadfast

b. meritorious

c. unconscionable

d. pristine

e. fortuitous

9. The town board heard many outraged and ________ arguments from the citizens against the destruction of some wooded areas in order to build a new mall.

a. tenuous

b. vociferous

c. vacuous

d. satisfied

e. egregious

10. The villainous gang’s hideout was a den of ________ that no one would dare to enter.

a. innocence

b. habitants

c. iniquity

d. accolades

e. innovation