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. My parents always seem to worry and ________ more about money when tax season is approaching.

a. proximate

b. quibble

c. supplicate

d. dabble

e. alienate

2. 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

3. Samantha had an ________ trust in her grandfather, who was an honorable man and kind to everyone he met.

a. implicit

b. insecure

c. irreverent

d. irresolute

e. astringent

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

a. mandate

b. forebode

c. maltreat

d. stipulate

e. peruse

5. Philbert’s ________ manner fit in well with the atmosphere of the posh country club.

a. untoward

b. riotous

c. mundane

d. salacious

e. urbane

6. Jason’s ________ approach to management included narrowing the salary gap between the CEOs and office workers.

a. stoic

b. apathetic

c. utilitarian

d. endemic

e. proactive

7. Moving swiftly and gracefully through the backyard, the cat suddenly ________ when she hit the thorny bush.

a. recoiled

b. recuperated

c. invigorated

d. fabricated

e. throttled

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

a. satiate

b. whet

c. purport

d. incriminate

e. corral

9. Keith was ________ in his giving to friends and charities throughout the year, not just during the holidays.

a. munificent

b. portly

c. amphibious

d. guileful

e. forensic

10. 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