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. The battalion’s ________ was a well-fortified structure near the enemy lines.

a. labyrinth

b. summary

c. villa

d. vinculum

e. garrison

2. 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

3. ________ animals are able to survive easily in the wilderness because, for example, they can live on berries or insects.

a. Omnipotent

b. Omnivorous

c. Luminous

d. Lavish

e. Precarious

4. The old bridge’s steel ________ were rusty and in need of repair.

a. piers

b. campaniles

c. manacles

d. girders

e. spindles

5. The prime minister was admired by all, a(n) ________ even in an environment of corruption and disdain.

a. admonishment

b. alleviation

c. nonpareil

d. prototype

e. profanation

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

a. satiate

b. whet

c. purport

d. incriminate

e. corral

7. New York boasts many ________ restaurants—places that are elegant and frequented by famous movie stars, political figures, and other elite members of society.

a. pungent

b. posh

c. diminutive

d. mediocre

e. middling

8. The young girl was so full of enthusiasm and ________ that she infected the room with energy.

a. languidness

b. apathy

c. vivacity

d. blandness

e. tenacity

9. The drama workshop’s efforts ________ in the final production of a play written, directed, and acted by the students for the entire school.