Vocabulary - Sentence Completion - 10

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

1. Juneod was ________ after his alibi proved that he could not have committed the crime.

a. acquitted

b. protracted

c. derided

d. denounced

e. acquainted

2. With an ________ blow of the whistle, the meddling parent interrupted the game to reiterate the rules of the tournament.

a. industrious

b. illustrious

c. eloquent

d. officious

e. enviable

3. Tanya is a ________ person, trusted by all who know her.

a. porous

b. voracious

c. spurious

d. specious

e. veracious

4. Jade’s parents were in ________ about the decision not to allow her to drive the family car to the prom; they both agreed that it would be unsafe.

a. affluence

b. redress

c. refraction

d. discord

e. unison

5. Abdul found his ten-hour shifts at the paper clip factory repetitive and ________.

a. fatuous

b. nebulous

c. malleable

d. indelible

e. wearisome

6. The ________ of our expedition was still so far away that I felt we would never get there.

a. nadir

b. terminus

c. speculation

d. apex

e. dungeon

7. Although Sophie was afraid of heights, she seemed to have no ________ about driving over bridges.

a. enormity

b. qualms

c. imminence

d. resurrection

e. severity

8. As she walked through the halls of her old grade school, Madeline became ________, remembering her old friends and teachers.

a. prolific

b. nostalgic

c. credulous

d. precocious

e. ambitious

9. Indigestion is a common ________ of participating in a hot-dog eating contest.

a. euphemism

b. penchant

c. corollary

d. juxtaposition

e. itinerary

10. The owners of the bed-and-breakfast were extremely ________ to their guests, who enjoyed elegant meals, prompt service, and beautifully decorated rooms.

a. hospitable

b. hostile

c. remiss

d. gallant

e. indomitable