Sentence Completion #2
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Each sentence has one or two blanks. Choose the answer choice that contains the word or words that best complete the sentence.
- 1.Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to ____ their case with more data obtained from dubious sources.
- A.
Ascertain
- B.
Buttress
- C.
Refute
- D.
Absolve
- E.
Dispute
- 2.Archaeology is a poor profession; only ____ sums are available for excavating sites and even more ____ amounts for preserving the excavations.
- A.
Paltry - meager
- B.
Miniscule - substantial
- C.
Average - augmented
- D.
Judicious - penurious
- E.
Modest - generous
- 3.The student was extremely foolhardy; he had the ____ to question the senior professor's judgment.
- A.
Wisdom
- B.
Temerity
- C.
Interest
- D.
Trepidation
- E.
Condescension
- 4.The formerly ____ waters of the lake have been polluted so that the fish are no longer visible from the surface.
- A.
Muddy
- B.
Tranquil
- C.
Stagnant
- D.
Pellucid
- E.
Rancid
- 5.After the accident, the nerves to her arm were damaged and so the muscles ____ through disuse.
- A.
Atrophied
- B.
Contracted
- C.
Elongated
- D.
Invigorated
- E.
Dwindled
- 6.Some critics maintain that Tennyson's poetry is uneven, ranging from the ____ to the ____
- A.
Sublime - elevated
- B.
Trite - inspired
- C.
Vacuous - inane
- D.
Succinct - laconic
- E.
Sonorous - voluble
- 7.After grafting there is a ____ of lymphocytes in the lymph glands; the newly produced lymphocytes then move in to attack the foreign tissue.
- A.
Diminution
- B.
Proliferation
- C.
Obliteration
- D.
Paucity
- E.
Attraction
- 8.One ____ the new scheme is that it might actually ____ just those applicants that it was intended to encourage
- A.
Highlight of - stimulate
- B.
Feature of - attract
- C.
Problem with - induce
- D.
Attraction of - intimidate
- E.
Drawback of - daunt
- 9.Corruption is ____ in our society; the integrity of even senior officials is ____ .
- A.
Growing - unquestioned
- B.
Endangered - disputed
- C.
Pervasive - intact
- D.
Rare - corrupted
- E.
Rife - suspect
- 10.In their day to day decision making, many senior managers do not follow the rational model favored by orthodox management experts, but rather rely on intuitive processes that often appear ____ and ____.
- A.
Cerebral - considered
- B.
Heretical - judgmental
- C.
Conscientious - logical
- D.
Irrational - iconoclastic
- E.
Capricious - deliberate
- 11.His characteristically ____ views on examination methods at university level have aroused ____ in those who want to introduce innovative and flexible patterns of assessment.
- A.
Hidebound - antagonism
- B.
Moderate - anger
- C.
Reactionary - admiration
- D.
Rigid - support
- E.
Accommodating - annoyance
- 12.Our grandfather was an entertaining ____; he used to ____ us with marvelous anecdotes that we, in our childlike simplicity, accepted unquestioningly
- A.
Rascal - bore
- B.
Orator - intimidate
- C.
Raconteur - regale
- D.
Curmudgeon - surprise
- E.
Tyrant - stupefy
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