Chapter 10
226. When the house on the corner burned down, the entire
neighborhood ______ together to help to the victims re-establish
their lives.
a. rallied
b. recited
c. skulked
d. disintegrated
e. expedited
227. The massage therapist's ______ fingers quickly eased the tension in
Blanche's back.
a. deft
b. furtive
c. listless
d. tentative
e. blithe
8 3
501 Sentence Completion Questions
228. 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
229. 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
230. After being cleared of all charges for slander, the attorney was able
to go back to work and ______ his role as a prosecutor.
a. inhibit
b. reprimand
c. remand
d. resume
e. dissipate
231. Ignacio's pain was so ______ that he called 911.
a. remiss
b. rapacious
c. genteel
d. resolute
e. acute
232. The captain ______ the cargo to keep his ship afloat.
a. rebuked
b. listed
c. disunited
d. flanked
e. jettisoned
233. The teacher tried to ______ her class of their dependence on the
number lines pasted to the tops of their desks.
a. wane
b. wax
c. whet
d. wean
e. wield
234. 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
235. Ricky is a ______ of the local coffee shop; you can find him there
just about every morning.
a. diva
b. relic
c. denizen
d. maverick
e. pariah
236. The child danced with ______ joy at hearing the news that her
father had arrived home from his lengthy business trip.
a. staid
b. unbridled
c. stealthy
d. beneficial
e. restrained
237. Having never left the landlocked Midwest his entire life, Albert
found that swimming in the ocean was quite a(n) ______.
a. familiarity
b. extrovert
c. instinct
d. novelty
e. tabernacle
238. The rowdy crowd at the music concert ______ Herve, and he
spilled his soda on his pants.
a. jettisoned
b. harrowed
c. jostled
d. lauded
e. superceded
239. Known for his strong command of the courtroom, it was common
knowledge that Judge Disantis considered outbursts from
defendants to be ______.
a. questionable
b. objectionable
c. antisocial
d. pliable
e. visionary
240. Blinded by ______, Nicholas accepted the job offer with the
highest pay but the least possibility of making him happy.
a. ennui
b. heresy
c. infamy
d. avarice
e. temperance
241. It was very unprofessional of you to ______ your assistant in front
of everyone at the meeting; she deserves more respect, and any
criticism of her performance should be done in private.
a. placate
b. augment
c. usurp
d. preclude
e. deride
242. The log cabin had a(n) ______ feel, so it was often enjoyed by
vacationers from the city throughout the year.
a. abstract
b. ersatz
c. rustic
d. raucous
e. repellent
243. We knew Jana had ______ motives for running for class president:
She wanted the nearby parking space that came with the office.
a. anterior
b. interior
c. inferior
d. posterior
e. ulterior
244. 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
245. 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
246. Indigestion is a common ______ of participating in a hot-dog
eating contest.
a. euphemism
b. penchant
c. corollary
d. juxtaposition
e. itinerary
247. Although it was so ridiculous that no one believed it to be true, the
reporter's ______ still cost the governor his re-election.
a. hegemony
b. sedition
c. malaise
d. compendium
e. calumny
248. People on the street stopped to ______ over the artist's rendition
of the Eiffel Tower, amazed by his ability to capture the detail.
a. bedazzle
b. innovate
c. gratify
d. counteract
e. objectify
249. The veteran lieutenant was not happy with his ______ rank behind
the two inexperienced men.
a. tertiary
b. silly
c. unctuous
d. superior
e. fastened
250. 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
Answers
226. a. To rally (v.) means to come together for a common purpose or
as a means of support; to recover or rebound.
227. a. Deft (adj.) means quick and skillful in movement, adroit.
228. e. Unison (n.) means a condition of perfect agreement and accord.
229. b. Nostalgic (adj.) is sentimentally yearning for a point in the past.
230. d. To resume (v.) means to take up again after interruption.
231. e. Acute (adj.) means extremely sharp or intense; keenly perceptive
or discerning; of great importance or consequence, crucial; also,
having a sharp tip or point.
232. e. To jettison (v.) is to toss goods overboard to lighten the load of a
ship or aircraft to improve stability; to toss off (a burden).
233. d. To wean (v.) means to detach someone from that to which he is
accustomed or devoted.
234. c. Vivacity (n.) means liveliness, to be fill of life.
235. c. A denizen (n.) is one who frequents a particular place; one who
lives in a particular place, an inhabitant.
236. b. Unbridled (adj.) means without restraint.
237. d. A novelty (n.) is a new or unusual thing or occurrence.
238. c. To jostle (v.) is to push or shove roughly against; to drive with
pushing; to disturb or bump.
239. b. Objectionable (adj.) means unpleasant or offensive.
240. d. Avarice (n.) means an excessive or insatiable desire for material
wealth; inordinate greed.
241. e. To deride (v.) is to speak of or treat with contempt; to ridicule
scornfully.
242. c. Rustic (adj.) means rural; rough; made from rough limbs or
trees.
243. e. Ulterior (adj.) means lying beyond or outside what is openly
shown or said.
244. b. Vociferous (adj.) means making a loud outcry.
245. c. Iniquity (n.) is wickedness or overwhelming injustice.
246. c. Corollary (n.) means a natural consequence or result; a
deduction or inference that follows from the proof of another
proposition.
247. e. Calumny (n.) means a false statement or accusation uttered
maliciously to harm another's reputation, slander.
248. e. To objectify (v.) means to stare at amorously.
249. a. Tertiary (adj.) ranking third in order of importance, position, or
value.
250. c. A nonpareil (n.) is a person or thing of peerless excellence.
226. When the house on the corner burned down, the entire
neighborhood ______ together to help to the victims re-establish
their lives.
a. rallied
b. recited
c. skulked
d. disintegrated
e. expedited
227. The massage therapist's ______ fingers quickly eased the tension in
Blanche's back.
a. deft
b. furtive
c. listless
d. tentative
e. blithe
8 3
501 Sentence Completion Questions
228. 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
229. 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
230. After being cleared of all charges for slander, the attorney was able
to go back to work and ______ his role as a prosecutor.
a. inhibit
b. reprimand
c. remand
d. resume
e. dissipate
231. Ignacio's pain was so ______ that he called 911.
a. remiss
b. rapacious
c. genteel
d. resolute
e. acute
232. The captain ______ the cargo to keep his ship afloat.
a. rebuked
b. listed
c. disunited
d. flanked
e. jettisoned
233. The teacher tried to ______ her class of their dependence on the
number lines pasted to the tops of their desks.
a. wane
b. wax
c. whet
d. wean
e. wield
234. 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
235. Ricky is a ______ of the local coffee shop; you can find him there
just about every morning.
a. diva
b. relic
c. denizen
d. maverick
e. pariah
236. The child danced with ______ joy at hearing the news that her
father had arrived home from his lengthy business trip.
a. staid
b. unbridled
c. stealthy
d. beneficial
e. restrained
237. Having never left the landlocked Midwest his entire life, Albert
found that swimming in the ocean was quite a(n) ______.
a. familiarity
b. extrovert
c. instinct
d. novelty
e. tabernacle
238. The rowdy crowd at the music concert ______ Herve, and he
spilled his soda on his pants.
a. jettisoned
b. harrowed
c. jostled
d. lauded
e. superceded
239. Known for his strong command of the courtroom, it was common
knowledge that Judge Disantis considered outbursts from
defendants to be ______.
a. questionable
b. objectionable
c. antisocial
d. pliable
e. visionary
240. Blinded by ______, Nicholas accepted the job offer with the
highest pay but the least possibility of making him happy.
a. ennui
b. heresy
c. infamy
d. avarice
e. temperance
241. It was very unprofessional of you to ______ your assistant in front
of everyone at the meeting; she deserves more respect, and any
criticism of her performance should be done in private.
a. placate
b. augment
c. usurp
d. preclude
e. deride
242. The log cabin had a(n) ______ feel, so it was often enjoyed by
vacationers from the city throughout the year.
a. abstract
b. ersatz
c. rustic
d. raucous
e. repellent
243. We knew Jana had ______ motives for running for class president:
She wanted the nearby parking space that came with the office.
a. anterior
b. interior
c. inferior
d. posterior
e. ulterior
244. 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
245. 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
246. Indigestion is a common ______ of participating in a hot-dog
eating contest.
a. euphemism
b. penchant
c. corollary
d. juxtaposition
e. itinerary
247. Although it was so ridiculous that no one believed it to be true, the
reporter's ______ still cost the governor his re-election.
a. hegemony
b. sedition
c. malaise
d. compendium
e. calumny
248. People on the street stopped to ______ over the artist's rendition
of the Eiffel Tower, amazed by his ability to capture the detail.
a. bedazzle
b. innovate
c. gratify
d. counteract
e. objectify
249. The veteran lieutenant was not happy with his ______ rank behind
the two inexperienced men.
a. tertiary
b. silly
c. unctuous
d. superior
e. fastened
250. 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
Answers
226. a. To rally (v.) means to come together for a common purpose or
as a means of support; to recover or rebound.
227. a. Deft (adj.) means quick and skillful in movement, adroit.
228. e. Unison (n.) means a condition of perfect agreement and accord.
229. b. Nostalgic (adj.) is sentimentally yearning for a point in the past.
230. d. To resume (v.) means to take up again after interruption.
231. e. Acute (adj.) means extremely sharp or intense; keenly perceptive
or discerning; of great importance or consequence, crucial; also,
having a sharp tip or point.
232. e. To jettison (v.) is to toss goods overboard to lighten the load of a
ship or aircraft to improve stability; to toss off (a burden).
233. d. To wean (v.) means to detach someone from that to which he is
accustomed or devoted.
234. c. Vivacity (n.) means liveliness, to be fill of life.
235. c. A denizen (n.) is one who frequents a particular place; one who
lives in a particular place, an inhabitant.
236. b. Unbridled (adj.) means without restraint.
237. d. A novelty (n.) is a new or unusual thing or occurrence.
238. c. To jostle (v.) is to push or shove roughly against; to drive with
pushing; to disturb or bump.
239. b. Objectionable (adj.) means unpleasant or offensive.
240. d. Avarice (n.) means an excessive or insatiable desire for material
wealth; inordinate greed.
241. e. To deride (v.) is to speak of or treat with contempt; to ridicule
scornfully.
242. c. Rustic (adj.) means rural; rough; made from rough limbs or
trees.
243. e. Ulterior (adj.) means lying beyond or outside what is openly
shown or said.
244. b. Vociferous (adj.) means making a loud outcry.
245. c. Iniquity (n.) is wickedness or overwhelming injustice.
246. c. Corollary (n.) means a natural consequence or result; a
deduction or inference that follows from the proof of another
proposition.
247. e. Calumny (n.) means a false statement or accusation uttered
maliciously to harm another's reputation, slander.
248. e. To objectify (v.) means to stare at amorously.
249. a. Tertiary (adj.) ranking third in order of importance, position, or
value.
250. c. A nonpareil (n.) is a person or thing of peerless excellence.
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