Chapter 18
426. I have tried for years to get close to my brother Rae, but he has
always remained ______.
a. cognizant
b. assiduous
c. vociferous
d. aloof
e. accommodating
427. In his later years, the once wildly successful gambler lost his
fortune, and became a homeless ______ on the streets of Las
Vegas.
a. granger
b. miser
c. strategist
d. vagabond
e. speculator
428. ______ 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
429. Sally had planted the seeds in the greenhouse three weeks ago;
they would begin to ______ any day now.
a. germinate
b. revolve
c. tint
d. ratify
e. modulate
430. Julia's parents gave her one ______ regarding her new job: It could
not interfere with her schoolwork.
a. procession
b. consensus
c. manifestation
d. provision
e. reprieve
431. Despite enthusiastic efforts from the supporting cast, the critics
agreed the star of the play gave a ______ performance, ruining the
chance of lucrative box office sales.
a. infallible
b. vigorous
c. victorious
d. felicitous
e. lackluster
432. The tenor's ______ voice filled the concert hall.
a. sinuous
b. timid
c. tenuous
d. sonorous
e. striated
433. After the fire, there were ashes in every ______ of the old
farmhouse.
a. belfry
b. reprieve
c. tangent
d. orifice
e. tribunal
434. Luanne experiences serious ______ whenever she climbs several
flights of steep stairs.
a. vertigo
b. inebriation
c. exoneration
d. fallacy
e. plethora
435. The ______ of the successful product idea was attributed to the
extraordinarily creative company president.
a. demise
b. genesis
c. symmetry
d. repletion
e. dominion
436. When the company reached it's ______ of hiring one hundred
college graduates, they proceeded to recruit older, more
experienced candidates.
a. quota
b. hybrid
c. detriment
d. fiasco
e. malady
437. After her extended illness, Delia experienced a long period of
______ when she did not want to work, exercise, or clean.
a. languor
b. arrogance
c. insolence
d. forethought
e. recompense
438. Floyd has a distinctive ______ to his voice—easily recognizable
over the phone.
a. viscosity
b. brawn
c. timbre
d. diadem
e. ingenuity
439. The house was consumed in flames and not a ______ of it
remained after the fire.
a. vestige
b. visage
c. vestibule
d. vicissitude
e. viceroy
440. David felt as if the family picnic would be a(n) ______ time to talk
with his grandmother about her plans for the holidays.
a. opportune
b. disastrous
c. unctuous
d. trite
e. surly
441. The children were ______ for eating the whole batch of cookies
before dinner.
a. indignant
b. belittled
c. chagrined
d. eluded
e. admonished
442. During his routine, the stand-up comic refused to be shaken by the
heckler who ______ him every few minutes.
a. ignored
b. abetted
c. enforced
d. gibed
e. cited
443. Going away for spring break was not in the ______ of possibility,
since neither Helga nor Olga had any money.
a. fascism
b. fulcrum
c. introversion
d. realm
e. nadir
444. Oscar ______ his sister not to tell their mother what he had done,
for he knew his punishment would be severe.
a. beguiled
b. vied
c. exhorted
d. maligned
e. corroborated
445. ______ were in order as James performed brilliantly on stage in his
first role as an understudy.
a. Pathos
b. Ignominies
c. Kudos
d. Subsidies
e. Statutes
446. The Boston Tea Party happened because the Americans believed
the British tea taxes were ______ the rights of the colonists.
a. trespassing
b. reviling
c. sublimating
d. transgressing
e. entreating
447. The old bridge's steel ______ were rusty and in need of repair.
a. piers
b. campaniles
c. manacles
d. girders
e. spindles
448. The budding flowers, warm breezes, and birth of young animals
suggest the much-welcomed ______ atmosphere in the country
after a long, hard winter.
a. venial
b. menial
c. venal
d. vernal
e. verbal
449. Since she had not exercised in five years, Margarita attempt to jog
five miles on her first day of cardio-training was a little ______.
a. pessimistic
b. irrelevant
c. trivial
d. quixotic
e. relieved
450. The legal internship program was developed under the ______ of
the district attorney's office.
a. bastion
b. propensity
c. aegis
d. faction
e. cacophony
Answers
426. d. Aloof (adj.) means physically or emotionally distant; reserved,
remote.
427. d. A vagabond (n.) is a wanderer; a person who does not have a
permanent home.
428. b. Omnivorous (adj.) means feeding on both animal and vegetable
substances; having an insatiable appetite for anything.
429. a. To germinate (v.) means to begin to grow or sprout; to cause to
come into existence or develop.
430. d. A provision (n.) is a stipulation or qualification; a stock of
supplies.
431. e. Lackluster (adj.) means lacking liveliness or brightness; dull.
432. d. Sonorous (adj.) means producing sound; impressive or grand in
effect.
433. d. An orifice (n.) is an opening, a hole; a perforation; a mouth or
hole through which something may pass.
434. a. Vertigo (n.) is dizziness often caused by experiencing heights.
435. b. Genesis (n.) is the origin, beginning, or foundation; the act of
forming something new; the first event in a series of events.
436. a. A quota (n.) is a proportional share.
437. a. Languor (n.) is a lack of energy or interest; a feeling of being
without spirit; sluggishness.
438. c. Timbre (n.) is the quality of a tone, as distinguished from
intensity and pitch.
439. a. Vestige (n.) means a visible trace, mark, or impression, of
something absent, lost, or gone.
440. a. Opportune (adj.) means well-timed or convenient.
441. e. To admonish (v.) means to reprove kindly but seriously; to warn
or counsel; to instruct or remind, as of a forgotten
responsibility.
442. d. To gibe (v.) means to taunt or jeer; to utter a taunting or
sarcastic remark.
443. d. A realm (n.) is a knowledge domain that you are interested in; a
kingdom or domain.
444. c. To exhort (v.) means to urge strongly with a stirring argument,
appeal, or advice; to make an urgent appeal.
445. c. Kudos (n.) are complimentary remarks; expressions of praise.
446. d. To transgress (v.) means to go beyond the limit or bounds of;
usually in connection with a law.
447. d. A girder (n.) is a large horizontal beam, made of wood, steel, or
concrete, to support weight or span an opening.
448. d. Vernal (adj.) means belonging to or suggestive of the spring.
449. d. Quixotic (adj.) means idealistic without regard for practicality.
450. c. Aegis (n.) means sponsorship or patronage; guidance or
direction; or protection.
426. I have tried for years to get close to my brother Rae, but he has
always remained ______.
a. cognizant
b. assiduous
c. vociferous
d. aloof
e. accommodating
427. In his later years, the once wildly successful gambler lost his
fortune, and became a homeless ______ on the streets of Las
Vegas.
a. granger
b. miser
c. strategist
d. vagabond
e. speculator
428. ______ 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
429. Sally had planted the seeds in the greenhouse three weeks ago;
they would begin to ______ any day now.
a. germinate
b. revolve
c. tint
d. ratify
e. modulate
430. Julia's parents gave her one ______ regarding her new job: It could
not interfere with her schoolwork.
a. procession
b. consensus
c. manifestation
d. provision
e. reprieve
431. Despite enthusiastic efforts from the supporting cast, the critics
agreed the star of the play gave a ______ performance, ruining the
chance of lucrative box office sales.
a. infallible
b. vigorous
c. victorious
d. felicitous
e. lackluster
432. The tenor's ______ voice filled the concert hall.
a. sinuous
b. timid
c. tenuous
d. sonorous
e. striated
433. After the fire, there were ashes in every ______ of the old
farmhouse.
a. belfry
b. reprieve
c. tangent
d. orifice
e. tribunal
434. Luanne experiences serious ______ whenever she climbs several
flights of steep stairs.
a. vertigo
b. inebriation
c. exoneration
d. fallacy
e. plethora
435. The ______ of the successful product idea was attributed to the
extraordinarily creative company president.
a. demise
b. genesis
c. symmetry
d. repletion
e. dominion
436. When the company reached it's ______ of hiring one hundred
college graduates, they proceeded to recruit older, more
experienced candidates.
a. quota
b. hybrid
c. detriment
d. fiasco
e. malady
437. After her extended illness, Delia experienced a long period of
______ when she did not want to work, exercise, or clean.
a. languor
b. arrogance
c. insolence
d. forethought
e. recompense
438. Floyd has a distinctive ______ to his voice—easily recognizable
over the phone.
a. viscosity
b. brawn
c. timbre
d. diadem
e. ingenuity
439. The house was consumed in flames and not a ______ of it
remained after the fire.
a. vestige
b. visage
c. vestibule
d. vicissitude
e. viceroy
440. David felt as if the family picnic would be a(n) ______ time to talk
with his grandmother about her plans for the holidays.
a. opportune
b. disastrous
c. unctuous
d. trite
e. surly
441. The children were ______ for eating the whole batch of cookies
before dinner.
a. indignant
b. belittled
c. chagrined
d. eluded
e. admonished
442. During his routine, the stand-up comic refused to be shaken by the
heckler who ______ him every few minutes.
a. ignored
b. abetted
c. enforced
d. gibed
e. cited
443. Going away for spring break was not in the ______ of possibility,
since neither Helga nor Olga had any money.
a. fascism
b. fulcrum
c. introversion
d. realm
e. nadir
444. Oscar ______ his sister not to tell their mother what he had done,
for he knew his punishment would be severe.
a. beguiled
b. vied
c. exhorted
d. maligned
e. corroborated
445. ______ were in order as James performed brilliantly on stage in his
first role as an understudy.
a. Pathos
b. Ignominies
c. Kudos
d. Subsidies
e. Statutes
446. The Boston Tea Party happened because the Americans believed
the British tea taxes were ______ the rights of the colonists.
a. trespassing
b. reviling
c. sublimating
d. transgressing
e. entreating
447. The old bridge's steel ______ were rusty and in need of repair.
a. piers
b. campaniles
c. manacles
d. girders
e. spindles
448. The budding flowers, warm breezes, and birth of young animals
suggest the much-welcomed ______ atmosphere in the country
after a long, hard winter.
a. venial
b. menial
c. venal
d. vernal
e. verbal
449. Since she had not exercised in five years, Margarita attempt to jog
five miles on her first day of cardio-training was a little ______.
a. pessimistic
b. irrelevant
c. trivial
d. quixotic
e. relieved
450. The legal internship program was developed under the ______ of
the district attorney's office.
a. bastion
b. propensity
c. aegis
d. faction
e. cacophony
Answers
426. d. Aloof (adj.) means physically or emotionally distant; reserved,
remote.
427. d. A vagabond (n.) is a wanderer; a person who does not have a
permanent home.
428. b. Omnivorous (adj.) means feeding on both animal and vegetable
substances; having an insatiable appetite for anything.
429. a. To germinate (v.) means to begin to grow or sprout; to cause to
come into existence or develop.
430. d. A provision (n.) is a stipulation or qualification; a stock of
supplies.
431. e. Lackluster (adj.) means lacking liveliness or brightness; dull.
432. d. Sonorous (adj.) means producing sound; impressive or grand in
effect.
433. d. An orifice (n.) is an opening, a hole; a perforation; a mouth or
hole through which something may pass.
434. a. Vertigo (n.) is dizziness often caused by experiencing heights.
435. b. Genesis (n.) is the origin, beginning, or foundation; the act of
forming something new; the first event in a series of events.
436. a. A quota (n.) is a proportional share.
437. a. Languor (n.) is a lack of energy or interest; a feeling of being
without spirit; sluggishness.
438. c. Timbre (n.) is the quality of a tone, as distinguished from
intensity and pitch.
439. a. Vestige (n.) means a visible trace, mark, or impression, of
something absent, lost, or gone.
440. a. Opportune (adj.) means well-timed or convenient.
441. e. To admonish (v.) means to reprove kindly but seriously; to warn
or counsel; to instruct or remind, as of a forgotten
responsibility.
442. d. To gibe (v.) means to taunt or jeer; to utter a taunting or
sarcastic remark.
443. d. A realm (n.) is a knowledge domain that you are interested in; a
kingdom or domain.
444. c. To exhort (v.) means to urge strongly with a stirring argument,
appeal, or advice; to make an urgent appeal.
445. c. Kudos (n.) are complimentary remarks; expressions of praise.
446. d. To transgress (v.) means to go beyond the limit or bounds of;
usually in connection with a law.
447. d. A girder (n.) is a large horizontal beam, made of wood, steel, or
concrete, to support weight or span an opening.
448. d. Vernal (adj.) means belonging to or suggestive of the spring.
449. d. Quixotic (adj.) means idealistic without regard for practicality.
450. c. Aegis (n.) means sponsorship or patronage; guidance or
direction; or protection.
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