Chapter 6
126. People often referred to Noelle as ______ because she trusted
everyone and even slept with her doors unlocked.
a. naïve
b. elevated
c. boastful
d. panoramic
e. elated
127. Kinnel's re-election is being threatened by a growing ______ of
disgruntled union members.
a. rogue
b. faction
c. pariah
d. guise
e. anathema
128. The peasants passed their weary days in much ______ and little
comfort.
a. pertinence
b. renown
c. travail
d. exile
e. repose
129. Lyasia is a ______ of the clarinet; she has performed solos with
many orchestras and bands around the world.
a. neophyte
b. novice
c. virtuoso
d. termagant
e. plethora
130. The children knew that once their father made his decision, the
new rule would be ______ because he would never change his mind.
a. irrevocable
b. articulate
c. premeditated
d. serried
e. discourteous
131. The haunted house displayed ______ scenes in every room,
causing squeamish visitors to scream.
a. preparatory
b. archaic
c. macabre
d. precocious
e. impetuous
132. The concert audience was frustrated by the poor ______ of the
sounds coming from the speakers.
a. modulation
b. recrimination
c. terminus
d. dissidence
e. assertion
133. Please don't ______ me my success—I've worked hard to earn this
promotion!
a. renege
b. begrudge
c. excise
d. staunch
e. vaunt
134. 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
135. The candidate's inappropriately sexist remark was met with a
______ of denunciations from the angry crowd.
a. bastion
b. fusillade
c. mélange
d. dichotomy
e. solecism
136. The ______ employee decided to complain publicly about the
unacceptable working conditions.
a. discreet
b. prudent
c. precarious
d. malcontent
e. stupendous
137. The medicine man applied a sweet smelling ______ to the young
brave's wounds.
a. triad
b. corrosive
c. parcel
d. unguent
e. pungent
138. The judge dismissed the extraneous evidence because it was not
______ to the trial.
a. pertinent
b. pretentious
c. synonymous
d. abject
e. inalienable
139. The ______ nature of the song is supposed to be reminiscent of
shepherds calling to their flocks at night.
a. vocative
b. endemic
c. surreptitious
d. preternatural
e. inane
140. The ______ child caused great difficulties for her parents and
teachers because she refused to correct her bad behavior even in
the face of punishment.
a. adorable
b. sincere
c. incorrigible
d. lamentable
e. demure
141. The internist decided to treat the ______ with medication, but also
recommended rest and proper nutrition.
a. malady
b. nonentity
c. missive
d. repository
e. nonchalance
142. It was such a beautiful day that I decided to go for a ______ on my
bike down to the local park.
a. expedition
b. jaunt
c. pilgrimage
d. repast
e. intimation
143. The castaway's hut was ______ by the natives curious to see who
the intruder was upon their island.
a. beset
b. surmised
c. precluded
d. garnered
e. lauded
144. Sometimes my grandmother would ______ all different types of
thread so she could include more colors in the clothes she sewed.
a. daunt
b. raddle
c. scrabble
d. thrush
e. empower
145. The defense attorney's choice of words ______ that there were
other possible versions of the crime, but the jury was unconvinced.
a. pervaded
b. insinuated
c. discounted
d. imposed
e. ensconced
146. Ted's enthusiasm for becoming a professional drum player ______
when he realized he would have to practice several hours a day.
a. waxed
b. waned
c. deranged
d. flouted
e. preempted
147. Some would say Muzak is a(n) ______ form of music, a kind of
background noise designed to be heard but not listened to.
a. arable
b. degenerate
c. volatile
d. pivotal
e. exemplary
148. The teacher was dismissed for the ______ act of helping his
students cheat on the exam.
a. steadfast
b. meritorious
c. unconscionable
d. pristine
e. fortuitous
149. The reformed criminal could not forget his guilty past; he was in a
living state of ______.
a. perdition
b. tact
c. composure
d. principle
e. veracity
150. The ______ yoga instructor waited patiently for her students to
find the proper pose, which she performed with ease.
a. unabashed
b. lissome
c. cosmopolitan
d. sneering
e. disparaging
Answers
126. a. Naïve (adj.) means lacking worldly experience; possessing a
childlike innocence or simplicity.
127. b. A faction (n.) is a group or clique within a larger group, usually a
minority, acting in unison in opposition to the larger group;
internal dissension, conflict within an organization, nation, or
other group.
128. c. Travail (n.) means hard or agonizing labor.
129. c. Virtuoso (n.) means a master in the technique of some particular
fine art.
130. a. Irrevocable (adj.) means irreversible; not able to be revoked or
recalled.
131. c. Macabre (adj.) means ghastly, horrible, or gruesome.
132. a. Modulation (n.) a regulation by or adjustment to a certain
measure, such as in music or radio waves.
133. b. To begrudge (v.) means to envy the possession or enjoyment of;
to give or allow with reluctance.
134. d. Officious (adj.) means marked by excessive eagerness in offering
unwanted services or advice to others; unofficial.
135. b. A fusillade (n.) is a barrage; a rapid discharge of firearms,
simultaneously or in rapid succession.
136. d. Malcontent (adj.) means dissatisfied, uneasy or discontent; a
rebel.
137. d. An unguent (n.) is any soothing or healing ointment or lubricant
for local application.
138. a. Pertinent (adj.) means applicable, related to the subject matter at
hand.
139. a. Vocative (adj.) means pertaining to the act of calling.
140. c. Incorrigible (adj.) means bad to the point of being beyond
correction; uncontrollable; impervious to change.
141. a. Malady (n.) is a disease or disorder.
142. b. A jaunt (n.) is usually a short journey taken for pleasure.
143. a. To beset (v.) means to surround on all sides; to annoy or harass
persistently; to decorate with jewels.
144. b. To raddle (v.) means to twist together, to intertwine.
145. b. To insinuate (v.) is to hint or suggest; to intimate.
146. b. To wane (v.) means to diminish in intensity or size.
147. b. Degenerate (adj.) means having declined in quality or value,
reduced from a former or original state, to degrade.
148. c. Unconscionable (adj.) means not restrained by conscience;
unscrupulous.
149. a. Perdition (n.) the most modern use of the word means eternal
damnation, or a hell.
150. b. Lissome (adj.) means lithe or lithesome, usually related to the
body; moving or bending easily or limber.
Sentence Completion Questions Chapter 7
126. People often referred to Noelle as ______ because she trusted
everyone and even slept with her doors unlocked.
a. naïve
b. elevated
c. boastful
d. panoramic
e. elated
127. Kinnel's re-election is being threatened by a growing ______ of
disgruntled union members.
a. rogue
b. faction
c. pariah
d. guise
e. anathema
128. The peasants passed their weary days in much ______ and little
comfort.
a. pertinence
b. renown
c. travail
d. exile
e. repose
129. Lyasia is a ______ of the clarinet; she has performed solos with
many orchestras and bands around the world.
a. neophyte
b. novice
c. virtuoso
d. termagant
e. plethora
130. The children knew that once their father made his decision, the
new rule would be ______ because he would never change his mind.
a. irrevocable
b. articulate
c. premeditated
d. serried
e. discourteous
131. The haunted house displayed ______ scenes in every room,
causing squeamish visitors to scream.
a. preparatory
b. archaic
c. macabre
d. precocious
e. impetuous
132. The concert audience was frustrated by the poor ______ of the
sounds coming from the speakers.
a. modulation
b. recrimination
c. terminus
d. dissidence
e. assertion
133. Please don't ______ me my success—I've worked hard to earn this
promotion!
a. renege
b. begrudge
c. excise
d. staunch
e. vaunt
134. 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
135. The candidate's inappropriately sexist remark was met with a
______ of denunciations from the angry crowd.
a. bastion
b. fusillade
c. mélange
d. dichotomy
e. solecism
136. The ______ employee decided to complain publicly about the
unacceptable working conditions.
a. discreet
b. prudent
c. precarious
d. malcontent
e. stupendous
137. The medicine man applied a sweet smelling ______ to the young
brave's wounds.
a. triad
b. corrosive
c. parcel
d. unguent
e. pungent
138. The judge dismissed the extraneous evidence because it was not
______ to the trial.
a. pertinent
b. pretentious
c. synonymous
d. abject
e. inalienable
139. The ______ nature of the song is supposed to be reminiscent of
shepherds calling to their flocks at night.
a. vocative
b. endemic
c. surreptitious
d. preternatural
e. inane
140. The ______ child caused great difficulties for her parents and
teachers because she refused to correct her bad behavior even in
the face of punishment.
a. adorable
b. sincere
c. incorrigible
d. lamentable
e. demure
141. The internist decided to treat the ______ with medication, but also
recommended rest and proper nutrition.
a. malady
b. nonentity
c. missive
d. repository
e. nonchalance
142. It was such a beautiful day that I decided to go for a ______ on my
bike down to the local park.
a. expedition
b. jaunt
c. pilgrimage
d. repast
e. intimation
143. The castaway's hut was ______ by the natives curious to see who
the intruder was upon their island.
a. beset
b. surmised
c. precluded
d. garnered
e. lauded
144. Sometimes my grandmother would ______ all different types of
thread so she could include more colors in the clothes she sewed.
a. daunt
b. raddle
c. scrabble
d. thrush
e. empower
145. The defense attorney's choice of words ______ that there were
other possible versions of the crime, but the jury was unconvinced.
a. pervaded
b. insinuated
c. discounted
d. imposed
e. ensconced
146. Ted's enthusiasm for becoming a professional drum player ______
when he realized he would have to practice several hours a day.
a. waxed
b. waned
c. deranged
d. flouted
e. preempted
147. Some would say Muzak is a(n) ______ form of music, a kind of
background noise designed to be heard but not listened to.
a. arable
b. degenerate
c. volatile
d. pivotal
e. exemplary
148. The teacher was dismissed for the ______ act of helping his
students cheat on the exam.
a. steadfast
b. meritorious
c. unconscionable
d. pristine
e. fortuitous
149. The reformed criminal could not forget his guilty past; he was in a
living state of ______.
a. perdition
b. tact
c. composure
d. principle
e. veracity
150. The ______ yoga instructor waited patiently for her students to
find the proper pose, which she performed with ease.
a. unabashed
b. lissome
c. cosmopolitan
d. sneering
e. disparaging
Answers
126. a. Naïve (adj.) means lacking worldly experience; possessing a
childlike innocence or simplicity.
127. b. A faction (n.) is a group or clique within a larger group, usually a
minority, acting in unison in opposition to the larger group;
internal dissension, conflict within an organization, nation, or
other group.
128. c. Travail (n.) means hard or agonizing labor.
129. c. Virtuoso (n.) means a master in the technique of some particular
fine art.
130. a. Irrevocable (adj.) means irreversible; not able to be revoked or
recalled.
131. c. Macabre (adj.) means ghastly, horrible, or gruesome.
132. a. Modulation (n.) a regulation by or adjustment to a certain
measure, such as in music or radio waves.
133. b. To begrudge (v.) means to envy the possession or enjoyment of;
to give or allow with reluctance.
134. d. Officious (adj.) means marked by excessive eagerness in offering
unwanted services or advice to others; unofficial.
135. b. A fusillade (n.) is a barrage; a rapid discharge of firearms,
simultaneously or in rapid succession.
136. d. Malcontent (adj.) means dissatisfied, uneasy or discontent; a
rebel.
137. d. An unguent (n.) is any soothing or healing ointment or lubricant
for local application.
138. a. Pertinent (adj.) means applicable, related to the subject matter at
hand.
139. a. Vocative (adj.) means pertaining to the act of calling.
140. c. Incorrigible (adj.) means bad to the point of being beyond
correction; uncontrollable; impervious to change.
141. a. Malady (n.) is a disease or disorder.
142. b. A jaunt (n.) is usually a short journey taken for pleasure.
143. a. To beset (v.) means to surround on all sides; to annoy or harass
persistently; to decorate with jewels.
144. b. To raddle (v.) means to twist together, to intertwine.
145. b. To insinuate (v.) is to hint or suggest; to intimate.
146. b. To wane (v.) means to diminish in intensity or size.
147. b. Degenerate (adj.) means having declined in quality or value,
reduced from a former or original state, to degrade.
148. c. Unconscionable (adj.) means not restrained by conscience;
unscrupulous.
149. a. Perdition (n.) the most modern use of the word means eternal
damnation, or a hell.
150. b. Lissome (adj.) means lithe or lithesome, usually related to the
body; moving or bending easily or limber.
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