ent:Question 1 Thanks to the ________ we were able to quickly sail from one island to the other.
tidings
flotilla
visages
zephyrs
echelons
flotilla
visages
zephyrs
echelons
Question 2 Sam’s________was in clear contrast to his wife’s_______.
scurrilousness. . . shabbiness
sensitivity . . . omniscience
ruthlessness . . . scintillation
zeal . . . quintessence
garrulity . . . serenity
sensitivity . . . omniscience
ruthlessness . . . scintillation
zeal . . . quintessence
garrulity . . . serenity
Question 3 The play’s mixed reviews were due largely to the ________ nature of the script.
laudatory
mediocre
execrable
incorruptible
pertinent
mediocre
execrable
incorruptible
pertinent
Question 4 Emily was certain that she would be able to________ all ________ in her path to the presidency.
transcend . . . obstacles
temporize . . . terrestrials
neutralize . . . surfeits
utilize . . . sycophancy
abstract . . . urbanity
temporize . . . terrestrials
neutralize . . . surfeits
utilize . . . sycophancy
abstract . . . urbanity
Question 5 While the doctor’s ________ efforts could not cure Gary’s cold, they did help reduce the ________ of his symptoms.
reprisal . . . significance
liaison . . . levity
malignant . . . callowness
eligibility . . . spasmodic
remedial . . . severity
liaison . . . levity
malignant . . . callowness
eligibility . . . spasmodic
remedial . . . severity
Question 6 German operas are unusual since they are written in a language not commonly thought of as ________.
stirring
euphonious
metallic
exasperating
spurious
euphonious
metallic
exasperating
spurious
Question 7 A successful sales person is usually one who has a great deal of ________.
tenure
temerity
indifference
reserve
fascination
temerity
indifference
reserve
fascination
Question 8 The song’s ________ ________ were inappropriate on such a solemn occasion.
vulgar . . . retinues
unattractive . . . inferences
ribald . . . lyrics
audible . . . harmonies
annoying . . . versus
unattractive . . . inferences
ribald . . . lyrics
audible . . . harmonies
annoying . . . versus
Question 9 He felt that a ________of the offensive newspaper story was needed in order to ________ his reputation.
deviation . . . vouchsafe
vacillation . . . restore
invocation . . . wont
retraction . . . vindicate
convolution . . . vacate
vacillation . . . restore
invocation . . . wont
retraction . . . vindicate
convolution . . . vacate
Question 10 The measure of an individual depends upon how well he or she deals with ________.
acclivity
mutiny
adversity
equestrienne
compromise
mutiny
adversity
equestrienne
compromise
Question 11 ________ by her charms, he refused to listen to the comments of others.
Abbreviated
Magnified
Exuded
Beguiled
Feigned
Magnified
Exuded
Beguiled
Feigned
Question 12 Far from being a _______, he was able to inspire his students and cause their ideas to ________.
pedagogue . . . burgeon
pariah . . . quicken
innuendo . . . magnify
boor . . . replicate
buttress . . .prevail
pariah . . . quicken
innuendo . . . magnify
boor . . . replicate
buttress . . .prevail
Question 13 Judy ________ the new student by repeatedly teasing him about his height.
perturbed
animated
investigated
manifested
emancipated
animated
investigated
manifested
emancipated
Question 14 The ________ in the test scores caused Susan to ________ when talking to David.
paradox . . . oscillate
distress . . . shimmer
facade . . . pander
disparity . . . gloat
reticence . . . protest
distress . . . shimmer
facade . . . pander
disparity . . . gloat
reticence . . . protest
Question 15 The scientist’s ________ attention to details is certain to ________ reliable results in his experiment.
translucent . . . manifest
penchant . . . extrapolate
meticulous . . . precipitate
retentive . . . interrogate
variegated . . . feign
penchant . . . extrapolate
meticulous . . . precipitate
retentive . . . interrogate
variegated . . . feign
Question 16 The poor condition of his clothes was one sign of his ________.
insolence
affection
paraphernalia
indigence
obsequious
affection
paraphernalia
indigence
obsequious
Question 17 The killer tried to use _________ in order to avoid being identified as the person who had committed the ________ acts.
hauteur . . . obtrusive
naivete . . . morbid
clairvoyance . . . munificent
reputation . . . nocuous
chicanery . . . heinous
naivete . . . morbid
clairvoyance . . . munificent
reputation . . . nocuous
chicanery . . . heinous
Question 18 Having solved the _______ message, the archaeologist could now propose a ________ solution to the age old question.
cryptic . . . potential
punctilious . . . persiflage
incipient . . . vernacular
ambulatory . . . recalcitrant
pedantic . . . corpulent
punctilious . . . persiflage
incipient . . . vernacular
ambulatory . . . recalcitrant
pedantic . . . corpulent
Question 19 His music was known for his strength as well as its ________.
ignominy
effrontery
ethnology
impunity
subtlety
effrontery
ethnology
impunity
subtlety
Question 20 It was only because of the general’s ________ strategy that he and his army were able to escape the enemy.
enigmatic
proprietary
banal
wily
omniscient
proprietary
banal
wily
omniscient
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