Test 36
1. Badly shaken, he told us that he had seen a spectral phenomenon.
2. The hapless boy would accept any job offered to him.
3. The choleric child often got into fights with his schoolmates.
4. Shoveling deep snow is far too arduous a task for a man of his age.
5. His friends were all dogmatic political theoreticians.
6. The merchants agitated for a reduction in sales taxes.
7. Their grand schemes were nothing but a delusion.
8. The boss ignored the employee’s incessant complaints.
9. Sobriety is necessary when operating a motor vehicle.
10. With parasites in his stomach, the patient suffered from malnutrition.
11. Her eyes assumed a strange, weary, apathetic look.
Vocabulary:
Spectral/hapless/choleric/arduous/dogmatic/agitate/delusion/incessant/sobriety/ parasite/apathetic
Test 37
1. English literature is full of allusions to Latin and Greek authors.
2. Parodies are one of the most penetrating of criticisms.
3. She is well-known for her trilogy on blue-collar life.
4. Epigrams are often used in advertising.
5. An informer alleged that Thomas was a spy.
6. Everyone was baffled by the princess caprices.
7. “Haveth” is the archaic form of the verb “have”.
8. Clarke’s “2001” gives a fictitious account of life in the future.
9. A versatile athlete, she competed both in the long jump and one-hundred-meter dash.
10. Living in affluence from birth made him complacent.
11. General elections in the USA occur biennially.
12. She had much credulity about her in her youth.
Vocabulary:
Allusion/parody/trilogy/epigram/allege/caprice/archaic/fictitious/versatile/affluence/ biennially/credulity
Test 38
1. His treatise on economics won him a Nobel Prize.
2. Don’t profane the sanctity of the temple by wearing improper clothes.
3. Dartboards feature a number of concentric circles.
4. The newspaper reporter exposed the corrupt politicians’ sinister plot.
5. Many Chinese still venerate their ancestors.
6. After taking his temperature, the doctor knew the child’s illness was unfeigned.
7. Lack of vigilance was the reason for the theft.
8. All of the women on that volleyball team are amazons.
9. Many fantasy stories are allegories of modern society.
10. The chauvinist was shocked to see his national team eliminated in the preliminary round.
11. His partiality for women students resulted in his loss of tenure.
12. Time validated her innocence.
Vocabulary:
Treatise/profane/concentric/sinister/venerate/unfeigned/vigilance/amazon/allegory/ chauvinst/partiality/validate
Test 39
1. His teeth protrude like fangs.
2. They bought the villa at an opportune moment.
3. She had many fervent admires during her acting career.
4. She had an affinity for muscle-bound men.
5. The venerable warrior received many commendations for bravery in the battlefield.
6. He is famous for his extensive use of metaphors.
7. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her altruism.
8. The relevancy of Malthus’s writings has now been recognized.
9. If you don’t understand the denotation of a word, look it up in the dictionary.
10. Encyclopedias are compilations of all knowledge.
11. Most of the staff at the hotel are multilingual.
12. She made fun of him through burlesque.
Vocabulary:
Protrude/opportune/fervent/affinity/venerable/metaphor/altruism/relevancy/denotation/compilation/multilingual/burlesque
Test 40
1. The strong opposition of wealthy landowners stifled attempts at agrarian reform.
2. Military orders are usually explicit.
3. I wonder whose side he will be on as he is an opportunist.
4. Rwanda, an African country, is now in a state of ferment.
5. Governments sometimes offer incentives for foreign investment.
6. The masses are not in conformity with the new tax law.
7. She looked back on her youth with nostalgia.
8. Edgar Allan Poe had an imaginative aesthetic sense.
9. Water molecules are composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
10. There is a variety of temptations in a metropolis.
11. His fascination with the supernatural developed into obsession.
Vocabulary:
Agrarian/explicit/opportunist/ferment/incentive/conformity/nostalgia/aesthetic/ molecule/metropolis/obsession
Test 41
1. An arbiter was brought in to settle the dispute between the two parties.
2. The judge’s speech contained no political connotations.
3. As part of the divorce settlement, he had to pay alimony and child support.
4. It is hard to controvert modern scientific theories.
5. We went to see the multiform collection of gems at the museum.
6. The great majority of amphibians still mate in water.
7. The king sought to aggrandize his own power.
8. The plan called for the demolition of many old buildings.
9. The U. N. demanded an unequivocal end to racism in South Africa.
10. The government confiscated the property of the traitor.
11. All members of the cat family are carnivorous.
12. He is too nice a man to do anything as despicable as murder.
Vocabulary:
Arbiter/connotation/alimony/controvert/multiform/amphibian/aggrandize/demolition/ unequivocal/confiscate/carnivorous/despicable
Test 42
1. It’s still possible to see examples of baroque architecture in Macau.
2. Her vision and hearing are impaired by age.
3. She garnished her apartment with some knickknacks.
4. After marrying the rich woman, he became servile to her every whim.
5. At the pinnacle of his career, he abruptly decided to change jobs.
6. Alchemy was popular during the Middle Ages.
7. The tribe was known for their self-reliance and frugality.
8. Refusing to spy on his co-workers and neighbors, he was constantly harassed by the secret police.
9. His digressive way of talking annoyed the teacher.
10. He endured the crises with fortitude.
11. The government has implemented a plan to improve the traffic conditions.
12. The clever general thought up many stratagems to confound the enemy.
Vocabulary:
Baroque/impair/garnish/servile/pinnacle/alchemy/frugality/harass/digressive/fortitude/ implement/stratagem
Test 43
1. Her amiable disposition pleased all who were around her.
2. His gauche mannerisms won him few friends.
3. Heresy remains a serious crime in many Islamic countries.
4. Prior to traveling to Athens she bought a Greek lexicon.
5. The warm weather during the spring caused the plant to germinate.
6. Rattlesnakes can be a formidable threat.
7. Their relationship, on the whole, has been an amicable one.
8. All of the colors of the spectrum can be seen in a rainbow.
9. The bountiful harvest brought about a superfluity of grain that year.
10. The harsh winter caused a diminution in their provisions.
11. The renegades are still in hiding.
12. He was given his severance pay and dismissed.
Vocabulary:
Amiable/gauche/heresy/lexicon/germinate/formidable/amicable/spectrum/superfluity/ diminution/renegade/severance
Test 44
1. The stigma of adultery made him an outcast.
2. His attempt to disclaim involvement was met with skepticism.
3. The pious followers avoided the heretic.
4. He made an arbitrary decision, which we didn’t agree with.
5. Doing such a foolish thing could put your career in jeopardy.
6. They wandered through the labyrinths of the Old Town.
7. We have been accustomed to his eccentricities in dress.
8. In college, she went from one transient job to another.
9. Her unfaltering support was instrumental in his passing the Bar exam.
10. He was convinced an apparition of his dead father appeared before him last night.
11. The traumatic event made her temporarily insane.
12. The opulence of ancient Rome was proverbial.
Vocabulary:
Stigma/disclaim/heretic/arbitrary/jeopardy/labyrinth/eccentricity/transient/unfaltering/ apparition/traumatic/opulence
Test 45
1. Her sojourn abroad lasted for two years.
2. He was found guilty of being an accomplice in the crime.
3. The autocrat refused to allow criticism of his rule.
4. He was confused by the similitude of the two events.
5. The wily politician will often give an equivocal reply when asked a question.
6. The guests tried to ignore the loutish behavior of the gluttonous child.
7. They voted against the proposal with unanimity.
8. The boss was very solicitous for the welfare of his employees.
9. Christians believe that God is omnipotent.
10. They blamed the poor harvest on a malediction for past sins.
11. “Peter Piper picked…” is an example alliteration.
Vocabulary:
Sojourn/accomplice/autocrat/similitude/equivocal/gluttonous/unanimity/solicitous/ omnipotent/malediction/alliteration
Test 46
1. She was an austere religious woman of Spanish origins.
2. The status of the patriarch in family life isn’t the same as it was before.
3. The postal workers are trying to retrieve the lost letters.
4. The politician equivocated in order to obscure his intentions.
5. In a democracy, adult citizens are given franchise.
6. Her remarks usually deviated from the truth.
7. During his career as an officer, his behavior has been impeccable.
8. This organization is independent and autonomous.
9. The essay contained a lot of scientific terminology.
10. He gave a valedictory speech just before he retired.
11. The noted philanthropist had a new library built on campus.
12. Nobody gave heed to his clairvoyant warning.
Vocabulary:
Austere/patriarch/retrieve/equivocate/franchise/deviate/impeccable/autonomous/ terminology/valedictory/philanthropist/clairvoyance
Test 47
1. To which galaxy does our solar system belong?
2. The striking workers were given an ultimatum.
3. His job is to act as a liaison between the two disparate groups.
4. Without warning a projectile slammed into the hull of the ship.
5. His statement was based on empirical grounds.
6. The judge found the evidence had been fabricated and acquitted the defendant.
7. The travelers needed to replenish their supplies.
8. Refugees crossed the border to escape the carnage in their homeland.
9. It’s not difficult to find the metaphysical and religious ideas in his writings.
10. A splendid panorama can be seen from the top of this hill.
11. The musician’s studio had excellent acoustics.
12. The children were in awe of him, thinking he was omniscient.
Vocabulary:
Galaxy/ultimatum/liaison/projectile/empirical/fabricate/replenish/carnage/metaphysical/panorama/acoustics/omniscient
Test 48
1. The faithful placed a large rood on top of the hill.
2. He was pronounced a quack and forbidden from practicing medicine.
3. The old storyteller would often narrate sagas to the children at night.
4. The winning driver gulped down the champagne with gusto.
5. The physicist deserved all the honors bestowed upon him.
6. His parents forbid him to read erotic comic strips.
7. A wily smile was creeping around the corners of his mouth.
8. She likes to wear modish clothes, no matter how much they cost.
9. He seldom wavers in his credo.
10. The peasants had to donate tithes after harvest.
11. Try to grasp the purport of this article.
12. The captain was absolved from all blame and responsibility for the shipwreck.
Vocabulary:
Rood/quack/saga/gusto/bestow/erotic/wily/modish/credo/tithe/purport/absolve
Test 49
1. Astronomy was beyond his ken.
2. It was such a trite idea that we ignored it.
3. She knew that her efforts to feign cheerfulness weren’t convincing.
4. He made an effort to wade through the shoals.
5. The onions were pickled in a saline solution.
6. It weighs 530 carats and is the biggest cut diamond ever.
7. Every summer they went to Colorado to appreciate the showcapped mountains and azure sky.
8. Attempts to persuade him to give up were bootless.
9. The merchant was fined for overcharging the gullible house wife.
10. The lawyer badgered the witness out of his wits.
11. He has dawdled away the entire weekend.
Vocabulary:
Ken/trite/feign/shoal/saline/carat/azure/bootless/gullible/badger/dawdle
Test 50
1. The obese young man was found ineligible for military service.
2. Gold dust is heated until liquid and poured into a matrix to make gold bars.
3. They were in a dire situation after the mine closed.
4. His enemy tried to malign him by spreading false rumors.
5. A strong earthquake caused the crevice in this wall.
6. This error pervades all present-day systems.
7. He appends a brief note on this subject to his report.
8. Novice skiers should avoid the higher slopes of the mountain.
9. In matters of defense he was not a pacifist but an advocate of armed neutrality.
10. The fine building should be preserved for posterity.
11. She became languid from overwork.
12. The sailor used many nautical terms that we couldn’t understand.
Vocabulary:
Obese/matrix/dire/malign/crevice/pervade/append/novice/pacifist/posterity/languid/ nautical
Test 51
1. In the homestretch the jockey gave the horse a flick with his whip.
2. He reeked of garlic.
3. It was hazy when they set out on their hike.
4. The boss will become testy if you ask for a pay raise.
5. He was indicted for being drunk and disorderly.
6. Fortunately the doctor found that the tumor was benign.
7. Unable to attend the meeting, he had his proxy vote on the proposal.
8. We offer a rebate of five percent to those who buy the deluxe model.
9. After a long debate the statute was passed by the Parliament.
10. Thoroughbred horses can run very fast because of eugenic breeding.
11. He has the impassive face of a professional gamester.
12. The virtuoso made a living as a private tutor.
Vocabulary:
Flick/reek/hazy/testy/indict/benign/proxy/rebate/statute/eugenic/gamester/virtuoso
Test 52
1. Nobody could understand the eerie sounds coming form the haunted house.
2. His cheeks were ruddy and gleamed with sweat.
3. We could all recognize him by his hoary beard.
4. The acrid smell of burning leaves always reminds me of my childhood in Vermont.
5. It was musty inside the attic.
6. The children discovered the cache filled with canned food by accident.
7. The peasants decried the high taxes levied on them.
8. She apologized for her belated reply.
9. Unless you do something to irritate them, camels are usually quite docile.
10. She covered the boy’s eyes so he wouldn’t see the gruesome sight.
11. The colossal undertaking took many years to complete.
12. The archaeologists found a number of archaic stone artifacts.
Vocabulary:
Eerie/ruddy/hoary/acrid/musty/cache/decry/belated/docile/gruesome/colossal/artifact
Test 53
1. Every boy in town wanted to become acquainted with the comely lass.
2. Aluminum is a very supple metal.
3. The other guests didn’t appreciate his morbid sense of humor.
4. She found it difficult to try to grasp the meanings of his ornate poetry.
5. He is neither proud nor rueful about what happened.
6. That brutal man hurts animals from wanton cruelty.
7. The athletes were exhausted after the grueling race.
8. To her surprise, her niggardly uncle named her the main beneficiary of his will.
9. The plaintive mourners arrived to begin the funeral procession.
10. Philip was a man devoid of common sense.
11. Her perverse behavior is an embarrassment to everyone in the family.
12. The latest ordinance will come into effect on May 1st.
Vocabulary:
Comely/supple/morbid/ornate/rueful/wanton/grueling/niggardly/plaintive/devoid/ perverse/ordinance
Test 54
1. Do you know how to insert a nib in a pen?
2. She did not seem a whit concerned about the matter.
3. The detective was trying to piece together the sundry bits of clues.
4. He tried to ignore the gibes of the older schoolboys but in vain.
5. The members of parliament seldom voice their opinions in unison.
6. She was impressed by the medley of peoples at the international airport.
7. The loan shark was found guilty of usury and sentenced to five years in prison.
8. They surfeited themselves with bors d’oeuvres at the cocktail party.
9. He decided to rusticate in the suburbs after retirement.
10. Her voice went on, tremulous yet determined.
11. The laboratory gave off a pungent smell of chemicals.
12. Under the cover of nightfall the army began a quiet recession.
Vocabulary:
Nib/whit/sundry/gibe/unison/medley/usury/surfeit/rusticate/tremulous/pungent/ recession |