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SENTENCE COMPLETION

Sentence Completion
In these exercises, students must choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Some
sentences contain a single blank, while others may contain two and you have to find the best
answer choice to make the sentence make complete sense. Be sure to study the sentence
carefully so that you notice all the clues built into the sentence.
1. Crestfallen by having done poorly on the GRE, Susan began to question her abilities. Her
self-confidence was ..........
A. appeased
B. destroyed

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C. placated
D. elevated

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E. sustained

A. rash
B. ambivalent
C. scornful
D. overjoyed
E. reticent

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2. Although the warring parties had settled a number of disputes, past experience made
them .......... to express optimism that the talks would be a success.

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A

A. lofty
B. vituperative
C. unstinting
D. retiring
E. laudatory

3. Davis is an opprobrious and .......... speaker, equally caustic toward friend or foe--a true
curmudgeon.

4. Because the House has the votes to override a presidential veto, the President has no
choice but to ..........
A. object
B. abdicate
C. abstain
D. capitulate
E. compromise

5. The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it ____ on as fiercely as ever.
A. Trudges
B. Meanders

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C. Edges
D. Ambles
E. rages
6. ____ by nature, Jones spoke very little even to his own family members.

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A. garrulous
B. equivocal
C. taciturn
D. arrogant
E. gregarious
7. Many people at that time believed that spices help preserve food; however, Hall found
that many marketed spices were ____ bacteria, moulds and yeasts.

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A. devoid of
B. teeming with
C. improved by
D. destroyed by
E. active against

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A

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8. After a brief and violent ______ that ousted the president, General Monsanto declared
himself the dictator of the country.
A. nuance
B. coup
C. solicitation
D. upbraiding
E. lament
9. The city council formed a committee to simplify several dozen ______ city ordinances
that were unnecessarily complicated and out-of-date.
A. Feckless
B. Empirical
C. Byzantine
D. Slovenly
E. Pedantic
10. His neighbors found his ______ manner bossy and irritating, and they stopped inviting
him to backyard barbeques.
A. Insentient
B. Magisterial
C. Reparatory
D. Restorative
E. modest

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11. Steven is always ______ about showing up for work because he feels that tardiness is a
sign of irresponsibility.
A. legible
B. tolerable
C. punctual
D. literal
E. belligerent

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12. Wedding ceremonies often include the exchange of ______ rings to symbolize the
couples promises to each other.
A. hirsute
B. acrimonious
C. plaintive
D. deciduous
E. votive

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13. Kym was ______ in choosing her friends, so her parties were attended by vastly different
and sometimes bizarre personalities
A. Indispensable
B. Indiscriminate
C. Commensurate
D. Propulsive
E. Indisputable

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A

14. The authorities, fearing a ______ of their power, called for a military state in the hopes of
restoring order.
A. subversion
B. premonition
C. predilection
D. infusion
E. inversion
15. The storys bitter antagonist felt such great ______ for all of the other characters that as a
result, his life was very lonely and he died alone.
A. insurgence
B. malevolence
C. reciprocation
D. declamation
E. preference
16. His novels are .......... ; he uses a long circumlocution when a direct coupling of a simple
subject and verb would be best.
A. prolix
B. pedestrian
C. succinct

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D. vapid
E. risque
17. Because he did not want to appear_______, the junior executive refused to dispute the
board's decision, in spite of his belief that the decision would impair employee morale.
A. contentious
B. indecisive
C. solicitous
D. overzealous
E. steadfast

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18. After sitting in the sink for several days, the dirty, food-encrusted dishes became ______.
A. malodorous
B. prevalent
C. imposing
D. perforated
E. emphatic

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19. Prince Phillip had to choose: marry the woman he loved and ______ his right to the
throne, or marry Lady Fiona and inherit the crown.
A. Reprimand
B. Upbraid
C. Abdicate
D. winnow
E. extol

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A

20. The old woman sitting in front of me asked me ----.

A. if I can open the window
B. that I looked like her grand daughter
C. what was my name
D. to read the address in the paper as she couldnt see the letters clearly
E. if I recognized him or not

Answers

1) B
2) E
3) E
4) C
5) E
6) B
7) B
8) B
9) C
10) B
11) C
12) E

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A

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13) B
14) A
15) B
16) A
17) A
18) A
19) C
20) D

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