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Example Question #511 : Sentence Completion Questions
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
The righteous king __________ all forms of injustice.
absolved
acquiesced
acclaimed
abjured
abhorred
abhorred
The answer that makes the most sense is "abhorred," to detest or hate.
Example Question #511 : Sentence Completion Questions
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
It is illegal to __________ foods without informing the consumers of what has been added.
adapt
aggrandize
aggregate
adulterate
allocate
adulterate
The answer that makes the most sense is "adulterate," to make impure by adding inferior substances.
Example Question #381 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Jim was called upon to __________ the dispute between his coworkers.
appall
appraise
append
appease
arbitrate
arbitrate
The answer that makes the most sense is "arbitrate," to act as a judge.
Example Question #512 : Sentence Completion Questions
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
He brought in an expert in order to __________ the diamond he found.
atone
ascertain
array
ascribe
assay
assay
The answer that makes the most sense is "assay," to analyze or evaluate.
Example Question #512 : Sentence Completion Questions
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
He __________ his success in physics to the encouragement he received from his parents and teachers.
avows
attributes
augments
avers
authenticates
attributes
The answer that makes the most sense is "attributes," to ascribe or explain.
Example Question #381 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
If a few of the minor political parties __________, the result may be a formidable opponent.
coagulate
circumscribe
cleave
coalesce
chortle
coalesce
The answer that makes the most sense is "coalesce," to combine or fuse.
Example Question #391 : Parts Of Speech In One Blank Sentences
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Despite all the evidence against him, Mark refused to __________ that he was wrong.
comport
condole
confound
conjure
concede
concede
The answer that makes the most sense is "concede," to admit or yield.
Example Question #513 : Sentence Completion Questions
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
He was beaten so badly that he knew there was no way he could __________ the result of the race.
convoke
controvert
consort
convene
contest
contest
The answer that makes the most sense is "contest," to dispute.
Example Question #514 : Sentence Completion Questions
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Bob's mother furiously __________ him when she saw that he already torn holes in his new jeans.
excoriated
expedited
expatiated
exhorted
exonerated
excoriated
The answer that makes the most sense is "excoriate," to scold with biting harshness.
Example Question #521 : Sentence Completion Questions
Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Don't __________ yourself with understanding every detail; it is more important to see the big picture.
emulate
encumber
ensue
emend
enjoin
encumber
The answer that makes the most sense is "encumber," to burden.
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