Sentence Completion

1. She hadnt eaten all day, and by the time she got home she was
______.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

blighted
confutative
ravenous - extremely hungry.
ostentatious
blissful

2. The movie offended many of the parents of its younger viewers by

including unnecessary ______ in the dialogue.
a. vulgarity
b. verbosity
c. vocalizations
d. garishness
e. tonality
3. His neighbors found his ______ manner bossy and irritating, and they
stopped inviting him to backyard barbeques.
a. insentient
b. magisterial - overbearing or offensively self-assured.
c. reparatory
d. restorative
e. modest
4. 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

5. Candice would ______ her little sister into an argument by teasing

her and calling her names.
a. advocate
b. provoke
c. perforate
d. lament
e. expunge
6. The dress Ariel wore ______ with small, glassy beads, creating a
shimmering effect.
a. titillated
b. reiterated
c. scintillated
d. enthralled
e. striated
7. Being able to afford this luxury car will ______ getting a better paying
job.
a. maximize
b. recombinant
c. reiterate
d. necessitate
e. reciprocate
8. Levina unknowingly ______ the thief by holding open the elevator

doors and ensuring his escape.

a. coerced
b. proclaimed
c. abetted - assisted
d. sanctioned
e. solicited

9. Shakespeare, a(n) ______ writer, entertained audiences by writing

many tragic and comic plays.
a. numeric
b. obstinate
c. dutiful
d. prolific
e. generic
10. I had the ______ experience of sitting next to an over-talkative
passenger on my flight home from Brussels.
a. satisfactory
b. commendable
c. galling - irritating, annoying, or exasperating.
d. acceptable
e. acute
11. 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
12. If you will not do your work of your own ______, I have no choice
but to penalize you if it is not done on time.
a. predilection
b. coercion
c. excursion
d. volition - accord; an act or exercise of will.
e. infusion

13. After sitting in the sink for several days, the dirty, food-encrusted
dishes became ______.
a. malodorous - having a foul-smelling odor.
b. prevalent
c. imposing
d. perforated
e. emphatic
14. Giulia soon discovered the source of the ______ smell in the room: a
week-old tuna sandwich that one of the children had hidden in the
closet.
a. quaint
b. fastidious
c. clandestine
d. laconic
e. fetid - having a foul or offensive odor, putrid.

15. After making ______ remarks to the President, the reporter was not
invited to return to the White House pressroom.
a. hospitable
b. itinerant
c. enterprising
d. chivalrous
e. irreverent
16. With her ______ eyesight, Krystyna spotted a trio of deer on the
hillside and she reduced the speed of her car.
a. inferior
b. keen
c. impressionable
d. ductile
e. conspiratorial

17. With a(n) ______ grin, the boy quickly slipped the candy into his
pocket without his mothers knowledge.
a. jaundiced
b. nefarious - wicked, vicious, or evil.
c. stereotypical
d. sentimental
e. impartial
18. Her ______ display of tears at work did not impress her new boss,
who felt she should try to control her emotions.
a. maudlin - excessively and weakly sentimental
b. meritorious
c. precarious

d. plausible
e. schematic
19. Johan argued, If you know about a crime but dont report it, you are
______ in that crime because you allowed it to happen.
a. acquitted
b. steadfast
c. tenuous
d. complicit - participating in or associated with a questionable act or a
crime.
e. nullified
20. The authorities, fearing a ______ of their power, called for a military
state in the hopes of restoring order.
a. subversion - an overthrow, as from the foundation.
b. premonition
c. predilection
d. infusion
e. inversion

21. 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

22. It is difficult to believe that charging 20% on an outstanding credit

card balance isnt ______!
a. bankruptcy
b. usury - the lending of money at exorbitant interest rates.
c. novice
d. kleptomania
e. flagrancy
23. The ______ weather patterns of the tropical island meant tourists
had to carry both umbrellas and sunglasses.
a. impertinent
b. supplicant
c. preeminent
d. illustrative
e. kaleidoscopic - continually changing or quickly shifting.
24. 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 - dedicated by a vow.

25. 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
26. Phillips ______ tone endeared him to his comical friends, but
irritated his serious father.
a. aloof
b. jesting - characterized by making jests; joking; playful.
c. grave
d. earnest
e. conservative
27. Brians pale Irish skin was ______ to burn if he spent too much time
in the sun.
a. prone Tendency or inclination to something
b. urbane
c. eminent
d. erect
e. daunted
28. A fan of historical fiction, Jolie is now reading a novel about slavery
in the ______ South.
a. decorous
b. rogue
c. droll
d. antebellum - belonging to the period before a war
e. onerous

29. Over the years the Wilsons slowly ______ upon the Jacksons
property, moving the stone markers that divided their lots farther and
farther onto the Jacksons land.
a. encroached - to gradually or stealthily take the rights or possessions
of another, trespass
b. jettisoned
c. conjoined
d. repudiated
e. teemed
30. Mary became ______ at typing because she practiced every day for
six months.
a. proficient
b. reflective
c. dormant
d. redundant
e. valiant
31. To find out what her husband bought for her birthday, Susan
attempted to ______ his family members about his recent shopping
excursions.
a. prescribe
b. probe examine thoroughly
c. alienate
d. converge
e. revere
32. Juans friends found him in a ______ mood after he learned he would
be homecoming king.
a. jovial

b. stealthy
c. paltry
d. gullible
e. depleted
33. His suit of armor made the knight ______ to his enemys attack, and
he was able to escape safely to his castle.
a. vulnerable
b. churlish
c. invulnerable
d. static
e. imprudent
34. Choosing a small, fuel-efficient car is a ______ purchase for a recent
college graduate.
a. corrupt
b. tedious
c. unhallowed
d. sardonic
e. judicious
35. Such a ______ violation of school policy should be punished by
nothing less than expulsion.
a. copious
b. flagrant - conspicuously and outrageously bad, offensive, or
reprehensible.
c. raucous
d. nominal
e. morose

36. With all of the recent negative events in her life, she felt ______
forces must be at work.
a. resurgent
b. premature
c. malignant
d. punctilious
e. antecedent

37. The ______ rumors did a great deal of damage even though they
turned out to be false.
a. bemused
b. prosaic
c. apocryphal
d. ebullient
e. tantamount
38. When her schoolwork got to be too much, Pam had a tendency to
______, which always put her further behind.
a. dedicate
b. rejuvenate
c. ponder
d. excel
e. procrastinate - to put off from day to day.
39. Rochas glance was a ______ invitation to speak later in private
about events of the meeting.
a. treacherous
b. scintillating
c. tactful

d. tacit
e. taboo
40. She reached the ______ of her career with her fourth novel, which
won the Pulitzer Prize.
a. harbinger
b. apogee - the highest or farthest point, culmination
c. metamorphosis
d. dictum
e. synthesis

41. The ______ townspeople celebrated the soldiers return to his home
by adorning trees with yellow ribbons and balloons.
a. somber
b. jubilant
c. pitiless
d. cunning
e. unsullied
42. The governor-elect was hounded by a group of ______ lobbyists and
others hoping to gain favor with her administration.
a. facetious
b. abstruse
c. magnanimous
d. fawning
e. saccharine

43. The mock graduation ceremony - with a trained skunk posing as the
college president - was a complete ______ that offended many college
officials.
a. tempest
b. epitome
c. quintessence
d. travesty - a parody
e. recitative
44. The busy, ______ fabric of the clowns tie matched his oversized
jacket, which was equally atrocious.
a. mottled - blotched or spotted with different colors or shades.
b. bleak
c. credible
d. malleable
e. communicable

45. Kendricks talent ______ under the tutelage of Anya Kalon, who as a
young woman had been the most accomplished pianist in her native
Lithuania.
a. bantered
b. touted
c. flourished
d. embellished
e. colluded
46. The children were ______ by the seemingly nonsensical clues until
Kian pointed out that the messages were in code.
a. censured

b. striated
c. feigned
d. prevaricated
e. flummoxed - to confuse, perplex, bewilder
47. As the ______ in Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is a hero able to capture
the audiences sympathy by continually professing his love for Juliet.
a. protagonist - the main character in a drama.
b. enigma
c. facade
d. activist
e. catechist
48. The chess master promised to ______ havoc upon his opponents
pawns for taking his bishop.
a. wreak - to inflict, as a revenge or punishment
b. warrant
c. ensue
d. placate
e. endow

49. I have always admired Seymours ______; Ive never seen him rattled
by anything.
a. aplomb - self-assurance, composure, poise, especially under strain.
b. confluence
c. propriety
d. compunction
e. nostalgia

50. The soldiers received a military ______ to inspect all their vehicles
before traveling.
a. allotment
b. dominion
c. affectation
d. calculation
e. mandate - a command or authoritative instruction.
51. As ______ beings we live each day conscious of our shortcomings and
victories.
a. sensational
b. sentient - conscious
c. sentimental
d. static
e. senile
52. The curious crowd gathered to watch the irate customer ______
about the poor service he received in the restaurant.
a. antiquate
b. trivialize
c. rant - to speak loudly or violently.
d. placate
e. fetter

53. The mans ______ driving resulted in a four-car pile-up on the

freeway.
a. burdensome
b. charismatic

c. exceptional
d. boastful
e. negligent
54. Ron didnt know the rules of rugby, but he could tell by the crowds
reaction that it was a critical ______ in the game.
a. acclamation
b. conviction
c. juncture point of time
d. enigma
e. revelation
55. My ancestor who lost his life in the Revolutionary War was a ______
for American independence.
a. knave
b. reactionary
c. compatriot
d. nonconformist
e. martyr
56. The ______ sound of the radiator as it released steam became an
increasingly annoying distraction.
a. sibilant - characterized by a hissing sound.
b. scintillating
c. diverting
d. sinuous
e. scurrilous

57. It is helpful for salesmen to develop a good ______ with their

customers in order to gain their trust.
a. platitude
b. rapport - a relationship that is useful and harmonious
c. ire
d. tribute
e. disinclination
58. In such a small office setting, the office manager found he had ______
responsibilities that required knowledge in a variety of different topics.
a. heedless
b. complementary
c. mutual
d. manifold
e. correlative
59. Davids ______ entrance on stage disrupted the scene and caused the
actors to flub their lines.
a. untimely
b. precise
c. lithe
d. fortuitous
e. tensile
60. The settlers found an ideal location with plenty of ______ land for
farming and a mountain stream for fresh water and irrigation.
a. candid
b. provincial
c. arable - suitable for cultivation
d. timid

e. quaint

61. The ______ seventh-grader towered over the other players on his
basketball team.
a. gangling - awkward, lanky, or unusually tall and thin.
b. studious
c. mimetic
d. abject
e. reserved
62. Carson was at first flattered by the ______ of his new colleagues, but
he soon realized that their admiration rested chiefly on his connections,
not his accomplishments.
a. reprisal
b. adulation
c. bulwark
d. rapport
e. retinue
63. For a(n) ______ fee, it is possible to upgrade from regular gasoline to
premium.
a. nominal
b. judgmental
c. existential
d. bountiful
e. jovial

64. Searching frantically to find the hidden jewels, the thieves proceeded
to ______ the entire house.
a. justify
b. darken
c. amplify
d. ransack - to thoroughly search, to plunder, pillage.
e. glorify

65. The ______ deer stuck close to its mother when venturing out into
the open field.
a. starling
b. foundling
c. yearling - a young animal past its first year but not yet two years old.
d. begrudging
e. hatchling
66. The police officer ______ the crowd to step back from the fire so that
no one would get hurt.
a. undulated
b. enjoined - to issue an order or command
c. stagnated
d. permeated
e. delineated
67. Jacksons poor typing skills were a ______ to finding employment at
the nearby office complex.
a. benefit
b. hindrance
c. partiality

d. temptation
e. canon
68. Through ______, the chef created a creamy sauce by combining
brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon in a pan and cooking them over
medium-high heat.
a. impasse
b. obscurity
c. decadence
d. diversion
e. liquefaction

69. The defendant claimed that he was innocent and that his confession
was ______.
a. coerced
b. flagrant
c. terse
d. benign
e. futile
70. Harvey was discouraged that his visa application was ______ due to
his six convictions.
a. lethargic
b. immeasurable
c. nullified - to make invalid or nonexistent
d. segregated
e. aggravated
71. The rebel spies were charged with ______ and put on trial.

a. sedition
b. attrition
c. interaction
d. reiteration
e. perdition
72. Keith was ______ in his giving to friends and charities throughout
the year, not just during the holidays.
a. munificent
b. portly
c. amphibious
d. guileful
e. forensic

73. Calvin reached the ______ of his career in his early thirties when he
became president and CEO of a software company.
a. zephyr
b. plethora
c. vale
d. nocturne
e. zenith
74. Although Id asked a simple yes or no question, Irfans reply was
______, and I didnt know how to interpret it.
a. prodigal
b. irate
c. equivocal

d. voracious
e. harrowing
75. The high-profile company CEO was given an ______ for speaking at
the monthly meeting of the area business leaders society.
a. expiation
b. honorarium
c. inoculation
d. interpretation
e. inquisition