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SAT Test Prep : Verbal Sentence Completion I


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1.

The cartoonist was a _______ who could sketch a comic strip with _______ ease and great thought.

  virtuoso..incredible

  zealot..whimsical

  connoisseur..incredulous

  gourmet..grandiose

  dilettante..unwarranted

 
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2.

A _______ message attempts to intentionally _______ something.

  furtive..elucidate

  abstruse..edify

  cryptic..conceal

  obscene..obliterate

  abstract..elicit

 
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3.

The twin sisters were very different by nature: one was _______, whereas the other was _______.

  garrulous..laconic

  verbose..wordy

  taciturn..tacit

  loquacious..talkative

  reticent..reserved

 
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4.

The publisher was out of stock within a fortnight after he received a _______ of orders for the new book.

  carnage

  conflagration

  cavalcade

  paucity

  plethora

 
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5.

According to the University statutes, disciplinary action can only be taken when a student is involved in an _______ act of using unfair means.

  erudite

  abstruse

  innate

  overt

  unprecedented

 
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6.

The school headmaster averred that he could _______ minor lies but could not pardon such _______ lie.

  confound..an insipid

  extricate..a spurious

  amend..an expedient

  emend..a dubious

  condone..an egregious

 
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7.

It is astonishing to see such extraordinary results from a mere _______.

  epicure

  glutton

  confidant

  connoisseur

  tyro

 
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