General Practice Problems Incorrect Flashcards
Popular history attributes the globe model of the Earth to discoveries made on Christopher Columbus’ first transatlantic voyage, but this account is (i) ______________, inaccurately characterizing the impact this voyage had. In fact, astronomical texts from the period show that the globe model was already widely (ii) ______________, including by Columbus’ crew themselves.
Input 1: apocryphal, incomplete, unassailable
Input 2: debunked, criticized, apprehended
Input 1: apocryphal
Input 2: apprehended
The judge’s closing remarks were nothing if not _____ ; not only did he belabor his every point, but he underscored each utterance with the pounding of the gavel.
Choose 2: brash forthright thorough candid audacious exhaustive
thorough, exhaustive
Lauded for her (i) ______________ writing, Renvoir remarked that her admirers would likely reverse their opinions were they to witness only the early drafts of her manuscripts, which consisted of a slew of (ii) ______________ sentences struggling to present a truly coherent point.
Input 1: expressive, pithy, imaginative
Input 2: meandering, pedantic, succinct
Input 1: pithy
Input 2: meandering
Unlike many poets, who are inspired by ____ settings, Harrison relied on urban backdrops to summon his muse.
Choose 2: unpopulated pastoral typical unknown rustic sentimental
Answer: pastoral, rustic
“Clausewitz’s Fog” refers to the disorientation soldiers feel regarding the ______________ of their situation: the volatility and unpredictability inherent to risking one’s life in combat.
Choose 2: precariousness mortality uncertainty morbidity contentiousness tragedy
uncertainty, precariousness
To the ______________, the music of Bach, at once intensely personal because of the simplicity of its melodies and inaccessible because of contrapuntal complexity, can seem the product of two distinct composers.
Choose 2: inspired narrow-minded uninitiated unschooled enlightened precipitate
uninitiated, unschooled
Sprawling and unfocused, the novel unwittingly ends up ________ the life of its chief protagonist, who was equal measures capricious and insatiable.
Choose: capturing diminishing mirroring celebrating tarnishing
mirroring
The skirmish between the two beleaguered armies occurred _______ with each side taking much needed rest during the respites.
Choose 2: retroactively spasmodically invasively incessantly spuriously irregularly
spasmodically, irregularly
Despite protestations to the contrary, Peyermessen had clearly ____________ complete sections of text from works that, while ____________, were not unknown to specialists in the field, who accused him of plagiarism.
Fill in answer
With numerous exciting public works projects in the offing, residents are understandably (i) ____________ ; yet because such prodigious undertakings are inevitably plagued with numerous setbacks, much of the fervor is likely to be (ii) ____________ a heavy dose of reality
Input 1: vexed, concerned, agog
Input 2: tempered with, intensified by, precluded by
Input 1: agog
Input 2: tempered with
vexed
Annoyed; harassed; troubled.
agog
In a state of eager desire; highly excited by eagerness or curiosity; astir.
Recent meteorological conditions in areas of the northeastern part of the country have been so ____________ as to leave scientists ____________. Even those models scientists developed to ____________ these extreme outliers have been found wanting.
Input 1: predictable, aberrant, taxing
Input 2: indifferent, dumbfounded, crestfallen
Input 3: accommodate, circumscribe, discount
Input 1: aberrant
Input 2: dumbfounded
Input 3: accommodate
unbidden
Not bidden; not commanded; hence, spontaneous.
Uninvited; not requested to attend.
adjective – not invited, requested or asked for
Aghast
Struck with amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror. See agast, v. t.
Synonyms Horrified, dismayed, confounded, astounded, dumfounded, thunderstruck.
adjective – Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
transitive verb – See agast, v. t.
adjective – Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
adjective – struck with fear, dread, or consternation
sullen
adjective: showing a brooding ill humor
Herbert took board games too seriously, often appearing sullen after losing.
rococo
the rococo style of art, decoration, or architecture.
positively muted
adjective: softened, subdued
Helen preferred muted earth colors, such as green and brown, to the bright pinks and red her sister liked
convivial
adjective: describing a lively atmosphere
The wedding reception was convivial; friends who hadn’t seen each other for ages drank and ate together before heading to the dance floor.
slightly undiplomatic
adjective – not diplomatic or tactful
adjective – lacking sensitivity or the skill of dealing with others
adjective – not skilled in dealing with other
hodgepodge
noun: a confusing mixture or jumble
Those in attendance represented a hodgepodge of the city’s denizens: chimney sweepers could be seen sitting elbow to elbow with stockbrokers.
inimical
adjective: hostile (usually describes conditions or environments)
Venus, with a surface temperature that would turn rubber to liquid, is inimical to any form of life.
bastardization
noun: an act that debases or corrupts
The movie World War Z is a complete bastardization of the book with little more in common than zombies and a title.
censorship
noun – The office or dignity of a censor; the time during which a censor holds his office.
noun – The office or power of a censor.
noun – The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
noun – deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
noun – counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
artifice
noun: cunning tricks used to deceive others
The mayoral candidates both spent much of the campaign accusing each other of artifices designed to mislead the voting public
bellicose
adjective: warlike; inclined to quarrel
Known for their bellicose ways, the Spartans were once the most feared people from Peloponnesus to Persia.
fulsome
Full; full and plump; fat.
Causing surfeit; cloying.
Offensive from excess, as of praise or demonstrative affection; gross.
Nauseous; offensive; disgusting.
Lustful; wanton.
Tending to obscenity; coarse: as, a fulsome epigram.
adjective – Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled.
clemency
noun: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
partiality
noun – The state or character of being partial.
noun – A special fondness; a stronger inclination to one person or thing than to others: with to or for: as, a partiality for poetry or painting.
noun – A party; faction.
noun – Synonyms Favoritism, unfairness
noun – Liking, predilection, leaning, fancy.
noun – The quality or state of being partial; inclination to favor one party, or one side of a question, more than the other; undue bias of mind.
noun – A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to others; special taste or liking.
