Pg 10 " Sentence Completion 104" Flashcards
Are you calling me dumb? are you calling me\_\_\_\_? A. Indigent B. Obtuse C. Obstreperous D. Abstemious
A- Lacking money/ Poor
B- Stupid or unintelligent
C- Difficult to control and often noisy
D- not eating and drinking too much
Answer- B. Obtuse
There was a \_\_\_ odor in the building. I got out of there quick. A. Fetid B. Rotund C. Deadpan D. Bifurcate
A- Strong Unpleasant smell
B- Fat and round
C- Showing no feeling or no emotion
D- to divide into two parts
Answer- A. Fetid
You should have seen the \_\_\_ when the underdog won the game. A. Acumen B. Sagacity C. Hubbub D. Insolvency
A- the ability to think clearly and make good decisions
B- Syn: insight, perception, wisdom
C- a loud mixture of sound or voices
D- inability to pay debts
Answer- C. Hubbub
The sky is \_\_\_ with deep colors. A. Suffused B. Feign C. Volatile D. Abject
A- TO SPREAD OVER OR FULL
B- to pretend to feel or be affected by something
C- change in a very sudden or extreme way
D- extremely bad or severe
The fighting factions agreed to hold a \_\_\_ under a truce. A. Muzzle B. Rift C. Tryst D. Parley
A- know it :)
B- situation where peoples relationships end or are no longer friendly
C- a meeting usually by lovers in a secret place
D- TO TALK WITH AN ENEMY OR SOMEONE YOU DISAGREE WITH IN ORDER TO END THE CONFLICT
If he wasn't so \_\_\_ he might be able to actually make some friends. A. Munificent B. Solvent C. Contentious D. Consensual
A- Very generous
B- able to pay debts
C- LIKELY TO CAUSE PEOPLE TO DISAGREE OR ARGUE
The \_\_ band of Indians would plunder and pillage at will. A. Predatory B. Precipitous C. Nomadic D. Sporadic
A-PREDATOR
B- Very steep, happening in a very quick or sudden way
C- roaming around from place to place aimlessly
D- Happening often but not regularly.
The jury determined that there was not one \_\_ piece of evidence against him. A. Innuendo B. Snide C. Spinster D. Scintilla
A- already know :)
B- unkind or insulting in a indirect way
C- an unmarried who is past the usual age of marraige
D- A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF SOMETHING
This is ceremonial \_\_\_ where the soul is in theory cleansed. A. Umbrage B. Spurn C. Ablution D. Soliloquy
A- feeling of being offended by something someone has done or said.
B- to refuse to accept ( kinda like fighting over the bill at dinner)
C- THE ACT OF WASHING ONESELF
D- a long usually serious thought that a character in a play reveals through their thoughts.
The heavens are considered \_\_\_ bodies. A. Celestial B. Staid C. Tacit D. Restive
A. OF OR RELATING TO THE SKY OR HEAVEN
B- serious boring or old fashioned
C- implied, expressed or understood without being directly stated.
D- feeling bored or impatient while waiting for something to change
to graduate from college i need to write a \_\_ or i wont graduate. A. Desertion B. Dissertation C. Tome D. Moratorium
A- an act of deserting or abandoning especially without consent or legal justification of a person
B- A LONG PIECE OF WRITING THAT IS USUALLY DONE ON A SUBJECT TO EARN ENTRANCE OR A DEGREE
C- a very large thick book
D- a time when a particular activity is not allowed.
Because he was convicted of embezzlement, he was \_\_\_ of his authority. A. Besmirched B. Sullied C. Beset D. Divested
A- to cause harm or damage to or the reputation of someone or something
B- the ruin or damage of the good quality of something
C- to cause someone or something problems; to make difficult
D- FINANCE TO SELL (KINDA LIKE REFINANCING)
Because of the extremely hot weather and dry forests we have had several \_\_\_. A. Conflagrations B. Rifts C. Tyros D. Travails
A- A LARGE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
B- should already know… was in another answer :)
C- Beginner at something
D- difficult experiences or situations.
There is presently a \_\_\_ of interpreters. There are just not enough of us. A. Surfeit B. Dearth C. Fulsome D. Woe
A- too much or more then needed.
B- NOT ENOUGH (ANTONYM OF ABOVE)
C- emotionally expressing excitement such as praise or thanks.
D- used to express grief, regret or distress.
