SAT Practice English

Because King Philip's desire ran counter to Queen Elizabeth's  ------- was -------.

The addition of descriptive details serves to ------- the book by producing a fuller account.

ARDUOUS most nearly means

 Larry is a genuine ------- : he excels at telling stories that fascinate his listeners.

DUBIOUS means

METICULOUS most nearly means

Discerning agents can ------- promising material, separating the good from the bad.

BRAGGART most nearly means 

The protagonist naïvely expects buyers to pay him, but instead they ------- to ------- him.

DEFT means

CURTAIL most nearly means

To ABATE means to

A CONJECTURE is

The team was so adversarial that ------- seemed impossible; its final success was  ------- .

Ramona never visited Paris, but she appreciated it ------- through the descriptions of others.