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SAT Sentence Completion Practice
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1
Corruption is ____ in our society; the integrity of even senior officials is ____
rife - suspect
growing - unquestioned
pervasive - intact
rare - corrupted
2
Although Ms. Harvey's disposition was generally --,she could become enraged when sufficiently--
vicious . . ignored
serene . . provoked
meek . . complimented
energetic . . disappointed
3
Horror movies have--effect,purging our fears of the unknown by giving them artistic expression.
a cathartic
an indiscernible
a malleable
a transient
4
Elinor ____ to counteract her negative feelings, but only succeeded in ____ them.
hesitated - deprecating
tried - allaying
hoped - mitigating
endeavoured - intensifying
5
Dr. Stuart needs to __ his argument with more experimental data; as it stands his thesis is __
buttress - inadequate
refine - satisfactor
support - profound
bolster - acceptable
6
His one vice was gluttony and so it is not surprising that as he aged he became increasingly _.
lithe
emaciated
corpulent
despondent
7
Some of the text's language is archaic & virtually indecipherable,most of it is surprisingly--
intelligible
convoluted
elevated
florid
8
The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it ____ on as fiercely as ever.
rages
trudges
meanders
gregarious
9
Their bantering talk seemed ____, but in fact it masked an underlying ____ .
friendly - geniality
jovial - assumptions
amicable - antagonism
hostile - antipathy
10
The child was stung by the adult's sharp reprimand; no one had ever --- her that way before.
galvanized
evaded
invoked
rebuked
11
The conclusion of his argument, while ____ , is far from ____ .
worthwhile - valueless
abstruse - incomprehensible
esoteric - obscure
stimulating - interesting
12
After centuries of obscurity, this philosopher's thesis is enjoying a surprising ____
remission
longevity
renaissance
decimation
13
Despite his ------- desire to show off, he remained at heart a very ------- person.
occasional . . reticent
uncharacteristic . . demonstrative
continual . . transparent
blatant . . exhibitionistic
14
The candidate __when asked why he had left his last job; he did not want to admit he had been_.
confided-banned
dissembled - dismissed
rejoiced - wrong
hesitated - lauded
15
Despite their attempts at ---, the ---- between Peter and Fred was barely suppressed.
reconciliation..forgiveness
camaraderie...admiration
estrangement..hostility
geniality..antipathy
16
In a society that abhors -------, the nonconformist is persistently -------
nsurgency . . heeded
rebelliousness . . suppressed
smugness . . persecuted
stagnation . . denigrated
17
A _child,she was soon bored in class; already she knew more mathematics than her teacher.
contemporary
obdurate
querulous
precocious
18
The intern was almost too ------; he felt the suffering of his patients as if it were his own
insightful
candid
disarming
empathetic
19
Some critics maintain that Tennyson's poetry is uneven, ranging from the ____ to the ____
trite - inspired
succinct - laconic
sublime - elevated
sonorous - voluble
20
____ by nature, Jones spoke very little even to his own family members.
garrulous
taciturn
arrogant
gregarious