Sentence Completion Test 1 English Subject

Sentence Completion Test 1 English Subject
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Question 1

The _____ weather forced us to stay indoors.
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'Inclement' describes harsh, unpleasant weather that could force people to stay indoors.
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Question 2

It will be hard to _____ Leonid now that you have so _____ him.
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'Mollify' means to calm someone, and 'incensed' indicates they are very angry, making it hard to calm them.
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Question 3

In a fit of _____ she threw out the valuable statue simply because it had belonged to her ex-husband.
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'Pique' refers to irritation or resentment, explaining why she acted impulsively.
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Question 4

Harding was unable to _____ the results of the survey, although entirely unexpected, the figures were obtained by a market research firm with an _____ reputation.
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'Discount' here means to dismiss the results, and 'impeccable' indicates the firm had a flawless reputation.
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Question 5

The success of the business venture _____ his expectations, he never thought that the firm would prosper.
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'Belied' means contradicted; the firm's success went against his low expectations.
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Question 6

For centuries there was no _____ between their descendants, in fact _____ strife continued until modern times.
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'Peace' refers to absence of conflict, and 'internecine' describes internal, destructive strife.
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Question 7

The journalist _____ the efforts of the drug squad to control drug peddling, claiming that they had actually _____ the problem.
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'Deprecated' means criticized, and 'exacerbated' means made worse, showing a negative evaluation.
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Question 8

Their bantering talk seemed _____ , but in fact it masked an underlying _____.
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'Amicable' describes friendly talk, while 'antagonism' indicates hidden hostility.
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Question 9

Many so-called social playwrights are distinctly ______, rather than allowing the members of the audience to form their own opinions, these writers force a viewpoint on the viewer.
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'Didactic' means intended to teach or instruct, often in a way that forces a lesson on the audience.
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Question 10

His one vice was gluttony and so it is not surprising that as he aged he became increasingly _____.
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'Corpulent' means fat or overweight, which aligns with gluttony.
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