I Have an Affinity for Tacos
Nina, Coleman, and Doug are spending a ________ afternoon eating and listening to recordings. Coleman collects CDs, which are _________ neatly on a shelf in his room.
A.) derogatory...oscillated
B.) fastidious...ingratiated
C.) convivial...arrayed
D.) audacious...deigned
E.) epicurean...derided
C.) convivial...arrayed
After lunch, you ______ with the sergeant about careers in crimefighting. The exchange is _______; she achieves her purpose of showing you the man different careers.
A.) degenerate...malevolent
B.) rationalize...relentless
C.) bandy...efficacious
D.) flay...equestrian
E.) relent...imperious
C.) bandy...efficacious
When I was five years old, I went with my family to Disney World. I don't ______ to remember much about the trip, but I do know it was ______ event of my young life.
A.) syndicate...an immemorial
B.) purport...an auspicious
C.) defer...an immemorial
D.) demean...an integral
E.) purport...a deferential
B.) purport...an auspicious
Your _____, carefully chosen remarks strongly impressed your listener.
A.) arbitrary
B.) premeditated
C.) contraband
D.) transient
E.) inane
B.) premeditated
Muir ______ the idea that overuse of land destroyed wildlife. One way he tested this theory was by observation.
A.) subsided
B.) diverged
C.) unremitted
D.) augmented
E.) assayed
E.) assayed
"That's a pretty _______ comment. I can't believe you would dare to say that; you play the guitar so well yourself--NOT!"
A.) convivial
B.) epicurean
C.) fastidious
D.) audacious
E.) ingratiating
D.) audacious
She explains that some police officers investigate serious crimes, or _________.
A.) degenerates
B.) equestrians
C.) malevolences
D.) felonies
E.) rationalisms
D.) felonies
A.) auspicious
B.) integral
C.) deferential
D.) purported
E.) abashed
You convinced your listener that most feminists are not merely looking for ______ on which to hang the blame for the problems of women.
A.) browbeaters
B.) inanities
C.) scapegoats
D.) politics
E.) contraband
C.) scapegoats
One wonders if Muir ever saw a landscape he didn't like. Did he think that beauty was _____ in all of nature?
A.) unremitting
B.) augmented
C.) assayed
D.) vogue
E.) inherent
E.) inherent
Nina has succeeded in _______ herself with Coleman, so he decides to show his approval with a generous offer.
A.) oscillating
B.) deigning
C.) arraying
D.) ingratiating
E.) deriding
D.) ingratiating
Patrol officers like Sergeant Lamont are _______ in looking out for people in their area, or beat. They constantly stay alert for any sign of trouble.
A.) imperious
B.) degenerate
C.) equestrain
D.) malevolent
E.) relentless
E.) relentless
As a child, I wasn't easily ________, so I didn't feel embarrassed at having my picture taken with a tour guide in the _______ of Minnie Mouse.
A.) abashed...deference
B.) auspicious...demeanor
C.) abashed...guise
D.) deferred...guise
E.) auspicious...demeanor
C.) abashed...guise
You pointed out that feminists have worked to promote change through the official channels of the government ________.
A.) inanity
B.) scapegoat
C.) proxy
D.) contraband
E.) bureaucracy
E.) bureaucracy
John Muir's friendship with Gifford Pinchot ended when their views _______. Pinchot's loyalty was to civilization; Muir's was to pure wilderness.
A.) augmented
B.) assayed
C.) diverged
D.) remitted
E.) subsided
C.) diverged
"You can use my new Miles Davis CD--just don't scratch it." Coleman is _______ about keeping his CDs in good shape.
A.) fastidious
B.) epicurean
C.) ingratiating
D.) oscillating
E.) derogatory
A.) fastidious
A.) imperious...degenerate
B.) equestrian...relent
C.) efficacious...flay
D.) degenerate...rationalize
E.) malevolent...relent
E.) malevolent...relent
I blushed, as any kid would have done. Since time ______, children have been ________ by compliments.
A.) immemorial...abashed
B.) auspicious...abashed
C.) alluring...purport
D.) immemorial...purport
E.) auspicious...immemorial
A.) immemorial...abashed
Clearly, the movement is not ______; it is likely to continue for a long time.
A.) arbitrary
B.) proxied
C.) transient
D.) premeditated
E.) politic
C.) transient
Many believe that Muir influenced President Theodore Roosevelt to ______ wilderness preservation.
A.) augment
B.) assay
C.) subside
D.) diverge
E.) factionalize
A.) augment
"What?" says Nina. "I can't believe you would ______ to let me borrow your CD. I'm honored that you would condescend to let me!"
A.) oscillate
B.) array
C.) forbid
D.) ingratiate
E.) deign
E.) deign
The sergeant points out that although police officers don't always need college degrees, it would be a false ________ to end one's studies for that reason alone.
A.) degenerate
B.) equestrain
C.) rationalization
D.) malevolence
E.) felony
C.) rationalization
The Disney ________ is a company that knows how to please children. I enjoyed every single ride at the park!
A.) integral
B.) deference
C.) syndicate
D.) demeanor
E.) guise
C.) syndicate
Like any special-interest group, the women's rights movement has appointed a few _______ to represent the views of many.
A.) proxies
B.) contraband
C.) scapegoats
D.) bureaucracies
E.) inanities
A.) proxies
Battles over conservation remind us that there are many _______ of the population that depend on the land and that each group has opinions on how best to use it.
A.) fiords
B.) assays
C.) vogues
D.) diverges
E.) factions