Vocabulary
We cannot, in good conscience, _____ such blatant disregard for safety protocols.
A) report
B) dissect
C) condone
D) encounter
C) condone
I enjoy _______ historical fiction in my free time. (to read)
I enjoy reading historical fiction in my free time.
Playing chess it requires both strategy and patience.
Playing chess (X) requires both strategy and patience.
Their lifelong _____ was evident in the way they supported each other through everything.
A) friendment
B) friendship
C) friendation
D) friendism
B) friendship
Who wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
Mark Twain
His comments were met with open _____ from the scientific community, who saw them as both arrogant and uninformed.
A) scorn
B) doctrine
C) motive
D) consent
A) scorn
I can't go to the cinema with you I ______ class tomorrow.
A) will be have
B) have
C) has
D) going to have
B) have
It was such beautiful sunset that we all stopped talking.
It was such a beautiful sunset that we all stopped talking.
Her passion for truth and objectivity led her to pursue a career in _____.
A) journalism
B) journalistion
C) journalship
D) journalment
A) journalism
Which desert is the largest in the world?
The Antarctic Desert
The abandoned house had a _____ interior, with rotting walls and a stench that clung to everything.
A) prolific
B) hideous
C) pristine
D) elusive
B) hideous
When or While?
She dropped her glass ______ she reached for the napkin.
when
While I answered the phone, she was giving a presentation.
When I answered the phone...
He considers himself a practical _____ who values evidence over theory.
A) realment
B) realation
C) realiship
D) realist
D) realist
Which philosopher is known for the quote, "I think, therefore I am"?
René Descartes
The chef instructed us to _____ the cake with buttercream until no surface remained uncovered.
A) dismantle
B) scrutinize
C) extract
D) slather
D) slather
He had his assistant ___ all his appointments. (to reschedule)
He had his assistant reschedule all his appointments.
He studies every night so he can to pass the final exam.
so he can pass
His lectures often criticize the dangers of unchecked consumer _____.
A) consumerist
B) consumeration
C) consumerment
D) consumerism
D) consumerism
Which country has the most natural lakes in the world?
Canada
The billionaire lived modestly, showing little interest in the luxurious _____ of wealth and power.
A) derivations
B) trappings
C) tributes
D) annotations
B) trappings
If only we ___ the tickets earlier – now it’s sold out. (to book)
If only we had booked the tickets earlier – now it’s sold out.
After all that mess, I just wish Sally had seeked help from the adults in her life. I feel like things would have gone better if she had.
had sought
The senator faced backlash for appearing to show _____ of unethical behavior.
A) endorseism
B) endorsation
C) endorsement
D) endorsist
C) endorsement
What empire was ruled by Suleiman the Magnificent?
The Ottoman Empire