His ____________ appearance made many feel comfortable in his moral judgments. A. brittle B. sagacious C. prolific D. repressive E. destitute
What is B. sagacious?
accustom oneself to a climate, to get used to something
What is acclimate?
to not include
What is alienate?
I wish you would cover your ideas with a respective authority on the subject. A. I wish you would cover your ideas with a respective authority on the subject. B. I wish you would cover those ideas with a respective authority on the subject. C. I wish you would cover ideas with respective authorities on the subjects. D. You should cover ideas with respected authorities on subjects. E. I wish you would cover your ideas with a respected authority on the subject.
What is E?
conflicting emotions
What is ambivalence?
The chairman came under fire after he appointed his son to be one of board members which will represent the company in China. A. came B. after he C. which D. the company in E. No Error
What is C. which?
"-ary" as in "corollary" A. immediate B. center C. around D. relating to E. sending
What is D. relating to?
They didn't care for the home's ______________ style; they preferred a sleeker and more modern look. A. temporal B. ecclesiastic C. archaic D. mundane E. pointed
What is C. archaic?
exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
The skeptical observer ____________ the fortuneteller's ability to _____________ between fact and fiction. A. scorned ... choose B. assisted ... dismantle C. distrusted ... discern D. questioned ... profligate E. arraigned ... decide
What is C. distrusted...discern?
a division between two parts
What is dichotomy?
To do something you like is very important. A. To do something you like is very important. B. To do something you like are very important. C. Doing something you like is very important. D. Doing something you like were very important. E. Sometimes, to do something you like is important.
What is C?