deleting an answer choice on the probability that it is incorrect.
What is process of elimination?
100
philanthropic
Bill Gates donates millions of dollars a year to education and other philanthropic causes.
What is showing a desire to help others by giving gifts, charitable
100
acoustics
At first the sound inside the music hall was flat, but after the renovation, the acoustics were perfect.
What is the quality of sound
100
one who overindulges in food and drink
I don't eat much candy, but I become a ______ in front of a plate of chocolate chip cookies.
What is glutton
100
When questioned by the media, the young man stated that the very CONCEPT of competing in a triathlon was an idea foreign to him.
plan, notion, image, completion, beginning
What is notion
200
you should read the entire passage in the test section of short reading comprehension
true or false
What is false. Jump right to the identified line.
200
to spend money in a wasteful manner
"Don't ________ your paycheck on designer clothes," advised Aunt Rose.
What is squander
200
cacophony
The mix of harsh sounds in the streets of the city creates a cacophony.
What is lack of harmony, loud and unpleasant noise
200
palatable
The stew tastes awful; to make it more palatable, add salt and garlic.
What is pleasing to the taste buds
200
Some people who invested in the booming dot com market of the '90s were disappointed; few of the businesses APPRECIATED in value.
minimized, declined, spiraled, compounded, increased
What is increased
300
the type of question that requires you to find a specific piece of information
What is information retrieval?
300
lavish
Despite a modest income, the Murphys make ______ donations to their church.
What is generous in giving to others or spending money
300
coarse sounding, loud and unruly
The _______strikers yelled obscenities at passersby.
What is raucous
300
voracious
Because Polly skipped breakfast and lunch, she had a voracious appetite at dinner.
What is greedy, ravenous, insatiable
300
In the movie, the thief made his escape by scaling the mansion's walls and STEALING away under the cover of darkness.
robbing, grabbing, slipping, abducting, taking
What is slipping
400
In main idea questions in the short reading section, you should read the first and second sentence.
True or False
What is False. Read the first and last paragraph.
400
generous giving
To survive on the street, beggars often depend on the ________of passersby.
What is largess
400
strident
It's hard to take the sound of the strident school bell so early in the morning.
What is shrill
400
emaciated
Anorexia left Laura looking emaciated, like a victim of malnutrition.
What is very, very thin due to lack of food
400
Toward the end of the twentieth century, many fiction writers experimented with minimalism, a style that favored _________prose over dense, wordy writing.
intelligent, spare, meaningful, interesting, fresh
What is spare
500
This type of question asks how a particular sentence functions within the paragraph
What is a structure question?
500
munificent
In a munificent act of friendship, Eileen gave up her tickets to the concert so that Emily could go with her boyfriend.
What is very generous
500
sweet and smooth sounding
The _______tones of an Irish tenor floated through my hotel window in Dublin.
What is mellifluous
500
holding back from eating or drinking too much
I need the willpower to be more _________ if I'm going to lose 10 pounds by May.
What is abstemious
500
The bill's supporters argued that it would _______ the amount of money brought into the state, while causing a _______amount of inconvenience to local restaurants.
reduce/small, effect/sizeable, supplement/measured, increase/minimal, bolster/significant.