Tài liệu 501 xentence completion questions part 24 ppt

422.
Although Maya’s ______ sensibilities are quite different from mine,
I think she is a remarkable interior decorator and I recommend her
highly.
a. aesthetic
b. dialectical
c. reclusive
d. synthetic
e. mercurial
423.
The meticulous art student arranged her paint colors by a
darkening ______ on her palette.
a. limitation
b. gradation
c. moratorium
d. juncture
e. tincture
424.
J.P. recalled running through the ______ of tall rows of corn stalks
that dominated his grandfather’s summer garden.
a. terminals
b. temperament
c. labyrinth
d. basin
e. deference
425.
Peter displayed an air of ______ when the officer asked him if he
knew the speed limit.
a. omniscience
b. obstinacy
c. nescience

d. obstetrics
e. platitude
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401.
a. Hospitable (adj.) means treating guests kindly and generously;
being agreeable, receptive or of an open mind.
402.
d. Nomadic (adj.) means roaming from place to place or wandering.
403.
a. Knack (n.) is a natural talent; a clever way of doing something.
404.
c. Obsolete (adj.) means antiquated, disused; discarded.
405.
e. Suave (adj.) means having a smooth and pleasant manner.
406.
e. Visage (n.) means the face, countenance, or look of a person.
407.
d. Habitable (adj.) means acceptable for inhabiting.
408.
e. Confluence (n.) means a flowing or coming together; a gathering
or meeting together at a point or juncture; a place where two
things come together, the point of juncture.
409.
d. Rescinded (v.) means revoked.
410.
d. Empirical (adj.) means relying on, derived from, or verifiable by;
experimental or observational rather than theory.

411.
d. Lascivious (adj.) means lewd, lustful, or wanton.
412.
b. Taut (adj.) means stretched tight.
413.
c. Vigilance (n.) means alert and intent mental watchfulness in
guarding against danger.
414.
d. To obtrude (v.) means to stick out, push forward.
415.
e. Homage (n.) is respect paid publicly; reverence rendered;
deference.
416.
e. Recourse (n.) means a last option or way out.
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d. To exonerate (v.) means to free from blame or guilt, absolve; to
release from a responsibility or obligation, discharge.
418.
b. Lateral (adj.) means pertaining to or extending from the side.
419.
c. Temporal (adj.) means enduring for a short time; transitory.
420.
d. Virulent (adj.) means exceedingly noxious, deleterious, or
hateful.
421.
a. Otiose (adj.) means needless, functionless; unemployed or
useless.
422.
a. Aesthetic (adj.) means concerning or characterized by an

appreciation of beauty or good taste; characterized by a
heightened sensitivity to beauty, artistic.
423.
b. Gradation (n.) is the changing of a color, shade, or tint to
another by gradual degrees; the process of bringing to another
grade in a series; a stage or degree in such a series.
424.
c. Labyrinth (n.) is a maze of paths or a complicated system of
pathways in which it is challenging to find the exit; something
extremely complex in structure or character.
425.
c. Nescience (n.) is ignorance, or the absence of knowledge.
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426.
I have tried for years to get close to my brother Rae, but he has
always remained ______.
a. cognizant
b. assiduous
c. vociferous
d. aloof
e. accommodating
427.
In his later years, the once wildly successful gambler lost his
fortune, and became a homeless ______ on the streets of Las
Vegas.
a. granger
b. miser
c. strategist

d. vagabond
e. speculator
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428.
______ animals are able to survive easily in the wilderness because,
for example, they can live on berries or insects.
a. Omnipotent
b. Omnivorous
c. Luminous
d. Lavish
e. Precarious
429.
Sally had planted the seeds in the greenhouse three weeks ago;
they would begin to ______ any day now.
a. germinate
b. revolve
c. tint
d. ratify
e. modulate
430.
Julia’s parents gave her one ______ regarding her new job: It could
not interfere with her schoolwork.
a. procession
b. consensus
c. manifestation
d. provision
e. reprieve
431.
Despite enthusiastic efforts from the supporting cast, the critics
agreed the star of the play gave a ______ performance, ruining the

chance of lucrative box office sales.
a. infallible
b. vigorous
c. victorious
d. felicitous
e. lackluster
432.
The tenor’s ______ voice filled the concert hall.
a. sinuous
b. timid
c. tenuous
d. sonorous
e. striated
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