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21
Choose the correct word: The defendant refused to ________ guilt despite overwhelming evidence presented by the prosecution.
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
'Accept' is a verb that means to receive willingly, agree to, or acknowledge as true. 'Except' is primarily used as a preposition or conjunction meaning excluding, with the omission of, or other than.
22
Select the correct option: The escaped convict managed to ________ capture by hiding in the dense forest.
Correct Option
Option A
Explanation
'Elude' means to escape, evade, or avoid skillfully by quickness or cunning. 'Allude' means to refer indirectly to something, while 'delude' means to mislead the mind or deceive.
23
Which word correctly fills the blank? The diplomatic summit succeeded in restoring ________ between the two neighboring states.
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
'Peace' denotes freedom from disturbance, hostility, war, or violence, indicating tranquility and order. 'Piece' refers to a portion, part, fragment, or individual unit separated from a whole.
24
Choose the proper word: A good manager knows how to ________ praise fairly among all team members.
Correct Option
Option A
Explanation
'Disperse' means to scatter, distribute widely, or disseminate across an area. 'Disburse' is a financial term specifically meaning to pay out or distribute money from a fund or treasury.
25
Select the correct sentence completion: The heavy wool coat provided ________ protection against the biting winter wind.
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
'Continuous' describes an action or state occurring without interruption, break, or cessation in space or time. 'Continual' describes events that recur frequently over a period of time with distinct intervals or interruptions.
26
Which option fits the context best? The editor noticed an interesting ________ about the author's childhood in the preface.
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
An 'anecdote' is a short, amusing, or biographical story about a real incident or person. An 'antidote' is a medical substance that counteracts the effects of a poison, toxin, or disease.
27
Choose the correct word: The government announced that it would ________ the sale of commercial goods in residential neighborhoods.
Correct Option
Option A
Explanation
'Proscribe' means to prohibit, forbid by law, condemn, or outlaw an activity. 'Prescribe' means to authorize or recommend a medical treatment, or to lay down a rule or directive authoritatively.
28
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: She felt ________ to express her opinions freely during the academic round-table.
Correct Option
Option A
Explanation
'Inhibited' means restrained, self-conscious, hindered, or unable to act freely. 'Inhabited' means occupied, lived in, or populated by human beings or animals.
29
Select the correct option: The military commander was forced to ________ control of the border outpost.
Correct Option
Option A
Explanation
'Cede' is a verb meaning to yield, surrender, or formally give up power, authority, or territory to another. 'Seed' refers to the reproductive unit of a flowering plant or to plant for growth.
30
Which word correctly completes the sentence? His rude response seemed to ________ that he was not interested in working on the project.
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
'Imply' means to indicate, hint, or suggest something indirectly without stating it plainly; the speaker or writer implies. 'Infer' means to deduce, conclude, or figure out from evidence; the listener or reader infers.
31
Choose the correct word: The company decided to hire an outside consultant to avoid any ________ of favoritism.
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
'Censure' means formal expression of severe disapproval, official reprimand, or harsh criticism. 'Censor' means an official who examines materials to suppress objectionable parts, and 'sensor' is a detection device.
32
Select the correct option: The athlete suffered a severe muscle sprain and had to be taken out of the match to ________ further injury.
Correct Option
Option A
Explanation
'Prevent' means to keep something undesirable from happening through advance precautions. While 'preclude' means to make impossible or rule out beforehand, 'prevent further injury' represents standard English usage in medical and athletic contexts.
33
Which word properly fits the blank? The mountain climbers were warned about the dangerous and ________ terrain ahead.
Correct Option
Option A
Explanation
'Tortuous' means full of twists, turns, bends, and winding curves (or excessively complex). 'Torturous' relates to severe physical suffering, acute torment, pain, or anguish.
34
Fill in the blank with the correct word: The ambassador acted with commendable ________ during the intense treaty negotiations.
Correct Option
Option A
Explanation
'Discretion' is a noun meaning the quality of behaving in a prudent, cautious, and circumspect manner to avoid offense or scandal. 'Discrete' is an adjective meaning separate, distinct, and individually discontinuous.
35
Choose the correct word: The research paper was divided into five ________ sections for clarity.
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
'Discrete' (spelled with '-ete') means individually separate, distinct, and unconnected. 'Discreet' (spelled with '-eet') means tactful, careful, prudent, and keeping sensitive matters confidential.
36
Select the correct option: After walking for hours under the harsh desert sun, the traveler felt faint and ________.
Correct Option
Option A
Explanation
'Lightheaded' describes feeling dizzy, giddy, or faint due to illness, heat, or fatigue. 'Lighthearted' describes being cheerful, carefree, untroubled, and joyous.
37
Which option correctly completes the sentence? The candidate vowed to uphold the highest standards of moral ________ while in public office.
Correct Option
Option A
Explanation
'Probity' refers to uprightness, integrity, honesty, and confirmed moral decency. 'Proclivity' refers to a natural inclination, bias, or predisposition toward something.
38
Choose the correct word: The government plans to ________ taxes on imported luxury vehicles next quarter.
Correct Option
Option A
Explanation
'Raise' is a transitive verb requiring a direct object (to raise taxes, lift something up). 'Rise' is an intransitive verb meaning to ascend or go up on its own without a receiver of action. 'Raze' means to completely tear down or demolish a structure.
39
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: The old residential quarter was completely ________ to make space for the new highway expansion.
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
'Razed' is the past participle of 'raze', which means to completely flatten, level to the ground, or demolish buildings and structures. 'Raised' means elevated, brought up, or cultivated.
40
Select the correct option: The teacher praised the child for being so ________, as she always listened carefully to instructions.
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
'Complaisant' means willing to please others, obliging, polite, and accommodating. 'Complacent' means self-satisfied, smug, or uncritical of oneself to the point of overlooking potential dangers.
