Nouns And Adjectives Or Adverbs In Three Blank Texts

This is an MCQ-based Verbal section quiz for GRE, which includes questions on Nouns And Adjectives Or Adverbs In Three Blank Texts.

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Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted into the sentence, best completes the sentence. The young man was very insecure and therefore accomplished all of his tasks with great __________.  He did not want to seem __________ to any of the managers, for he feared losing his job because of an apparent __________ of spirit.

demeanor . . . recalcitrant . . . rancid sagacity . . . uninformed . . . dullness profundity . . . shallow . . . notoriety celerity . . . languid . . . deficit alacrity . . . immature . . . lucidity

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. Everyone was surprised when the corporal, normally a __________ woman, not only spoke up in the meeting, but had the __________ to tell the five-star general to his face that his last order had been __________, issued in the heat of the moment without first considering later repercussions.

reticent . . . dogmatism . . . sanctioned laconic . . . presumption . . . pragmatic taciturn . . . audacity . . . impetuous garrulous . . . sagacity . . . meticulous obsequious . . . volatility . . . banal

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. Frances believed that the meeting was __________; a __________ of factors enabled her and her new partner to finish the project with great __________, unexpectedly finishing three weeks ahead of schedule.

florid . . . vector . . . turgidity providential . . . constellation . . . celerity tedious . . . predestination . . . concomitance fawning . . . congeries . . . amazement planned . . . dissipation . . . sagacity

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. Harvey believed that it was a __________ maxim that one should listen to one’s __________, for all such people were not merely geriatric products of a former age but were indeed the __________ heirs of much experience.

dubious . . . seniors . . . belligerent pedantic . . . subordinates . . . forgers placating . . . agents . . . appreciable universal . . . elders . . . sagacious proverbial . . . superiors . . . famous

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. The new scientific __________ presented a complete __________, accounting even for the most __________ details in addition to many macroscopic phenomena, though the final certainty of the system remained to be determined.

theory . . . ontology . . . minute discovery . . . scope . . . distant undertaking . . . outline . . . jejune invention . . . solution . . . intricate inquest . . . schematization . . . staggering

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. Even though many small towns are at most fifty miles from __________ centers of city life, they can be quite __________, often lacking even general __________ for the cultural offerings found in such lively cities.

heinous . . . hackneyed . . . regard vibrant . . . insular . . . appreciation aesthetic . . . acculturated . . . plasticity redoubtable . . . remarkable . . . mediation redundant . . . fatuous . . . awareness

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. After experiencing a(n) __________, the new believer can often act as a(n) __________, seeking out new converts with great __________.

sermon . . . preacher . . . concern revelation . . . intermediary . . . alacrity revival . . . promoter . . . fastidiousness conversion . . . proselytizer . . . zeal deconstruction . . . aggressor . . . abhorrence

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. Herman"s __________ personality was quite amazing in contrast to his sister, who was quite __________.  Every social event was __________ with the sound of her voice, which seemed to fill the room with its prolix stream.

morose . . . joyous . . . ebullient verbose . . . taciturn . . . redolent contumacious . . . talkative . . . overwhelmed laconic . . . loquacious . . . inundated metaphorical . . . direct . . . punctuated

Due to his previous problems with alcoholism, Steve voluntarily joined a(n) __________ program to help with his __________ addiction, but he was unable to resist temptation and eventually succumbed to a(n) __________ lifestyle.

Obsolete . . . Underwhelming . . . Homogenous Hostile . . . Remorseful . . . Objective Superficial . . . Deleterious . . . Abstemious Abstinence . . . Unremitting . . . Bacchanal Clandestine . . . Garrulous . . . Subjective

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted into the sentence, best completes the sentence.

The presidential candidate slammed his hand on the lectern many times during the course of his speech. Between his wild ________ and  ________ style, it would have been better to call this event a  ________than a political address.

mannerisms . . . limpid . . . discourse

demeanor . . . addled . . . rant

heckling . . . overwrought . . . comedy

glances . . . desultory . . . confusion

gesticulations . . . bombastic . . . tirade

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Title: Nouns And Adjectives Or Adverbs In Three Blank Texts
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