The sentence completion question sets in this book increase in dirfienlty as you practice your way through them—from easy to inter-mediate to advanced. These divisions may reflect how challenging the vocabulary is or how complex the sentence structure is or how challenging the logic of the sentence is. | 501 Sentence Completion Questions 82. NaQuan had a terrible habit of boasting so much about his smallest accomplishments that his became renowned throughout the small college campus. a. vainglory b. timidity c. diffidence d. tempestuousness e. mockery 83. Only a small number of people in the audience laughed at the comic s sense of humor while the rest found him to be too sarcastic. a. consequential b. avaricious c. venturous d. dauntless e. mordant 84. He has long been a n of year-round school believing it would significantly improve learning and ease the burden on working parents. a. advocate b. levity c. detractor d. epiphany e. connoisseur 85. Tired of hearing the child whine for more candy the babysitter finally and offered him a piece of chocolate. a. relented b. abated c. rendered d. placated e. enumerated 29 501 Sentence Completion Questions 86. Dogs growl and show their teeth in an attempt to the animal or person they perceive as a threat. a. bolster b. waylay c. cow d. exacerbate e. appease 87. In biology class Sabine observed the slug s its barely discernible movement in the tank. a. parody b. prescience c. torpor d. insight e. vigor 88. The instinct of a watchdog is to attack strangers who enter its home. a. judicious b. intimate c. pragmatic d. melancholy e. primal 89. The battalion s was a well-fortified structure near the enemy lines. a. labyrinth b. summary c. villa d. vinculum e. garrison 90. Much to my surprise my teenage daughter was to the idea of going out with me on Friday night instead of with her friends. a. contrite b. impartial c. partisan d. deferential e. amenable 30 501 Sentence Completion Questions 91. The enormous waves forced the lobster boat to heavily to the starboard side causing crates of lobsters to topple and fall into the ocean. a. trifle b. degenerate c. list d. expedite e. disseminate 92. Walking through the forest in spring was a welcome escape from the cold gray winter we had spent in the city. a. pliant b. verdant c. .
