GRE SENTENCE COMPLETION / TEXT COMPLETION SET 8
71) The pain medication the doctor gave Mr. Sterns is causing (i) ______________that lasts throughout
the day and this is (ii) ______________ since Mr. Sterns has a long (iii) ______________ from home to
his place of employment.
| Blank (i) A. stimulation B. somnolence C. contrition | Blank (ii) D.caustic E.vituperative F.precarious | Blank (ii) G.vacation H.commute I. transition |
72) If you are attempting to be a funny comedian, you cannot do so by being (i) ______________
when ridiculed because this is (ii) ______________part of the job that you must accept.
| Blank (i) A. ostentatious B. sheepish C. indifferent | Blank (ii) D. a variable E. an inherent F. a stellar |
73) It is easy to lose faith in someone that makes______________ promises and fails to deliver repeatedly.
A. grandiose
B. factual
C. alternative
D. indentured
E. listless
74) The goal of this doctrine of peace is to ensure that your (i) ______________ do not interfere
with our freedom and that our (ii) ______________ do not (iii) ______________ on your land.
| Blank (i) A. allies B. enemies C. dissidents | Blank (ii) D. infantries E. caretakers F. veterans | Blank (iii) G. digress H. settle I. encroach |
75) In a disconcerting incidence of (i) ______________ research an eminent psychologist who has been
conducting research into individual differences for decades was found (ii)______________studies
by a one of his most trusted (iii) ______________.
| Blank (i) A. irresponsible B. fraudulent C. mistaken | Blank (ii) D. conjugating E. subjugating F. falsifying | Blank (iii) G. colleagues H. adults I. substitutes |
76) It was shocking to the students that the teacher (i) _____________insulted the student in the classroom
by using (ii) ______________ that the other classmates knew should not be tolerated from a (iii)
______________ let alone someone regarded as a respected authority.
| Blank (i) A. indifferently B.ignominiously C. considerately | Blank (ii) D. vernacular E. vulgarities F. jargon | Blank (iii) G. peer H. parent I. principal |
77) Testing is, like many forms of man-made tools, a highly intricate process, subject to mistakes, often used
(i) ______________and in many cases completely (ii) ______________ and (iii) _______________,
| Blank (i) A. insidiously B. inappropriately C. literally | Blank (ii) D. fallaciously E. globally F. subsequently | Blank (iii) G. irresponsibly H. unintentionally I. inconspicuously |
78) Most of the time rain does not last very long; in fact, most storms do not exceed 1 hour, but in some situations
this weather will (i) ______________, getting much worse and lasting several times longer than originally
anticipated.
A. amplify
B. quell
C. precipitate
D. resist
E. persist
79) You cannot help a racist see that his view is irrational because (i) ______________ stems not from
any objective truth, but rather from two natural tendencies of man; the first is to (ii) ______________
himself from the unfamiliar and the second is to (iii) ______________ his own self-perceived
superiority in the world.
| Blank (i) A. bigotry B. unfamiliarity C. cruelty | Blank (ii) D. insulate E. irrigate F. ingratiate | Blank (iii) G. substantiate H. indoctrinate I. capitulate |
80) It is entirely normal for the economy to experience both (i) ______________ and (ii)
______________and it is a misguided notion that all markets should experience nothing but linear growth.
| Blank (i) A. conflations B. retractions C. intrusions | Blank (ii) D. expansions E. inductions F. extensions |
Answers:
71) BFH
72) BE
73) A
74) ADI
75) BFG
76) BEG
77) BDG
78) E
79) ADG
80) BD
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