Verbs in One-Blank Sentences - ISEE Upper Level Verbal Reasoning
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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
The riot police were careful not to the angry crowd that had gathered in the central plaza.
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The riot police were careful not to the angry crowd that had gathered in the central plaza.
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"Incite" means to provoke or agitate. "Foster" means to promote or support. "Disdain" means to scorn or despise. "Placate" means to soothe or pacify. "Nullify" means to cancel or revoke.
"Incite" means to provoke or agitate. "Foster" means to promote or support. "Disdain" means to scorn or despise. "Placate" means to soothe or pacify. "Nullify" means to cancel or revoke.
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Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
My paper is too long, so I'll need to some of the longer paragraphs.
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My paper is too long, so I'll need to some of the longer paragraphs.
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"Truncate" means to shorten or abbreviate. "Hinder" means to prevent or slow down. "Rescind" means to declare null and void. "Patent" means to secure a copyright on an invention. "Curate" means to gather items or data for presentation.
"Truncate" means to shorten or abbreviate. "Hinder" means to prevent or slow down. "Rescind" means to declare null and void. "Patent" means to secure a copyright on an invention. "Curate" means to gather items or data for presentation.
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Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
As the sailors crossed the vast sea, they were constantly by large tempests and huge waves.
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As the sailors crossed the vast sea, they were constantly by large tempests and huge waves.
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"Hinder" means to prevent or slow down. "Belittle" means to criticize or detract. "Kindle" means excite or ignite. "Eschew" means to avoid, shun, or have nothing to do with. "Corroborate" means to authenticate or confirm.
"Hinder" means to prevent or slow down. "Belittle" means to criticize or detract. "Kindle" means excite or ignite. "Eschew" means to avoid, shun, or have nothing to do with. "Corroborate" means to authenticate or confirm.
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Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
Some people want nothing more out of life than to huge wealth.
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Some people want nothing more out of life than to huge wealth.
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"Amass" means to gather or accumulate. "Abridge" means to shorten, abbreviate, or truncate. "Laud" means to acclaim or praise. "Mollify" means to calm or pacify. "Rant" means to yell or rave.
"Amass" means to gather or accumulate. "Abridge" means to shorten, abbreviate, or truncate. "Laud" means to acclaim or praise. "Mollify" means to calm or pacify. "Rant" means to yell or rave.
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Select the word or word pair that best completes the sentence.
Tired of seeing my two best friends fight, I finally sat down with them together to try to the situation.
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Tired of seeing my two best friends fight, I finally sat down with them together to try to the situation.
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If your friends were fighting you would want to make the situation better. This is the sense of "ameliorate." The same sense is carried by the less-common form, "meliorate" (sometimes a prefixed "a" will make a word mean its opposite—as in "moral" and "amoral," but in this case "ameliorate" and "meliorate" both mean to make better).
If your friends were fighting you would want to make the situation better. This is the sense of "ameliorate." The same sense is carried by the less-common form, "meliorate" (sometimes a prefixed "a" will make a word mean its opposite—as in "moral" and "amoral," but in this case "ameliorate" and "meliorate" both mean to make better).
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Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
Mel's annual salary will be by a sizable performance bonus this year.
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Mel's annual salary will be by a sizable performance bonus this year.
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"Augment" means to enlarge or extend. "Hone" means to sharpen or file. "Exacerbate" means to complicate or worsen. "Extol" means to celebrate or glorify. "Deviate" means to detour or change course.
"Augment" means to enlarge or extend. "Hone" means to sharpen or file. "Exacerbate" means to complicate or worsen. "Extol" means to celebrate or glorify. "Deviate" means to detour or change course.
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Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
Many Native American tribes would along the river to trade and hold festivals during the summer months.
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Many Native American tribes would along the river to trade and hold festivals during the summer months.
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"Converge" means to congregate or gather together. "Ameliorate" means to make better or refine. "Belie" means to misrepresent or mislead. "Distend" means to become larger and rounder from internal pressure. "Expedite" means to cause something to happen faster.
"Converge" means to congregate or gather together. "Ameliorate" means to make better or refine. "Belie" means to misrepresent or mislead. "Distend" means to become larger and rounder from internal pressure. "Expedite" means to cause something to happen faster.
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Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
Tom secretly hoped to once again a romance with Jasmine this winter.
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Tom secretly hoped to once again a romance with Jasmine this winter.
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"Kindle" means to ignite or light. "Jeopardize" means to risk or imperil. "Pilfer" means to steal or rip off. "Juxtapose" means to place two or more things side-by-side for comparison. "Scrutinize" means to scan or review in detail.
"Kindle" means to ignite or light. "Jeopardize" means to risk or imperil. "Pilfer" means to steal or rip off. "Juxtapose" means to place two or more things side-by-side for comparison. "Scrutinize" means to scan or review in detail.
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Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
The defendant hoped to his guilty conscious by confessing to all his crimes.
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The defendant hoped to his guilty conscious by confessing to all his crimes.
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"Assuage" means to soothe or relieve. "Waver" means to shift back and forth or be indecisive. "Inhibit" means to restrict or inhibit. "Cadge" means to beg or scrounge. "Emulate" means to imitate the actions of someone or something.
"Assuage" means to soothe or relieve. "Waver" means to shift back and forth or be indecisive. "Inhibit" means to restrict or inhibit. "Cadge" means to beg or scrounge. "Emulate" means to imitate the actions of someone or something.
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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Many ancient civilizations a diverse array of gods and goddesses.
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Many ancient civilizations a diverse array of gods and goddesses.
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"Venerate" means to revere, respect, or give praise to. "Engender" means to cause something to happen. "Mitigate" means to lessen or diminish. "Rarefy" means to thin or make weaker. "Occlude" means to block or prevent.
"Venerate" means to revere, respect, or give praise to. "Engender" means to cause something to happen. "Mitigate" means to lessen or diminish. "Rarefy" means to thin or make weaker. "Occlude" means to block or prevent.
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Answer the following sample question. Select the word or pair of words that most correctly completes the sentence.
The detective hoped to as much information as he could from the missing man's diary.
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The detective hoped to as much information as he could from the missing man's diary.
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"Glean" means to pick out or collect. "Obviate" means to make unneccesary. "Feign" means to pretend or fake. "Desiccate" means to dehydrate or dry out. "Aver" means to assert or maintain.
"Glean" means to pick out or collect. "Obviate" means to make unneccesary. "Feign" means to pretend or fake. "Desiccate" means to dehydrate or dry out. "Aver" means to assert or maintain.
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The majority of the country was opposed to the war, hoping that differences between the nations would soon be .
The majority of the country was opposed to the war, hoping that differences between the nations would soon be .
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The people want the war to stop, so it is best to assume that they want the disputes between the nation to be resolved. The answer choice that most clearly displays this meaning is reconciled.
The people want the war to stop, so it is best to assume that they want the disputes between the nation to be resolved. The answer choice that most clearly displays this meaning is reconciled.
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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
“Isn't there anything we can do to this situation?” the president of the company asked his lawyer.
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“Isn't there anything we can do to this situation?” the president of the company asked his lawyer.
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"Ameliorate" means to improve or make better. "Aggrandize" means to cause something to seem or be grander or bigger. "Amalgamate" means to blend or intermix. "Distend" means to inflate from within. "Extol" means to acclaim or sing the praises of.
"Ameliorate" means to improve or make better. "Aggrandize" means to cause something to seem or be grander or bigger. "Amalgamate" means to blend or intermix. "Distend" means to inflate from within. "Extol" means to acclaim or sing the praises of.
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Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
He was beaten so badly that he knew there was no way he could the result of the race.
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He was beaten so badly that he knew there was no way he could the result of the race.
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The answer that makes the most sense is "contest," to dispute.
The answer that makes the most sense is "contest," to dispute.
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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Many rivers will a larger body of water such as a lake, sea, or ocean.
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Many rivers will a larger body of water such as a lake, sea, or ocean.
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Rivers will flow into larger bodies of water. Only "empty into" fits as an answer choice.
Rivers will flow into larger bodies of water. Only "empty into" fits as an answer choice.
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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
Albert’s grandfather sat the terrified boy down and tried to his fears about his first day of school.
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Albert’s grandfather sat the terrified boy down and tried to his fears about his first day of school.
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"Allay" means soothe or ease. Naturally, Albert's grandfather would want to ease the boy's fears about his first day of school.
"Allay" means soothe or ease. Naturally, Albert's grandfather would want to ease the boy's fears about his first day of school.
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Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Don't yourself with understanding every detail; it is more important to see the big picture.
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Don't yourself with understanding every detail; it is more important to see the big picture.
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The answer that makes the most sense is "encumber," to burden.
The answer that makes the most sense is "encumber," to burden.
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Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
Bob's mother furiously him when she saw that he already torn holes in his new jeans.
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Bob's mother furiously him when she saw that he already torn holes in his new jeans.
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The answer that makes the most sense is "excoriate," to scold with biting harshness.
The answer that makes the most sense is "excoriate," to scold with biting harshness.
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Select the answer choice that best completes the blank.
The seasoned surgeon has himself with all sorts of anatomical problems.
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The seasoned surgeon has himself with all sorts of anatomical problems.
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The answer that makes the most sense is "habituated," to become accustomed or familiarize.
The answer that makes the most sense is "habituated," to become accustomed or familiarize.
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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
After expending fifteen cans of polish, the young man finally felt he had done what he could to the dull old sousaphone.
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After expending fifteen cans of polish, the young man finally felt he had done what he could to the dull old sousaphone.
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The key meaning for our term is that the young man had finished giving a shine to the instrument. Hence, he had burnished it by thus polishing it.
The key meaning for our term is that the young man had finished giving a shine to the instrument. Hence, he had burnished it by thus polishing it.
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