| 1. | Jack's theory on rationalism is also gaining _________ among some sections of Western academics. |
| a. | | nomination |
| b. | | repetitiousness |
| c. | | momentous |
| d. | | approbation |
| e. | | abdication
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| 2. | Since the _________ survived on the financial ________ of the King, he could never, in reality articulate a protest against the King. |
| a. | | bard . . patronage |
| b. | | courtier . . parsimony |
| c. | | courtesan . . exculpation |
| d. | | jester . . doling |
| e. | | minstrel . . expiation
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| 3. | It is essential that those who ________ the corridors of power, apply Micawbers prescription to contain expenditure instead of mouthing ________ for the common man. |
| a. | | man . . platitudes |
| b. | | endorse. . invectives |
| c. | | warrant. . homilies |
| d. | | vitiate. . encomiums |
| e. | | abdicate . . sobriquets
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| 4. | ________ burning of fossil fuels has resulted in ________ climatic changes leading to global warming. |
| a. | | indeterminate . . torrid |
| b. | | infinitesimal . . drastic |
| c. | | indiscriminate . . sustained |
| d. | | irascible . . cataclysmic |
| e. | | undeterred . . unwarranted
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| 5. | No other __________ but the _________ of bilateral talks only can reconcile the issue. |
| a. | | red herring . . prevarication |
| b. | | rationale . . pursuance |
| c. | | endeavor . . perseverance |
| d. | | phenomenon . . fudging |
| e. | | schema . . premise
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| 6. | All indications ________ that the kidnapping was _________ by elements agitated over the U.S. action against Afghanistan. |
| a. | | suggested . . finagled |
| b. | | corroborate . . encouraged |
| c. | | pustule . . engineered |
| d. | | purvey . . wangled |
| e. | | hint . . derided
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| 7. | Despite a challenging year, the software industry has proven to be _________ and continues to record a\an _________ growth. |
| a. | | audacious . . impressive |
| b. | | unconvincing . . indiscernible |
| c. | | resilient . . conspicuous |
| d. | | indiscriminate . . atypical |
| e. | | sturdy. . augmented
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| 8. | The earth has been damaged irreparably by pesticides, fertilizers etcetera and thus man is filled with greater ________ for man made products than for the _________. |
| a. | | proclivity . . preserved |
| b. | | repugnance . . genetic |
| c. | | consternation . . modified |
| d. | | dilemma . . natural |
| e. | | predilection . . biological
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| 9. | _______ jobs employ a large number of Americans, and this makes any attempt to ________ the federal payroll, both difficult and painful. |
| a. | | offshore . . mitigate |
| b. | | corporate . . supplement |
| c. | | federal . . prune |
| d. | | minimum wage . . rein in |
| e. | | undeserving . . concur
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| 10. | The dangers of subjecting impressionable young minds to _______ values makes self-censorship by the entertainment industry a _________ alternative. |
| a. | | transcend . . devil's |
| b. | | garner . . abhorrent |
| c. | | conventional . . supercilious |
| d. | | violent . . lucrative |
| e. | | questionable . . viable
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| 11. | Her question had an urgency that ________an answer, but the answer might have been too dreadful to _________. |
| a. | | demanded . . contemplate |
| b. | | beseeched . . comprehend |
| c. | | quavered . . redeem |
| d. | | sought . . rationalize |
| e. | | prompted . . sequester
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| 12. | _________ literature or even a\an _________ remark can have a pernicious influence on the society that has become a tinderbox. |
| a. | | proscribed . . equivocal |
| b. | | classified . . uninhibited |
| c. | | provocative . . ravishing |
| d. | | perspicacious . . instigating |
| e. | | incendiary . . inimical
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| 13. | It was supposed to appear that they were discussing ordinary pleasantries, Jack supposed, with the added ________ that his colleague was enjoying himself. |
| a. | | panegyric |
| b. | | dimension |
| c. | | disbelieve |
| d. | | contour |
| e. | | plight
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| 14. | Nothing could __________ the outrage at the blasphemy perpetrated by the proclamations of the self-styled godman. |
| a. | | extenuate |
| b. | | avenge |
| c. | | denounce |
| d. | | extirpate |
| e. | | accentuate
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What others think about GRE Practice Test - Sentence Completion I |
| By: lane on Jun 8, 2010 |
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| By: Arnab K Das on Nov 14, 2009 |
| | I wanna more..good test.. |
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| By: Abi Rajagopal on Oct 8, 2009 |
| | Great test, the more tests like this = the higher vocabulary = higher probability for seeing these words on the actual test. KNOW YOUR VOCAB |
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| By: Vijayanand magar on Oct 5, 2009 |
| | it was good infact great . student tends to do mistakes in actual Gre. this is how they can prepare themselves for a good score |
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