QUESTION: 9

Following the completion of an unusually arduous day at the office, Sue happily enjoyed the __________ experience of relaxing in the hot tub while watching television learning that she just won the state lottery.

erratic
superfluous
halcyon
untoward
geriatric

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

We're looking for a word that describes a most pleasant experience that causes much joy and is an offset to a difficult day. Choice C, "halcyon," meaning prosperous or most pleasant certainly fits the bill on both counts--pleasant hot tub and prosperous winning of the lottery.

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QUESTION: 10

I trust a proposal for matrimony would seem more __________ were it written in the sky, or written on a scoreboard, or written in a test question for the SAT prep; which is what I am formally doing now in asking Teressa for her hand in marriage.

aggrandized
sincere
appreciated
honorable
cherished

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

While all of the choices should apply, the best selection for the test question is Choice A, "aggrandized," which means to make great or greater, which is certainly my greatest hope.

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QUESTION: 11

Friends of the theater have long decried the ____________ of the New York drama critics, whose reviews can determine the fate of a play in a single night.

insensitivity
provinciality
intelligence
power
inaccuracy

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

The missing word must fit the description of the critics given in the second half of the sentence. If they "can determine the fate of a play in a single night," then clearly they have a lot of "power."

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QUESTION: 12

The _________ manner in which the teacher candidate addressed the school board was a key factor in his rejection; the school board members agreed that enthusiasm is an essential quality in a teacher.

pretentious
solicitous
superficial
perfunctory
combative

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Remember that a semicolon (;) often indicates that the two halves of the sentence restate or paraphrase the same idea. The second half of this sentence tells us that the members of the school board wanted "enthusiasm" in a teacher candidate. Therefore, the word that describes the candidate they rejected should mean the opposite of "enthusiastic." "Perfunctory" fits the bill.

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