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Given ______ politicians can generally raise campaign financing easier than challengers, Lt. Governor James should have the advantage.

  1. honest
  2. incumbent
  3. entrepreneurial
  4. opulent
  5. gregarious

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Choice E, "gregarious, " is an excellent distractor as it means social or companionable; a good trait for a politician to be sure, especially if he is raising money. But the gist of the sentence is not about qualifying a politician except in light of him or her being in office as opposed to a challenger. Choice B, "incumbent, " best qualifies for this distinction.



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.

  1. erratic
  2. superfluous
  3. halcyon
  4. untoward
  5. 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.



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.

  1. aggrandized
  2. sincere
  3. appreciated
  4. honorable
  5. 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.



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.

  1. insensitivity
  2. provinciality
  3. intelligence
  4. power
  5. 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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