SAT Practice 1: Verbal Inference
212 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT
- Some contend that the quatrains of Nostradamus
------ events that would not take place for cen-
turies, including ------ like wars, conflagrations,
and earthquakes.
(A) foreboded.. cataclysms
(B) mitigated.. marvels
(C) impersonated.. myths
(D) transcended.. auguries
(E) disrupted.. coincidences - While the script for the movie consummately de-
picted the wit and charm of Oscar Wilde, the in-
competent actor portraying him mutilated the
most ------ lines.
(A) tactless
(B) sober
(C) ingenious
(D) unintelligible
(E) unnecessary - Rather than ------ the attitude of the entire com-
munity from that of a few individuals, she was
willing to concede that there were many conflict-
ing opinions on the matter.
(A) distinguishing
(B) concealing
(C) protecting
(D) inferring
(E) expelling - For all Nick’s ------ at the office, his close friends
knew that this trait ------ his true contemplative
and introspective nature.
(A) bluster.. belied
(B) pomposity.. determined
(C) sarcasm.. revealed
(D) presumptuousness.. emphasized
(E) shallowness.. bolstered - Although he clearly was obsessed with the ------
of moral perfection, he was also aware of its
potential ------: self-righteousness, arrogance, and
condescension.
(A) pursuit.. pitfalls
(B) likelihood.. dangers
(C) contemplation.. insights
(D) morality.. tenets
(E) sanctity.. inequities - Whereas Gerald was always the frivolous one,
Bernard felt compelled to compensate for his
brother’s indiscretions by exercising profound
moral ------.
(A) hysteria
(B) embarrassment
(C) prudence
(D) acceptance
(E) equivocation - In need of a ------ from persecution, many young
refugees wandered far from their homeland
seeking ------ communities in which to settle.
(A) nightmare.. just
(B) haven.. tolerant
(C) plight.. magnanimous
(D) pledge.. malevolent
(E) sanctuary.. invidious - The synthesized voices from today’s computer-
ized machines are a far cry from the ------ sounds
of older machines; rather, they sound almost like
real human speech.
(A) melancholy
(B) cordial
(C) fervid
(D) inflammatory
(E) mechanical - Even in communities that value ------, investment
in technologically advanced industries can be an
important source of ------.
(A) progress.. prestige
(B) liberty.. concern
(C) competition.. decay
(D) tradition.. income
(E) profits.. dismay