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SAT Preparation. Quizdom Session 2. Vocabulary. The residents of the ___________ region performed a rain dance and were rewarded with a ____________. (A) parched…heat (B) scorched…validation (C) saturated…monsoon (D) arid…deluge (E) barren…consecration. Vocabulary.
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SAT Preparation Quizdom Session 2
Vocabulary • The residents of the ___________ region performed a rain dance and were rewarded with a ____________. • (A) parched…heat • (B) scorched…validation • (C) saturated…monsoon • (D) arid…deluge • (E) barren…consecration
Vocabulary • The waitstaff always fights to serve Ms. Pratt, an extravagant tipper who is famous for her ___________. • (A) miserliness • (B) efficiency • (C) deliberation • (D) largess • (E) consternation
Identifying Sentence Errors • The new deli (A), on the corner with the great pastrami sandwiches, (B) gets many of (C) its customers from the office building (D) across the street. (E) No error.
Identifying Sentence Errors • (A) One of the main reasons cities (B) have begun enforcing bans on smoking (C) are to protect the health of those who do not smoke (D) and to reduce air pollution. (E) No error.
Vocabulary • The teacher’s scribbled ______________ not only excited Sida, they ____________ her to keep up her hard work. • (A) complements…motivated • (B) compliments…motivated • (C) exhortations…exhilerated • (D) conflagrations…enervated • (E) dissertations…ameliorated
Vocabulary • Much to the dismay of the scientific community, the ______________ supported a theory that completely ______________ fifty years of accepted science. • (A) orator…collaborated • (B) recluse…embroiled • (C) prophet…disoriented • (D) novice…discredited • (E) evangelist…disregarded
Vocabulary • The priest’s _____________ approach to the dilemma made sense even to the most confirmed __________. • (A) enigmatic…optimist • (B) reluctant…participant • (C) influential…observer • (D) sporadic…cynic • (E) pragmatic…skeptic
Vocabulary • The ____________ violinist has been amazing audiences since she was thirteen years old. • (A) financier • (B) tycoon • (C) philanthropist • (D) recluse • (E) virtuoso
Vocabulary • The scholar believed it was his duty to ______________ the masses by telling them about his revolutionary _______________. • (A) deprecate…enigma • (B) incarcerate…policy • (C) subjugate…jargon • (D) enlighten…doctrine • (E) dominate…proselytized
Vocabulary • The career counselor says that in the current economy, it is _____________ to apply for several jobs instead of holding out for the ideal job. • (A) reprehensible • (B) gratifying • (C) prudent • (D) indispensable • (E) audacious