1. Ricky, try to be a bit more
___________ in this paper; the assignment was for a three-page paper; yours was
106.
(A) schism
(B) astute
(C) concise
(D) acumen
(E) perjure
2. I’ve known Lucy for ten years, but
she’s so __________ that I hardly know anything about her past.
(A) laconic
(B) brusque
(C) pragmatic
(D) adjudicate
(E) brevity
3. Because commercial time during the
Super Bowl runs over $3 million per minute, it’s good to be __________.
(A) succinct
(B) judicious
(C) allegation
(D) succinct
(E) prudent
4. My girlfriend tends to be
__________ when she’s mad; she just tells me to “talk to the hand.”
(A) abridge
(B) brusque
(C) concur
(D) adjudge
(E) inscrutable
5. The dictionary was 1,400 pages long
before it was __________ by the publishers to 850 pages.
(A) adjured
(B) jurisprudence
(C) scrutinized
(D) conspired
(E) abridged
6. Speeches at the Academy Awards are
not known for their __________; they often go on long past their allotted time.
(A) brevity
(B) congenital
(C) incisiveness
(D) astuteness
(E) jurisdiction
7. Two directors who __________ to defraud investors in an ostrich
breeding scheme, pleaded guilty earlier in the trial.
(A) adjudicate
(B) laconic
(C) conspired
(D) brusque
(E) concurred
8. I have also consulted some sagacious and experienced observers,
and, after deliberation, they __________ in this view.
(A) brusque
(B) astute
(C) scrutinized
(D) concurred
(E) adjudged
9. After much debate, __________ was reached.
(A) an abridgement
(B) a conspiracy
(C) a concord
(D) a schism
(E) a jurisprudence
10. Prior to the advent of
surgery less than 20% of children born with __________ heart malformations survived to adult life.
(A) congenital
(B) laconic
(C) brief
(D) incisive
(E) judicious
11. There is a __________
that divides our nation around the issue of the War in Iraq. (Some are
proponents, while many oppose our presence in the conflict zone.)
(A) adjure
(B) acumen
(C) allegation
(D) schism
(E) succinctness
12. Brian’s __________ comments went right to the heart of the
matter.
(A) brusque
(B) prudent
(C) inscrutable
(D) incisive
(E) astute
13. Since you get only one guess, think about it __________
beforehand.
(A) concisely
(B) judiciously
(C) congenitally
(D) pragmatically
(E) inscrutably
14. Sometimes when my two children fight, I feel like I’m
__________ a capital crime rather than settling a quarrel.
(A) adjudicating
(B) abridging
(C) perjuring
(D)
conspiring
(E)
scrutinizing
15. The young Sherlock Holmes was quite the __________
investigator; he always unraveled even the toughest mysteries.
(A) judicious
(B) prudent
(C) astute
(D) laconic
(E) congenital
16. Before buying an apple, __________ it to be sure that it has
no bruises.
(A) abridge
(B) concur
(C) concord
(D) adjure
(E) scrutinize
17. The architects chose a solarium design that was less
aesthetic than __________: it was not beautiful, but it kept heating and
lighting costs down.
(A) prudent
(B) inscrutable
(C) astute
(D) judicious
(E) pragmatic
18. The mobster told blatant lies while on the stand, __________
himself to keep his partners out of jail.
(A) conspiring
(B) concurring
(C) perjuring
(D) abridging
(E) adjudicating
19. It would not be __________ to sneak out of your room again
tonight; your parents will ground you if they catch you!
(A) jurisprudent
(B) prudent
(C) acumen
(D) brevity
(E)
congenital
(A) brevity
(B) perjury
(C)
jurisprudence
(D) jurisdiction
(E) allegation
21. One of the most fundamental questions of law is whether a
given court has __________ to preside over a given case.
(A) allegation
(B) schism
(C) laconic
(D) concise
(E) jurisdiction
22. The priest __________
his followers to use their faith to find the strength to overcome temptation.
(A) abridged
(B) concurred
(C) scrutinized
(D) adjudged
(E) adjured
23. After beating his opponent in a game of tennis, Johnny was
__________ the winner.
(A) scrutinized
(B) adjudged
(C) astute
(D) perjured
(E) conspired
24. The family store gave him a sharp business __________ --
acquired, he would say, by manning the cash register -- that few of his rivals
possessed.
(A) concord
(B) brevity
(C) jurisprudence
(D) acumen
(E) jurisdiction
25. The killer left no clues, and the murder remains __________
mystery.
(A)an inscrutable
(B) an incisive
(C) a succinct
(D) a brief
(E) a congenital
26. After days of careful observation, the detective discovered
that the __________ of fraud against the shrewd businessman were actually true.
(A) concords
(B) allegations
(C) brusque
(D) abridgements
(E) jurisdictions
____
1. alleviate
____2.
abscond
____3.
abhor
____4.
acclivity
____5.
affirmation
____6.
addendum
____7.
affable
____8.
ambidextrous
____9.
aftermath
____10.
alacrity
____11.
altruistic
____12.
ameliorate
____13.
allay
____14.
acquiesce
____15.
ambivalence
____16.
abolish
____17.
aggrandize
____18.
abnegation
____19.
aloft
____20.
adage
____21.
accouter
____22.
aesthetic
____23.
allure
____24.
adventitious
(A)
entice; attract
(B)
consequences; outcome; upshot
(C)
repudiation; self-sacrifice
(D)
depart secretly and hide
(E)
capable of using either hand with equal ease
(F)
joining; associating with
(G)
relieve
(H)
calm; pacify
(I)
equip
(J)
detest; hate
(K)
the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional
attitudes
(L)
improve
(M)
unselfishly generous; concerned for others
(N)
cancel; put an end to
(O)
accidental; casual
(P)
an addition or supplement
(Q)
wise saying; proverb
(R)
easily approachable; warmly friendly
(S)
upward
(T)
assent; agree without protesting
(U)
cheerful promptness
(V)
sharp upslope of a hill
(W)
increase or intensify
(X)
artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the
beautiful
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