GAT 64 Vocab

16. Students should know how to ______ information from different sources aside from the Internet.

• design

• correct

• maintain

• gather

• adjust

17. The manager ______ Jane by firing her in front of all her colleagues

• criticized

• deceived

• flattered

• disliked

• humiliated

18. Stone flooring is so ______ that it almost never wears out. In fact, with a little care, it will last the lifetime of your home.

• protective

• brittle

• expensive

• flexible

• durable

19. Rather than simply asking the boys, the principal ______ that they were fighting over a girl.

• speculated

• disguised

• alleviated

• applied

• approved

20. A lot of complaints received in the retail industry are about ______ staff. When customers need help, they want staff to help them, not play on their phones.

• impeccable

• unconscious

• impartial

• inattentive

• incautious

21. Caring and paying attention to detail are essential attributes for a good nurse.

• categories

• alternatives

• qualities

• advantages

• assignments

22. The vaccine must be tested thoroughly before it can be released for public use.

• completely

• instantly

• scarcely

• shortly

• merely

23. John Lennon’s “Imagine”, one of the 100 most-performed songs of the 20th century, is widely recognized to be the best song of all time.

• utilized

• predicted

• recalled

• considered

• instilled

24. The driving instructor had a valid reason to fail the overconfident driver when he drove through a red light.

• sensible

• unfair

• exciting

• approximate

• minor

25. Jim Thompson, known all over the world for saving the art of Thai silk, went missing in Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands. There has been no trace of him since.

• interest

• copy

• sign

• reason

• history