Sentence completion test 11-12

The employer blamed the staff member's lack of productivity on ------- rather than incompetence, claiming that the man knew how to do his job but was too lazy to apply himself.

• infatuation

• tension

• indigence

• indolence

• ineptitude

The audience recognized the officer's characteristic ------- when he attributed his achievements to ------- rather than bravery.

• pedantry . . chance

• gallantry . . whimsy

• humility . . fortune

• bravado . . accident

• effrontery . . discretion

The strong ------- the professor was able to establish with his students made him ------- confidant for those on campus seeking advice beyond the purely academic.

• program . . an occasional

• rapport . . a respected

• confidence . . an unappreciated

• community . . an unusual

• ambition . . a valued

After David left him waiting for the third consecutive time, Kirk realized that the same behavior he had initially valued as spontaneous and carefree was, in fact, simply -------.

• capricious

• incontrovertible

• extraneous

• captivating

• inscrutable

The border between the two properties, never ------- by legal means, had long been the subject of ------- between the antagonistic neighbors.

• determined . . concord

• undermined . . hostility

• verified . . consonance

• quantified . . diversion

• established . . disputation

Even though Charlie was in apparently good health, the doctor prescribed for him some ------- medication due to his familial history of high blood pressure.

• presumptive

• predictive

• preliminary

• premeditated

• preventative

Though earlier anatomists had touched on the idea, Paul Broca was the first to ------- fully the modern notion that specific behaviors are controlled by particular areas of the human brain.

• articulate

• derogate

• represent

• refute

• iterate

Designed as a gathering place, the new student lounge was appropriately ------- with tables, chairs, and even sofas where groups could assemble comfortably.

• indicated

• appointed

• denuded

• conflated

• venerated

Named in honor of the school's founder, the Richard Brownstone Community Service Fellowship is one of the highest awards ------- Brownstone School graduates.

• conscripted to

• redeemed for

• conferred on

• relegated to

• deprived of

The anthropology professor hoped that his latest book would appeal to popular as well as to ------- readers, thereby earning him ------- in both realms.

• general . . disdain

• lay . . attention

• academic . . anonymity

• avid . . remuneration

• scholarly . . acclaim