G1 2017 2 Part I

Although the lottery winner became a millionaire overnight, he continued to live the same ( ) life he had had as a poor man. He never spent more money than he had to.

• pitiless
• irascible
• frugal
• aberrant

As reading requirements for the course are highly demanding, passing the department’s English language test is a ( ) for foreign students wishing to enroll.

• denomination
• premonition
• discrepancy
• prerequisite

The government has been ( ) with the problem of homelessness for years, but it believes its recent measures to improve welfare services will finally show results.

• grappling
• imploring
• admonishing
• swiveling

Jane knew her husband was opposed to her going back to work so soon after having a baby, so she waited until he was in a good mood before ( ) the subject.

• pampering
• splurging
• crumpling
• broaching

Gold is valued not only for its beauty but also its ( ). It can be used to make everything from jewelry to electrical wire to dental fillings.

• versatility
• rhetoric
• duplicity
• flotation

The suspect claimed he had been stuck in traffic at the time of the robbery. The detective found this ( ) since many roads in town had been under construction when the crime occurred.

• emblematic
• barbaric
• plausible
• morose

Although most of the rioting was brought under control yesterday afternoon, occasional ( ) between police and rioters continued last night.

• skirmishes
• deferrals
• pilgrimages
• incarnations

The author’s first book is aimed at scholars and covers such ( ) matters as medieval Chinese coins. Next, she wants to write about something that will appeal to a general audience.

• skittish
• inclement
• decrepit
• arcane

Because the boxer had won every match he had ever fought in, he was thought to be ( ). However, he was finally defeated last month.

• invincible
• untenable
• dispensable
• palatable

In an attempt to ( ) more people into using solar energy, the government is giving tax breaks to homeowners who install solar panels.

• prod
• sap
• gnaw
• fray