The GRE Verbal Section - Practice Quiz

Verbal Quiz - Sentence Completions

1. Her concern for the earthquake victims _________ her reputation as a callous person.

A. restored
B. rescinded
C. created
D. proved
E. belied

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2. The author presumably believes that all businessmen are _________, for her main characters, whatever qualities they may lack, are virtual paragons of _________.

A. clever . . . ingenuity
B. covetous . . . greed
C. virtuous . . . deceit
D. successful . . . ambition
E. cautious . . . achievement

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3. Lacking sacred scriptures or __________, Shinto is more properly regarded as a legacy of traditional practices and basic values than as a formal system of belief.

A. followers
B. customs
C. dogma
D. relics
E. faith

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4. Male sperm whales are normally _________ creatures; however, when they are jealously guarding their territory, they have been known to _______ ships.

A. docile . . . attack
B. aggressive . . . strike
C. large . . . assault
D. peaceful . . . ignore
E. powerful . . . assail

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5. Her charisma was a double-edged sword; in her friends, it aroused both admiration and __________.

A. envy
B. laudation
C. equanimity
D. obstinacy
E. affection

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