Vocabulary Questions

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1. The police announced that there will be an official ___ into the mysterious death.
   1) inscription *@
   2) input *@
   3) inquiry *@
   4) irony
   Answer 3 *@*@*@*@
2. The teacher made an ___ to the rule for a student who was ill.
   1) excitement *@
   2) exchange *@
   3) excessive *@
   4) exception
   Answer 4 *@*@*@*@
3. A(n) ___ researcher in the field of gender differences will be speaking at the conferences.
   1) initial *@
   2) primary *@
   3) eminent *@
   4) foremost
   Answer 3 *@*@*@*@
4. Jim seems to be ill--he doesn't have the ___ that he once did.
   1) vitality *@
   2) vividness *@
   3) vitamins *@
   4) violence
   Answer 1 *@*@*@*@
5. If the customer is ___ to pay a bill, the company turns their account over to a collection agency.
   1) unusual *@
   2) unwilling *@
   3) unworthy *@
   4) unwanted
   Answer 2 *@*@*@*@
6. If we look at the problem ___ we should be able to solve it.
   1) symbolically *@
   2) symphonically *@
   3) systematically
   4) sympathetically
   Answer 3 *@*@*@*@
7. A(n) ___ amount of money was lost in the fire.
   1) mass *@
   2) numerous *@
   3) abundant *@
   4) substantial
   Answer 4 *@*@*@*@
8. The report ___ the importance of making changes in the structure of the organization.
   1) stressed *@
   2) insisted *@*@
   3) demanded
   4) required
   Answer 1
9. Taking photographs inside the museum is ___ forbidden.
   1) narrowly *@
   2) exactly *@*@
   3) strictly *@
   4) firmly
   Answer 3 *@*@*@*@
10. The statements the witness made today ___ the statements he made last week.
    1) ridicule *@
    2) predict *@
    3) indicate *@
    4) contradict
    Answer 4 *@*@*@*@
11. The clerk ___ stole some money from the bank.
    1) supposed to *@
    2) supposedly *@
    3) supposed *@
    4) suppose
    Answer 2 *@*@*@*@
12. The committee plans to ___ again in about six months.
    1) conduct *@
    2) condense *@ *@
    3) convene
    4) contest
    Answer 3 *@*@*@*@
13. A ____ group is causing a lot of problems in the organization.
    1) splendid *@
    2) sparked *@*@
    3) spoiled *@
    4) splinter
    Answer 4 *@*@*@*@
14. After the accident, Andy ___ several hours of surgery.
    1) undertook *@
    2) underlined *@*@
    3) undid *@
    4) underwent
    Answer 4 *@*@*@*@
15. Debbie has a(n) ___ that we haven't heard the whole truth about this matter yet.
    1) uncertainty *@
    2) distrust *@*@
    3) suspicion *@
    4) doubt
    Answer 3 *@*@*@*@
16. That company doesn't take credit cards, so customers have to pay ___.
    1) dollars *@*@
    2) finance *@*@
    3) money *@
    4) cash
    Answer 4 *@*@*@*@
17. With some ___, the plan sounds like it will work well.
    1) dedications
    2) modifications
    3) indications
    4) investigations
    Answer 2 *@*@*@*@
18. Jan received a letter ___ the university's new policies.
    1) regardful *@
    2) regardless *@
    3) regards *@
    4) regarding
    Answer 4 *@*@*@*@
19. The company offers a great ___ of services to students.
    1) variety *@
    2) vary *@
    3) various *@
    4) variously
    Answer 1 *@*@*@*@
20. What would you ___ from this evidence?
    1) inflame *@
    2) indicate *@*@
    3) inform *@
    4) infer
    Answer 4 *@*@*@*@
21. I was ___ finished with the paper when my computer lost the file.
    1) virtually *@
    2) virtual *@*@
    3) virtue
    4) virtuous
    Answer 1 *@*@*@*@
22. Marla was invited to be a speaker at the conference, but she ___.
    1) deserved *@*@
    2) declined *@*@
    3) deceived
    4) delighted
    Answer 2 *@*@*@*@
23. Julie's company has ___ her with great responsibilities.
    1) entangled *@*@
    2) entreated *@*@
    3) entertained*@
    4) entrusted
    Answer 4 *@*@*@*@
24. My new employer gave me a(n) ___ on my salary to buy some work clothes.
    1) payment *@*@
    2) finance *@*@
    3) money *@
    4) advance
    Answer 4 *@*@*@*@
25. Arras, Inc., has the ___ right to market the product in this country.
    1) exclusive *@*@
    2) expensive *@*@
    3) excessive
    4) extreme
    Answer 1