Review Units 4-6

Review Units 4-6Two-Word Completions1. During the long years that the painter struggled to _______________________ fame, histalents never failed him. However, once he ha actually achieved the public______________________ he sought, they began to desert him.a. attain . . . esteem c. suppress . . . clemencyb. comprise . . . nonchalance d. ascertain . . . pinnacle2. The salesman pressed me to sign the contract, but I refused to give my _________________to the agreement until all the terms and provisions he mentioned so vaguely were spelled out________________________.a. discrepancy . . . cogently c. temerity . . . scrupulouslyb. esteem . . . officiously d. assent . . . explicitly3. The senator found some _________________________ after her electoral defeat in thecomforting knowledge that she would now be able to enjoy a life of ___________________far from the strife of the political arena.a. esteem . . . temerity c. panacea . . . dearthb. solace . . . repose d. clemency . . . destitution4. While it is true that human beings are neither _________________ nor _________________,they can certainly use what they do know to avoid making foolish or unnecessary mistakes.a. diffident . . . supercilious c. altruistic . . . malevolentb. omniscient . . . infallible d. indomitable . . . invulnerable5. Pundits were quick to note the ______________________ when the councilman, who hadcampaigned on a reform platform, was discovered to be every bit as ____________________as the corrupt bosses he had railed against.a. clemency . . . rampant c. attainment . . . altruisticb. discrepancy . . . venial d. irony . . . venal6. The school trustees gave up their attempt to _____________________ the identity of thedonor when an intermediary explained that the mysterious ______________________wished to remain anonymous.a. comprise . . . affiliation c. ascertain . . . benefactorb. accede . . . attainment d. esteem . . . bequest

7. Nineteenth-century hucksters touted their elixirs as __________________ for every ailmentimaginable. Unfortunately, these concoctions often proved more _____________________than the maladies they were supposed to cure.a. benefactors . . . musty c. panaceas . . . virulentb. pinnacles . . . ominous d. attainments . . . pungentChoosing the Right MeaningA foreign policy that is truly supple can both can both defend American interests abroad andrespond successfully to unforeseen challenges.1. The word supple in line 1 is best defined asa. adaptable b. superior c. farsighted d. bendableHistory will never truly know how many lives were expunged in the intertribal holocaust thatoverwhelmed Rwanda in the 1990s.2. The word expunged in line 1 most nearly meansa. affected b. deleted c. canceled d. destroyed"No one as scrupulous as she is would ever consent to be party to such an obvious piece of sharppractice," I protested.3. The word scrupulous in line 1 most nearly meansa. religious b. principled c. finicky d. knowledgeableIn his student days before World War I, J.R.R. Tolkien embarked on the fantastic literary voyagethat produced The Lord of the Rings.4. The words embarked on in line 1 most nearly meana. got aboard b. considered c. commenced d. wound upAt the critical moment, the British Empire reposed its entire hope of safety in the abilities of asingle one-armed, one-eyed sailor.5. The word reposed in line 1 most nearly meansa. misplaced b. gambled c. put d. relaxed