Quizdom Session 2

The residents of the ___________ region performed a rain dance and were rewarded with a ____________.(A) parched…heat(B) scorched…validation(C) saturated…monsoon(D) arid…deluge(E) barren…consecration

The waitstaff always fights to serve Ms. Pratt, an extravagant tipper who is famous for her ___________.(A) miserliness(B) efficiency(C) deliberation(D) largess(E) consternation

The new deli (A), on the corner with the great pastrami sandwiches, (B) gets many of (C) its customers from the office building (D) across the street. (E) No error.

(A) One of the main reasons cities (B) have begun enforcing bans on smoking (C) are to protect the health of those who do not smoke (D) and to reduce air pollution. (E) No error.

The teacher’s scribbled ______________ not only excited Sida, they ____________ her to keep up her hard work.(A) complements…motivated(B) compliments…motivated(C) exhortations…exhilerated(D) conflagrations…enervated(E) dissertations…ameliorated

Much to the dismay of the scientific community, the ______________ supported a theory that completely ______________ fifty years of accepted science.(A) orator…collaborated(B) recluse…embroiled(C) prophet…disoriented(D) novice…discredited(E) evangelist…disregarded

The priest’s _____________ approach to the dilemma made sense even to the most confirmed __________.(A) enigmatic…optimist(B) reluctant…participant(C) influential…observer(D) sporadic…cynic(E) pragmatic…skeptic

The ____________ violinist has been amazing audiences since she was thirteen years old.(A) financier(B) tycoon(C) philanthropist(D) recluse(E) virtuoso

The scholar believed it was his duty to ______________ the masses by telling them about his revolutionary _______________.(A) deprecate…enigma(B) incarcerate…policy(C) subjugate…jargon(D) enlighten…doctrine(E) dominate…proselytized

The career counselor says that in the current economy, it is _____________ to apply for several jobs instead of holding out for the ideal job.(A) reprehensible(B) gratifying(C) prudent(D) indispensable(E) audacious