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• 1) After ignoring the STOP sign, John could not deny that he was
  ______________ for causing the accident.
  

  ambivalent
  culpable
  credulous
  benevolent
• 2) Dr. Reed was ________ of the fact that his patient had cancer last
  year.
  

  cognizant
  mediator
  ambivalent
  multifarious
• 3) Professor Brown's knowledge made his testimony ___________.
  

  culpable
  superfluous
  multifarious
  credulous
• 4) A good manager should be able to _____disputes among his or her
  employees.
  

  generate
  mediate
  retrospect
  extrapolate
• 5) After the tour guide provided too much _____information Dad decided
  he would use a map from the book.
  

  culpable
  extrapolate
  superfluous
  ambivalent
• 6) The crime scene investigator had to _________the crowd away from the
  evidence.
  

  cognizant
  profuse
  generator
  divert
• 7) As a result of Mr. Rockefeller's _________ the museum had enough
  funds to restore the priceless painting.
  

  mediate
  benevolence
  ambivalence
  credible
• 8) In ___________, I would never have bought the house if I had known
  about the noisy neighbors.
  

  profusion
  incredulous
  cognizant
  retrospect
• 9) After reading the study, it was not too far fetched to ________ that
  social security would be even less stable in the year 2030.
  

  extrapolate
  mediate
  superfluous
  profusion
• 10) If killing one's brother is fratricide then you can infer that
  killing one's mother is
  

  retrospective
  ambivalent
  matricide
  credulous
• 11) Overworked, exhausted employees at a medical clinic would want to
  see a profusion of patients with the flu.
  True   False
• 12) Which of the following would resonate pleasantly?
  

  an ice cream sundae
  a report on nuclear warfare
  an orchestra
  a benefactor
• 13) Someone who has multifarious excuses would most likely be viewed as
  

  generous
  superfluous
  ignorant
  irresponsible
• 14) Which of the following describes someone who is feeling ambivalent?
  

  Ed wants to attend soccer camp to improve his game
  Ordinarily Sam would have ordered pasta but this time he felt like having pizza
  John wanted to ask Jen to the prom but he didn't like crowds
  Abby decided to attend UMBC instead of Salisbury since it was closer to home
• 15) Which of the following uses the word generate(or form of the word)
  correctly?
  

  Controversial topics usually generate much discussion
  I would not know how to generate the lawn mower even if I wanted to mow the lawn
  How many leads did the salesperson generate?
  Both a and c
• 16) Queen Elizabeth _____ placed ______ items in the sack along with the
  important message.
  

  valiantly . . . array
  sedately . . . sundry
  coyly . . .solicitous
  valiantly . . . wanton
• 17) _______ knights ________ before the visiting dignitaries from Spain.
  

  wanton . . . arbitrated
  supple . . . shrived
  render . . .jousted
  valiant . . . jousted
• 18) The threatening appearance of the _____ which had obviously been
  hidden beneath the cloak ________ much fear in the audience.
  

  prelate . . . rendered
  dirk . . . glibly
  dirk . . . engendered
  palfrey . . . engendered
• 19) During medieval times, ______ was the expected manner of behavior
  seen in both _______ lords and dutiful knights.
  

  chivalry . . . eminent
  sedately . . . valiant
  solicitous . . . glib
  coyness . . . supple
• 20) King Edward's ________ manner indicated concern for the prince's
  ________ ways.
  

  coy . . . verity
  solicitous . . . wanton
  eminent . . . glib
  wanton . . . valiant
• 21) As he began to ________ the dispute, Judge Olson began to wonder
  about the ________ of Mr. Johnson's claims.
  

  engender . . . glibness
  shrive . . array
  eminent . . . sundry
  arbitrate . . . verity
• 22) ___________ in the finest of costumes, the ballerinas delighted the
  court with their __________ and graceful bodies.
  

  arrayed . . . glib
  valiant . . . coy
  supple . . . eminent
  arrayed . . . supple