Text Completion and Equivalence Flashcards
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Although she was praised as a ______, her colleagues privately found her ideas derivative.
Answer: visionary
'Although' contrasts the public praise ('visionary') with the private view that her ideas were derivative.
Select the TWO answer choices that produce sentences alike in meaning: 'The general's ______ strategy avoided unnecessary casualties.' (Choose two.)
Answer: prudent and judicious
'Prudent' and 'judicious' both mean wisely cautious, consistent with avoiding casualties.
The manuscript was so ______ with errors that the publisher demanded a complete rewrite.
Answer: riddled
'Riddled' means filled throughout, fitting a manuscript full of errors needing a rewrite.
His ______ refusal to compromise eventually cost him the support of his own party.
Answer: obstinate
'Obstinate' means stubbornly unyielding, which explains losing party support over refusing to compromise.
The documentary aimed to ______ long-held myths rather than reinforce them.
Answer: debunk
'Rather than reinforce' signals the opposite, so 'debunk' (expose as false) fits.
Select the TWO answer choices that produce sentences alike in meaning: 'The audience grew ______ during the speaker's interminable monologue.' (Choose two.)
Answer: restless and fidgety
'Restless' and 'fidgety' both convey impatience, fitting an audience enduring a long monologue.
The scientist's findings were initially dismissed as ______ but were later vindicated by independent replication.
Answer: spurious
'But were later vindicated' implies the findings were first wrongly called false ('spurious').