Text Completion and Equivalence Flashcards

The diplomat's response was deliberately ______, leaving both sides uncertain of his true position.

Answer: equivocal

'Equivocal' means ambiguous, fitting a response that leaves intentions unclear.

Select the TWO answer choices that produce sentences alike in meaning: 'His ______ generosity surprised those who had thought him miserly.' (Choose two.)

Answer: munificent and lavish

'Munificent' and 'lavish' both mean extremely generous, surprising those expecting stinginess.

The committee's report was criticized for being ______, offering vague generalities instead of concrete recommendations.

Answer: nebulous

'Nebulous' means vague, matching a report of generalities without concrete advice.

Once a ______ proponent of the theory, the researcher reversed course after the new evidence emerged.

Answer: staunch

'Reversed course' implies she was previously firmly committed, so 'staunch' fits.

The novel's plot is so ______ that readers often lose track of which character is narrating.

Answer: convoluted

'Convoluted' means intricately complex, explaining why readers lose track of the narrator.

Select the TWO answer choices that produce sentences alike in meaning: 'The drought left the once-fertile fields completely ______.' (Choose two.)

Answer: barren and desolate

'Barren' and 'desolate' both describe lifeless land, fitting fields ruined by drought.

Rather than ______ the conflict, his comments only inflamed an already tense situation.

Answer: assuage

'Rather than' and 'only inflamed' show the blank is the opposite, so 'assuage' (ease) fits.