Text Completion and Equivalence Flashcards
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The artist was celebrated for her ______ style, fusing influences that others considered incompatible.
Answer: eclectic
'Eclectic' means drawing from diverse sources, fitting a fusion of varied influences.
Select the TWO answer choices that produce sentences alike in meaning: 'The witness gave a ______ account that left no detail unexplained.' (Choose two.)
Answer: thorough and comprehensive
'Thorough' and 'comprehensive' both mean complete, fitting an account leaving nothing out.
The CEO's ______ optimism persisted even as the company's losses mounted month after month.
Answer: undaunted
'Even as losses mounted' implies optimism that remained fearless, so 'undaunted' fits.
Critics found the sequel ______, a pale imitation that added nothing to the original.
Answer: redundant
'Pale imitation that added nothing' matches 'redundant' (superfluous, repetitive).
Her argument, though initially ______, fell apart under closer scrutiny.
Answer: plausible
An argument that 'fell apart under scrutiny' must have first seemed believable ('plausible').
Select the TWO answer choices that produce sentences alike in meaning: 'The new manager's ______ approach quickly improved team morale.' (Choose two.)
Answer: affable and amiable
'Affable' and 'amiable' both mean friendly, consistent with improved morale.
The treaty was hailed as a ______ achievement, ending decades of hostility between the nations.
Answer: momentous
'Momentous' means of great importance, fitting a treaty ending decades of hostility.