Fill in the Blank Quiz

The librarian hoped to (deploy, augment) the rare book collection by purchasing a first edition of Walt Whitman’s book of poetry, Leaves of Grass.

• augment

• deploy

• reduce

• diminish

Have you heard the joke about the (ambidextrous, opulent) loafer who was equally adept at not working with either hand?

• ambidextrous

• opulent

• lazy

• diligent

The proctor (intimated, reiterated) the directions for the test before we began.

• intimated

• reiterated

• explained

• announced

The young prince, who much preferred blue jeans, had to dress in the (stolid, opulent) robes designed for the coronation.

• opulent

• plain

• simple

• ordinary

A sort of heaviness in the air and an eerie silence were the first real (reiterations, intimations) of the approaching cyclone.

• intimations

• reiterations

• indications

• suggestions

Because the situation is changing so rapidly, any plans we make to deal with the emergency can be no more than (ambidextrous, tentative).

• tentative

• ambidextrous

• definite

• permanent

The speaker (deployed, gibed) all the facts and figures at her command to buttress her argument.

• deployed

• gibed

• ignored

• misused

By studying the reactions of simpler life forms, researchers have greatly (reiterated, augmented) our knowledge of human behavior.

• augmented

• reiterated

• diminished

• neglected

Let us not forget that the early fighters for women’s rights were greeted with the (gibes, opulence) of the unthinking mob.

• gibes

• opulence

• applause

• indifference

In this scene of wild jubilation, my (stolid, tentative) roommate continued to eat her peanut butter sandwich as though nothing had happened.

• stolid

• excited

• anxious

• nervous