LEXICO GRAMMAR PRACTICE TEST 14

After years of effort, he had finally brought the project to _____.

• completion

• culmination

• conclusion

• realization

The decision to cut funding has sparked a wave of _____ throughout the academic community.

• consternation

• agitation

• indignation

• perturbation

The lawyer's _____ argument swayed the jury to acquit the defendant.

• meritorious

• sagacious

• loquacious

• pernicious

After a long deliberation, the committee _____ to postpone the vote until further notice.

• resigned

• resolved

• affirmed

• deferred

Despite the manager's threats, the employees remained _____ and refused to yield to pressure.

• steadfast

• recalcitrant

• compliant

• volatile

The professor's explanation was so _____ that even the most attentive students were confused.

• convoluted

• spurious

• simplistic

• truncated

Her _____ manner at the meeting was highly criticized by her peers.

• cavalier

• laconic

• flamboyant

• servile

His _____ of the historical context made the entire presentation fall flat.

• embellishment

• omission

• distortion

• explication

The writer's style was marked by a _____ use of metaphors, which made his work unique.

• copious

• judicious

• parsimonious

• inconspicuous

The company's new policy is intended to _____ communication between departments.

• inhibit

• facilitate

• neutralize

• moderate