GRE Text Completion Practice

Question 1 of 10

1

With his sub-four minute mile Bannister broke a psychological barrier, and inspired thousands of others to attempt to overcome seemingly ____ hurdles.

Select one of the following:

Insurmountable
Inane
Trivial
Traumatic
Ineffable

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

All good comic writers use humor to ____, not to side-step the problems of human behavior.

Select one of the following:

amuse
avert
juxtapose
confront
solve

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

The game of chess is an example of a ___ information system: the pieces sit inertly on the board until the players move them according to known rules.

Select one of the following:

interactive
passive
cybernetic
disruptive
logistic

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

An artist’s preliminary sketches are often a ____of a subject; on the basis of these sketches the artist makes a decision on his or her approach to the final painting.

Select one of the following:

reconnaissance
caricature
vignette
pastiche
cameo

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

Taking antibiotics for a viral infection may, it is true, be ____ ; however, in certain cases a course of these drugs can actually ward off opportunistic bacterial infections.

Select one of the following:

justified
enough
recommended
ineffective
curative

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it ____ on as fiercely as ever.

Select one of the following:

trudges
meanders
edges
ambles
rages

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

Each occupation has its own ____ ; bankers, lawyers and computer professionals, for example, all use among themselves language which outsiders have difficulty following.

Select one of the following:

merits
disadvantages
rewards
jargon
problems

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

____ by nature, Jones spoke very little even to his own family members.

Select one of the following:

garrulous
equivocal
taciturn
arrogant
gregarious

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

Many people at that time believed that spices help preserve food; however, Hall found that many marketed spices were ____ bacteria, moulds and yeasts.

Select one of the following:

devoid of
teeming with
improved by
destroyed by
active against

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to ____ their case with more data obtained from dubious sources.

Select one of the following:

ascertain
buttress
refute
absolve
dispute

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GRE Text Completion Practice

Question 1 of 10

With his sub-four minute mile Bannister broke a psychological barrier, and inspired thousands of others to attempt to overcome seemingly ____ hurdles.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

All good comic writers use humor to ____, not to side-step the problems of human behavior.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

The game of chess is an example of a ___ information system: the pieces sit inertly on the board until the players move them according to known rules.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

An artist’s preliminary sketches are often a ____of a subject; on the basis of these sketches the artist makes a decision on his or her approach to the final painting.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

Taking antibiotics for a viral infection may, it is true, be ____ ; however, in certain cases a course of these drugs can actually ward off opportunistic bacterial infections.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it ____ on as fiercely as ever.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

Each occupation has its own ____ ; bankers, lawyers and computer professionals, for example, all use among themselves language which outsiders have difficulty following.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

____ by nature, Jones spoke very little even to his own family members.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

Many people at that time believed that spices help preserve food; however, Hall found that many marketed spices were ____ bacteria, moulds and yeasts.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to ____ their case with more data obtained from dubious sources.

Select one of the following:

Explanation