GRE Verbal Reasoning Questions
Sentence Equivalence Questions (Set 11)
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Questions 1 to 8 below are Sentence Equivalence Questions.Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.
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1. I have never seen anyone as ___ as him. Al of his friends think he would make a great teacher.
 | didactic |
| meritorious |
| admirable |
| instructive |
| despicable |
| praiseworthy |
2. This historical event was full of ___ warfare; many times people of the same group created factions against each other.
| internecine |
| universal |
| internal |
| heroic |
| religious |
| systemic |
3. That old lady is so ____ about her food that she won’t eat it unless you follow her instructions to the letter.
 | persnickety |
| slapdash |
| naive |
| painstaking |
| straightforward |
| simple |
4. After its victory in the American Revolution, the fledgling nation of America was left with an ___ government to nurture.
| democratic |
| systematic |
| devoted |
| inchoate |
| undeveloped |
| mature |
5. Coming from a highly conservative family, John ____ about his homosexuality in order to prevent his parents from ostracizing him.
| tergiversated |
| argued |
| supported |
| equivocated |
| mollified |
| simplified |
6. The serial killer displayed ____ towards his victims’ deaths, confirming that he was a sociopath.
| sympathy |
| crudity |
| worry |
| temperance |
| insouciance |
| carefreeness |
7. During the Great Depression, many Americans were forced to suffer____ due to the stock market crash.
| penury |
| luxury |
| laxity |
| indigence |
| vigilance |
| severity |
8. The ____ sneer in his faced showed he thought the others were beneath him which other regards as foolishness .
| supporting |
| disapproving |
| pejorative |
| positive |
| mimicry |
| loud |