GRE Sentence Completions Practice Questions

Each sentence has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

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Question 1

Her concern for the earthquake victims _________ her reputation as a callous person.

A. Restored

B. Rescinded

C. Created

D. Proved

E. Belied

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Question 2

The author presumably believes that all businessmen are _________, for her main characters, whatever qualities they may lack, are virtual paragons of _________.

A. clever . . . ingenuity

B. covetous . . . greed

C. virtuous . . . deceit

D. successful . . . ambition

E. cautious . . . achievement

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Question 3

Lacking sacred scriptures or __________, Shinto is more properly regarded as a legacy of traditional practices and basic values than as a formal system of belief.

A. Followers

B. Customs

C. Dogma

D. Relics

E. Faith

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Question 4

Male sperm whales are normally _________ creatures; however, when they are jealously guarding their territory, they have been known to _______ ships.

A. docile . . . attack

B. aggressive . . . strike

C. large . . . assault

D. peaceful . . . ignore

E. powerful . . . assail

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Question 5

Her charisma was a double-edged sword; in her friends, it aroused both admiration and __________.

A. Envy

B. Laudation

C. Equanimity

D. Obstinacy

E. Affection

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