Verbal Reasoning- Sentence Equivalence

Jason hastened to ____ when he saw the boy trip over his untied shoelaces. Answers: gasp in concern, assist with support, remedy the disaster, reprimand for negligence, prevent a spill, ease the pain

assist with support, prevent a spill

_______, he decided to pass on the project, his professed support notwithstanding. Answers: Counterintuitively, Unexpectedly, self-indulgently, obscurely, pusillanimously, punctiliously

counterintuitively, unexpectedly

Not only was the author's prose ______, but also his well-known penchant for dissembling colored the way that reviewers read his texts. Answers: fulsome, effulgent, effusive, unctuous, cryptic, vulgar

fulsome, unctuous

Without more robust funding, the charity's goals will go unfulfilled; furthermore, thousands of _____ children will want for basic necessities. Answers: prodigal, malnourished, vagrant, impecunious, indigent, overindulged

impecunious,indigent

Mozart manifested the signs of ____ genius when he began composing music at the precious age of five. Answers: refined, incipient, staggering, nascent, fathomless, piddling

incipient, nascent

Although the celebrity ______ vociferously on political issues as a guest on several talk shows, her lack of experience in the area led many to ignore her. Answers: inveighed, declaimed, conceded, demurred, abstained, acceded

inveighed, declaimed

The unchecked _______ of state secrets is a source of great concern to intelligence agencies. Answers: proliferation, retention, lassitude, acquisition, dissemination, quality

proliferation, dissemination

Reginald's _____ aunt was spry for her age but nonetheless required help in ascending the staircase. Answers: acrobatic, dexterous, caustic, genial, septuagenarian, hoary

septuagenarian, hoary

In contradistinction to the _______ cat, the dog is the quintessential pack animal. Answers: transparent, supercilious, solitary, forthright, maladroit, aloof

solitary, aloof

Nigel was usually a model of equanimity, so his ____ demeanor during the attorney's cross-examination left many surprised. Answers: staid, equanimous, testy, placid, discomposed, jubilant

testy, discomposed