#1. Select the word that best completes the sentence: Once considered merely ___, the phenomenon is now the subject of serious scientific inquiry.
#2. If 2x + 7 = 25, what is the value of 3x – 4?
#3. Which word is most nearly similar in meaning to ‘PERSPICACIOUS’?
#4. A sequence is defined by a_n = 3n + 1. What is the 12th term?
#5. Select the word that best completes the sentence: The committee’s decision was surprisingly ___, given the contentious nature of the issue.
#6. If the average (arithmetic mean) of 8, 12, 15, and x is 14, what is x?
#7. Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to ‘TRENCHANT’?
#8. If 9^(x) = 81, what is the value of x?
#9. Select the word that best completes the sentence: Despite years of neglect, the tradition proved remarkably ___, resurfacing in unexpected places.
#10. A rectangle has width 5 and area 65. What is its length?
#11. Which word is most nearly similar in meaning to ‘RECONDITE’?
#12. If x^2 – 25 = 0, which of the following could be x?
#13. Select the word that best completes the sentence: His remarks were dismissed as ___, adding heat but not light to the discussion.
#14. A bag contains 3 white, 5 black, and 2 gray balls. What is the probability of selecting a gray ball?
#15. Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to ‘CREDULOUS’?
#16. If 7x – 5 = 2x + 20, what is x?
#17. Select the word that best completes the sentence: The architect’s design was lauded for its ___ use of light and space.
#18. Which word is most nearly similar in meaning to ‘INTRANSIGENT’?
#19. If the sum of three consecutive odd integers is 75, what is the middle integer?
#20. Select the word that best completes the sentence: The journalist was criticized for her ___ coverage, which highlighted only the most sensational details.
#21. Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to ‘LIMPID’?
#22. If 60% of a number is 48, what is the number?
#23. Select the word that best completes the sentence: Her ___ demeanor belied a fierce competitiveness.
#24. Which word is most nearly similar in meaning to ‘PUSILLANIMOUS’?
#25. If a line passes through (1, 4) and (3, 10), what is its slope?
#26. Select the word that best completes the sentence: The proposal was rejected as ___, offering little beyond clichés and empty promises.
#27. Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to ‘EUPHONIOUS’?
#28. If the radius of a circle is doubled, by what factor does the area increase?
#29. Select the word that best completes the sentence: The scientist’s theory, once ridiculed, gradually gained ___ among her peers.
#30. Which word is most nearly similar in meaning to ‘IMPECUNIOUS’?
#31. If x/5 + 2 = 7, what is x?
#32. Select the word that best completes the sentence: The judge delivered a ___ rebuke, leaving no doubt about her disapproval.
#33. Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to ‘MAGISTERIAL’?
#34. If the average of x, 10, and 16 is 14, what is x?
#35. Select the word that best completes the sentence: The artist’s latest work is a ___ departure from her earlier, more traditional pieces.
#36. Which word is most nearly similar in meaning to ‘VERISIMILITUDE’?
#37. If 4x – 9 = 3x + 5, what is x?
#38. Select the word that best completes the sentence: The biographer’s account was criticized as overly ___, glossing over the subject’s flaws.
#39. Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to ‘HAPHAZARD’?
#40. If the interior angles of a quadrilateral sum to 360°, what is the measure of the fourth angle if the other three are 80°, 95°, and 100°?
#41. Select the word that best completes the sentence: The company’s ___ expansion eventually overstretched its resources.
#42. Which word is most nearly similar in meaning to ‘PUERILE’?
#43. If 3/4 of a number is 36, what is the number?
#44. Select the word that best completes the sentence: Her remarks were delivered with such ___ that few doubted her conviction.
#45. Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to ‘APEX’?
#46. If x^2 = 2x, which of the following could be x?
#47. Select the word that best completes the sentence: The documentary offered a ___ portrait of the artist, revealing both her strengths and her failings.
#48. Which word is most nearly similar in meaning to ‘SANGUINE’?
#49. If the simple interest on a principal of $600 at an annual rate of 5% for t years is $90, what is t?
#50. Select the word that best completes the sentence: Although often ___ in public, she was remarkably candid in private correspondence.
