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About This Drill
SAT Reading & Writing: Hard Words in Context (Drill 21) is a Reading & Writing practice drill covering Hard Words in Context. It contains 5 original questions created by Brian Stewart, a Barron's test prep author with over 20 years of tutoring experience.
Hard SAT Words in Context questions ask you to choose the word or phrase that most precisely completes the sentence. The answer is rarely an obscure word; difficulty comes from three plausible distractors that all nearly fit, with one signal in the sentence pinning the correct choice.
Questions in This Drill
- The committee's report was praised for being ______ where earlier reviews had hedged: it stated plainly which projects had failed and named the decisions that had caused the losses.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word?
- The naturalist argued that the bird's elaborate courtship dance was not ______ but learned: young males that grew up isolated from adults never performed it correctly.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word?
- The treaty language was deliberately ______: each clause could be read one way by the coastal states and another by their inland neighbors, and both sides signed believing they had won.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word?
- The following text is adapted from Anthony Trollope's 1855 novel The Warden.
The dean and chapter had thought it more conducive to their honour to have a rich precentor appointed by the bishop than a poor one appointed by themselves.
As used in the text, what does the word "conducive" most nearly mean?
- The startup's growth figures, impressive at first glance, turned out to be largely ______: most of the new accounts had never been used and were quietly closed within a month.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word?