GRE Sentence Equivalence Practice Set 1

As a teacher of young children, I always find the last few days before summer vacation trying, because the students are especially _____.

Over the course of his life, Clif has worked in the circus, flown planes as a stunt pilot, and had a number of other _____ jobs.

Always a _____ man, Richard had no patience with his brother’s get-rich-quick schemes and often advised him to settle down with a respectable career.

An only child whose parents were often away from home for work, Alison recalls her childhood as very _____.

I think his employees would look on him more favorably if his emails to them were not always so _____.

Although some people find her ____ off-putting, I see her as delightfully odd.

Although he had a(an) _____ career in academia, he decided to retire early and live as a recluse in a cabin in the woods.

Years ago, before industries moved in and the population surged, this area was known for its ____ beauty.

Ginger had always impressed me as a very able woman, but it was not until she experienced personal difficulties that I realized how truly _____ she is.

Michael was completely unprepared for notoriety when his bestselling memoir of life in Hollywood in the 1960s _____ him to fame.