Natural Formal Language under Pressure

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Practice level

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Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.

1. Question 1 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The decision is ___ to appeal, rather than final.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. closed
   2. subject
   3. opposed
   4. immune
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   subject

   Subject to appeal explicitly permits a challenge.

2. Question 2 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The concession is made without ___ to existing contractual rights.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. prejudice
   2. preference
   3. precedent
   4. presumption
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   prejudice

   Without prejudice to preserves rights rather than waiving them.

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The evidence is ___ to the issue under review; it concerns an unrelated matter.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. germane
   2. integral
   3. extraneous
   4. pertinent
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   extraneous

   Extraneous means irrelevant or outside the matter.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The change is to operate ___, applying only to future cases.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. prospectively
   2. historically
   3. retroactively
   4. retrospectively
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   prospectively

   Prospectively limits application to the future.

5. Question 5 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The exception cannot be read ___ isolation from the rest of the clause.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. to
   2. on
   3. at
   4. in
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   in

   In isolation from means separately from its surrounding context.

6. Question 6 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The proposal is acceptable ___ principle, but details remain unresolved.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. by
   2. on
   3. in
   4. at
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   in

   In principle marks general agreement without detailed commitment.

7. Question 7 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The authority exists by ___ of the statute.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. merit
   2. priority
   3. virtue
   4. precedent
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   virtue

   By virtue of means through the authority or effect of.

8. Question 8 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The restriction is ___ with the risk: its severity is proportionate.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. incompatible
   2. incommensurate
   3. commensurate
   4. inconsistent
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   commensurate

   Commensurate with means corresponding appropriately in scale.

9. Question 9 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The finding is ___ of negligence, not conclusive proof of it.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. dispositive
   2. constitutive
   3. indicative
   4. definitive
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   indicative

   Indicative of means suggesting; it is weaker than establishing.

10. Question 10 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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    The agreement is ___ on final approval; it is not yet unconditional.

    Choices for blank 1

    1. conclusive
    2. consequent
    3. contingent
    4. contrary
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    contingent

    Contingent on marks dependence on a condition.

11. Question 11 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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    The committee reserves the ___ to amend the arrangement.

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    1. duty
    2. obligation
    3. liability
    4. right
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    right

    Reserve the right to retains an entitlement to act later.

12. Question 12 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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    The wording should be construed ___, within the specific exception stated.

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    1. expansively
    2. broadly
    3. narrowly
    4. unrestrictedly
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    narrowly

    Narrowly limits the reading to the stated exception.

13. Question 13 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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    The revision is ___, correcting wording without changing substantive rights.

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    1. substantive
    2. constitutional
    3. editorial
    4. jurisdictional
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    editorial

    Editorial describes a wording change rather than a change in legal effect.

14. Question 14 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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    The reply does not constitute an ___ of liability.

    Choices for blank 1

    1. admission
    2. admittance
    3. admissibility
    4. admiration
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    admission

    Admission of liability means acceptance of responsibility.

15. Question 15 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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    The record must distinguish an allegation from an established ___.

    Choices for blank 1

    1. supposition
    2. hypothesis
    3. fact
    4. conjecture
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    fact

    Fact contrasts with an unproven allegation.

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