Complete the following sentences.
1A general pardon of political offenders is ............... .
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A general pardon, especially for political offences, is called "amnesty".
2What does the expression "meet one's Waterloo" mean?
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To "meet one's final defeat" means to suffer a decisive and final loss.
3The meeting ............... with a vote of thanks.
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In formal English, a meeting can be said to have "concluded" with a vote of thanks.
4You must ............... your expenditure if you don't want to fall into the debt trap.
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To reduce spending is to "cut down" your expenditure.
5A person who rules without consulting others is an ............... .
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A ruler who governs without consulting others is an "autocrat".
6Find the synonym of "ubiquitous".
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"Ubiquitous" means "everywhere" or present in many places.
7Select the word that can be used both as an adjective and as a verb.
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"Long" can be an adjective meaning lengthy and a verb meaning to desire strongly.
8I am not late, ...............?
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The standard question tag after "I am not" is "aren't I".
9She has ............... the picture on the wall.
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The past participle of "hang" for putting something on a wall is "hung".
10Which term refers to the act of killing one's own brother?
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The act of killing one's brother is called "fratricide".
11The engagement was called ............... .
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To cancel an engagement is to call it "off".
12All the characters in this movie are "fictitious". Which word is closest in meaning to "fictitious"?
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"Fictitious" means "imaginary", not real.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- A general pardon of political offenders is amnesty .
- What does the expression “meet one’s Waterloo” mean? — meet one’s final defeat
- The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks.
- You must cut down your expenditure if you don’t want to fall into the debt trap.
- A person who rules without consulting others is an autocrat .
- Find the synonym of “ubiquitous”. — everywhere
- Select the word that can be used both as an adjective and as a verb. — long
- I am not late, aren’t I?
- She has hung the picture on the wall.
- Which term refers to the act of killing one’s own brother? — fratricide
- The engagement was called off .
- All the characters in this movie are “fictitious”. Which word is closest in meaning to “fictitious”? — imaginary
