Fill in the blanks.
1Her speech was not openly contemptuous but its ............... were insulting.
Wrong!
Connotations means suggested meaning.
2All students must ............... to the rules.
Wrong!
3Every man must live in ............... with his own beliefs.
Wrong!
In conformity means in agreement.
4The patient's unusual symptoms ............... the doctor.
Wrong!
Confounded means perplexed.
5We must ............... the future with optimism.
Wrong!
6The boy ............... his accuser and denied the charges.
Wrong!
7The two friends had ............... tastes.
Wrong!
Congenial means similar.
8The girl has a warm, ............... disposition.
Wrong!
9His blindness is ...............
Wrong!
Congenital means having occurred before or during birth.
10Hemophilia is ...............
Wrong!
Hereditary means genetically transmitted.
11Birthmarks are ...............
Wrong!
12Do you know for sure or is it only ...............
Wrong!
Conjecture means guess.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Her speech was not openly contemptuous but its connotations were insulting.
- All students must conform to the rules.
- Every man must live in conformity with his own beliefs.
- The patient’s unusual symptoms confounded the doctor.
- We must confront the future with optimism.
- The boy confronted his accuser and denied the charges.
- The two friends had congenial tastes.
- The girl has a warm, congenial disposition.
- His blindness is congenital
- Hemophilia is hereditary
- Birthmarks are congenital
- Do you know for sure or is it only conjecture
