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