Fill in the blanks.
1. Cotton is ............................. to the southern parts of United States.
Correct!
Wrong!
Indigenous means native.
2. ......................... people should receive government aid.
Correct!
Wrong!
Indigent means poor, destitute.
3. The actress was ................................ at the columnist's personal questions.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. She has a .............................. that makes walking difficult.
Correct!
Wrong!
Deformity = malformation
5. A diet ............................ in vitamins is not healthy.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. The child always .......................... to his older brother.
Correct!
Wrong!
Deferred = submitted
7. Can I .......................... payment until next month?
Correct!
Wrong!
Defer = postpone
8. She has always ............................ convention.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Defied = challenged
9. After much ................................, the jury announced the verdict.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. Lives must be saved, but the equipment is ...............................
Correct!
Wrong!
Expendable = able to be sacrificed
11. We ......................... a great amount of time on that project.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. A judge must have an ................................ knowledge of the law.
Correct!
Wrong!
Expansive means wide.
Answers
- Cotton is indigenous to the southern parts of United States.
- Indigent people should receive government aid.
- The actress was indignant at the columnist’s personal questions.
- She has a deformity that makes walking difficult.
- A diet deficient in vitamins is not healthy.
- The child always deferred to his older brother.
- Can I defer payment until next month?
- She has always defied / flouted convention.
- After much deliberation, the jury announced the verdict.
- Lives must be saved, but the equipment is expendable.
- We expended a great amount of time on that project.
- A judge must have an expansive knowledge of the law.
