Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word.
1. She managed to keep her ……………………….. throughout the ordeal.
Sanity means mental health.
2. His ………………………….. hurt her feelings.
Sarcasm means ridicule or taunt. Irony is a figure of speech.
3. ……………………………… people tend to lose friends quickly.
Sarcastic means contemptuous.
4. He watched his enemies turn against each other with ………………………………. amusement.
Sardonic means cynical. Satirical means ironically critical.
5. The poor man received a ………………………………. beating from the thugs.
Savage means brutal, barbaric.
6. Voltaire’s Candide is a famous ……………………………….
Satire means comic criticism.
7. The hurricane caused ……………………………….. damage.
Irreparable means beyond repair.
8. The partners’ differences seem ………………………………..
Irreconcilable means unadjustable.
9. …………………………….. romantics are always falling in love.
Inveterate means die-hard.
10. His ……………………………. sense of humor helped him through hard times.
Invincible means unconquerable.
11. The door opens ………………………….
Inward and inwards can be used as an adverb.
12. The ………………………… train derailed.
Inwards cannot be used as an adjective.
Answers
1. She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.
2. His sarcasm hurt her feelings.
3. Sarcastic people tend to lose friends quickly.
4. He watched his enemies turn against each other with sardonic amusement.
5. The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.
6. Voltaire’s Candide is a famous satire.
7. The hurricane caused irreparable damage.
8. The partners’ differences seem irreconcilable.
9. Inveterate romantics are always falling in love.
10. His invincible sense of humor helped him through hard times.
11. The door opens inward / inwards.
12. The inward train derailed.
