Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word.
1She managed to keep her ............... throughout the ordeal.
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"Sanity" means the ability to think clearly and stay mentally healthy.
2His ............... hurt her feelings.
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"Sarcasm" means mocking language that can hurt someone's feelings.
3............... people tend to lose friends quickly.
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"Sarcastic" describes someone who often uses mocking or hurtful remarks.
4He watched his enemies turn against each other with ............... amusement.
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"Sardonic" means showing bitter or scornful amusement.
5The poor man received a ............... beating from the thugs.
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"Savage" means brutal or extremely violent.
6Voltaire's Candide is a famous ............... .
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"Satire" is writing that uses humor or criticism to expose faults.
7The hurricane caused ............... damage.
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"Irreparable" means impossible to repair.
8The partners' differences seem ............... .
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"Irreconcilable" means too different to be settled or brought into agreement.
9............... romantics are always falling in love.
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"Inveterate" means having a long-established habit or attitude.
10His ............... sense of humor helped him through hard times.
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"Invincible" means too strong to be defeated.
11Unlike the front gate, the door opens ............... .
Select 2 answers.
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"Inward" and "inwards" are both correct adverbs meaning toward the inside.
12The ............... train derailed.
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"Inward" is the adjective used before the noun "train" here.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.
- His sarcasm hurt her feelings.
- Sarcastic people tend to lose friends quickly.
- He watched his enemies turn against each other with sardonic amusement.
- The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.
- Voltaire’s Candide is a famous satire .
- The hurricane caused irreparable damage.
- The partners’ differences seem irreconcilable .
- Inveterate romantics are always falling in love.
- His invincible sense of humor helped him through hard times.
- Unlike the front gate, the door opens inward / inwards .
- The inward train derailed.
