Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1The opera was pleasant but it is one of the composer’s ............... works.
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Lesser means smaller or less important.
2The ruler’s ............... practices led to a popular uprising.
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Licentious means irresponsible or amoral.
3The responsibility ............... with the driver.
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Lie can mean be placed or remain.
4A smile ............... up his face.
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Either lighted or lit can be used as the past tense of light.
5............... me fifty dollars.
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The verbs loan and lend are usually interchangeable.
6A Rolls-Royce is a ............... car.
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Luxurious means expensive or costly. Luxuriant means abundant.
7The garden has ............... foliage.
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Luxurious means expensive or costly. Luxuriant means abundant.
8In the distance rose the ............... Alps.
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Majestic and majestical are both possible here.
9She has a ............... for collecting seashells.
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A mania is a passion, craze or craving.
10He has one ............... – he is terrified of heights.
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A phobia is a compulsive fear of something.
11Only a man of ............... could afford a house that big.
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Means can mean money or resources. This expression is always used in the plural form.
12We understood him ............... his accent.
Select 2 answers.
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Either despite or in spite of is possible here.
Done.
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Answers
- The opera was pleasant but it is one of the composer’s lesser works.
- The ruler’s licentious practices led to a popular uprising.
- The responsibility lies with the driver.
- A smile Either could be used here up his face.
- Either loan or lend me fifty dollars.
- A Rolls-Royce is a luxurious car.
- The garden has luxuriant foliage.
- In the distance rose the Either could be used here Alps.
- She has a mania for collecting seashells.
- He has one phobia – he is terrified of heights.
- Only a man of means could afford a house that big.
- We understood him despite/in spite of his accent.
