Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase. Choose your answers from the given options.
1He is a ............... Catholic.
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Use "devout" to describe someone who is deeply religious.
2She has ............... her life to helping the poor and the sick.
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Use "devoted" in the phrase "devoted her life" to mean gave her life to a purpose.
3God is very ...............
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Use "gracious" to mean kind, merciful, or generous.
4You can eat carrots cooked or ...............
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Use "raw" to mean not cooked.
5He ............... in sports.
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Use "excels" to mean does something extremely well.
6His good works need to be ...............
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Use "commended" to mean praised.
7The mother ............... the weeping child.
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Use "consoled" to mean comforted someone who was upset.
8English literature is full of ............... to Greek and Latin authors.
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Use "allusions" to mean indirect references.
9Though he is sixteen, he is very ...............
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Use "childish" for immature behaviour in someone old enough to act better.
10I was impressed by her ............... simplicity.
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Use "childlike" for positive qualities such as innocence and simplicity.
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- He is a devout Catholic.
- She has devoted her life to helping the poor and the sick.
- God is very gracious.
- You can eat carrots cooked or raw.
- He excels in sports.
- His good works need to be commended.
- The mother consoled the weeping child.
- English literature is full of allusions to Greek and Latin authors.
- Though he is sixteen, he is very childish.
- I was impressed by her childlike simplicity.