Fill in the blanks.
1The cold weather ............... my health.
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"Affected" means influenced or changed something.
2The cold weather had an adverse ............... on my health.
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"Effect" is the noun meaning result or influence in this sentence.
3Travel can be an excellent ............... to one's education.
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"Complement" means something that goes well with or completes something else.
4The hostess received glowing ............... on the dinner.
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"Compliments" are expressions of praise.
5The extreme cold ............... the mountain climbers.
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"Discomforted" means made uncomfortable.
6I made ............... inquiries about his credit rating.
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"Discreet" means careful and tactful.
7Use your own ............... in choosing a restaurant.
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"Discretion" means good judgment in making decisions.
8Charles Dickens was an ............... writer.
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"Eminent" means famous and respected.
9A storm is ............... .
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"Imminent" means about to happen very soon.
10Not even the experts could figure out the magician's ............... escape.
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"Ingenious" means clever and inventive.
11Children are more ............... than adults.
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"Ingenuous" means innocent, open, and trusting.
12We ............... credit cards here.
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"Accept" means take something that is offered.
Done.
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Answers
- The cold weather affected my health.
- The cold weather had an adverse effect on my health.
- Travel can be an excellent complement to one’s education.
- The hostess received glowing compliments on the dinner.
- The extreme cold discomforted the mountain climbers.
- I made discreet inquiries about his credit rating.
- Use your own discretion in choosing a restaurant.
- Charles Dickens was an eminent writer.
- A storm is imminent .
- Not even the experts could figure out the magician’s ingenious escape.
- Children are more ingenuous than adults.
- We accept credit cards here.
