Fill in the blanks.
1The ship ............... during the hurricane.
Wrong!
Founder means sink or go under.
2Most of her arguments were ............... on facts.
Wrong!
Founded means based or rested. It is the past tense of found.
3The explorers have ............... something amazing.
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Found is the past tense form of find.
4It was a neighborhood accustomed to ............... crimes.
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Foul means disgusting. A fowl is a chicken or a related bird.
5The expedition was ............... with danger.
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Fraught means filled or loaded.
6He was charged with ............... for selling deeds to nonexistent land.
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Fraud means trickery or cheating.
7Several vice presidents were involved in the ...............
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Fray means quarrel or fight.
8The headmaster ............... the boys for their irresponsible behaviour.
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To flay is to censure harshly.
9Although she is rich she does not like to ............... it.
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To flaunt is to show off something.
10Those who ............... the rules shall be dismissed.
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To flout is to show contempt for something.
11Lack of civilian clothes was the one ............... in our escape plan.
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Flaw means defect or imperfection.
12We caught only a ............... glimpse of the Presidential motorcade.
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Fleeting means swiftly passing.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The ship foundered during the hurricane.
- Most of her arguments were founded on facts.
- The explorers have found something amazing.
- It was a neighborhood accustomed to foul crimes.
- The expedition was fraught with danger.
- He was charged with fraud for selling deeds to nonexistent land.
- Several vice presidents were involved in the fray
- The headmaster flayed the boys for their irresponsible behaviour.
- Although she is rich she does not like to flaunt it.
- Those who flout the rules shall be dismissed.
- Lack of civilian clothes was the one flaw in our escape plan.
- We caught only a fleeting glimpse of the Presidential motorcade.
