1It was a ............... group of rich and poor, old and young.
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"Heterogeneous" means made up of different kinds of people or things.
2Prices have never been so ...............
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"High" is the adjective used to describe the level of prices.
3I was ............... impressed by her performance.
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"Highly" is an adverb meaning very much before adjectives such as "impressed".
4Lack of education could be a ............... to your career.
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"Hindrance" means something that makes progress difficult.
5............... I will take your advice.
Select 2 answers.
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"Hereafter" and "Henceforth" both mean from now on.
6Do not make important decisions ...............
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"Hastily" is the adverb form used to describe how someone makes decisions.
7There was ............... a foot of water in the well.
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"Hardly" means barely or almost not.
8The Sundarbans are the ............... of the Royal Bengal Tiger.
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"Habitat" means the natural home of an animal or plant.
9These huts are not fit for ...............
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"Habitation" means the act or condition of living in a place.
10The youth was so ............... that he bought the Eiffel Tower from a con man.
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"Gullible" means easily tricked or fooled.
11Your accusation must be ............... on facts.
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"Grounded" means based firmly on something.
12His ............... insult angered me.
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"Gratuitous" means unnecessary or uncalled for.
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- It was a heterogeneous group of rich and poor, old and young.
- Prices have never been so high.
- I was highly impressed by her performance.
- Lack of education could be a hindrance to your career.
- Hereafter / Henceforth I will take your advice.
- Do not make important decisions hastily.
- There was hardly a foot of water in the well.
- The Sundarbans are the habitat of the Royal Bengal Tiger.
- These huts are not fit for habitation.
- The youth was so gullible that he bought the Eiffel Tower from a con man.
- Your accusation must be grounded on facts.
- His gratuitous insult angered me.