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English Vocabulary Exercise

March 2, 2019 - A2pdf

Complete the following sentences.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1It was a ............... group of rich and poor, old and young.
Wrong!
"Heterogeneous" means made up of different kinds of people or things.
2Prices have never been so ............... .
Wrong!
"High" is the adjective used to describe the level of prices.
3I was ............... impressed by her performance.
Wrong!
"Highly" is an adverb meaning very much before adjectives such as "impressed".
4Lack of education could be a ............... to your career.
Wrong!
"Hindrance" means something that makes progress difficult.
5............... I will take your advice.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Hereafter" and "Henceforth" both mean from now on.
6Do not make important decisions ............... .
Wrong!
"Hastily" is the adverb form used to describe how someone makes decisions.
7There was ............... a foot of water in the well.
Wrong!
"Hardly" means barely or almost not.
8The Sundarbans are the ............... of the Royal Bengal Tiger.
Wrong!
"Habitat" means the natural home of an animal or plant.
9These huts are not fit for ............... .
Wrong!
"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.
Wrong!
"Gullible" means easily tricked or fooled.
11Your accusation must be ............... on facts.
Wrong!
"Grounded" means based firmly on something.
12His ............... insult angered me.
Wrong!
"Gratuitous" means unnecessary or uncalled for.
Done.
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Answers

  1. It was a heterogeneous group of rich and poor, old and young.
  2. Prices have never been so high .
  3. I was highly impressed by her performance.
  4. Lack of education could be a hindrance to your career.
  5. Hereafter / Henceforth I will take your advice.
  6. Do not make important decisions hastily .
  7. There was hardly a foot of water in the well.
  8. The Sundarbans are the habitat of the Royal Bengal Tiger.
  9. These huts are not fit for habitation .
  10. The youth was so gullible that he bought the Eiffel Tower from a con man.
  11. Your accusation must be grounded on facts.
  12. His gratuitous insult angered me.
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