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Confusable Words: Judicious vs Judicial and Informative Exercise

July 10, 2020 A2pdf

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Progress 0 of 12 answered
1He had a ............... interest in art.
Wrong!
The adjective "lasting" means continuing for a long time.
2The wagon driver ............... the horses.
Wrong!
The past-tense verb "lashed" completes the sentence correctly.
3He owed his success ............... to hard work.
Wrong!
The adverb "largely" means mainly or mostly.
4He was ............... to see his brother again.
Wrong!
The adjective "joyful" describes how he felt.
5He was not ............... in the way he handled the interview.
Wrong!
The adjective "judicious" means showing good judgment.
6The lawyers awaited the ............... decision of the Supreme Court.
Wrong!
The adjective "judicial" relates to courts or judges.
7The citizens' lobby was ............... in changing the election laws.
Wrong!
The adjective "influential" means having an effect on people or events.
8It was an ............... article.
Wrong!
The adjective "informative" describes something that gives useful information.
9The student showed ............... in solving the difficult math problem.
Wrong!
The noun "ingenuity" means cleverness in solving problems.
10No one ............... that dilapidated house.
Wrong!
The verb "inhabits" means lives in a place.
11The large ............... made him quite wealthy.
Wrong!
The noun "inheritance" means money or property received from someone who has died.
12The ............... boys jumped into the pond fully clothed.
Wrong!
The adjective "impulsive" describes people who act suddenly without thinking.

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  1. He had a lasting interest in art.
  2. The wagon driver lashed the horses.
  3. He owed his success largely to hard work.
  4. He was joyful to see his brother again.
  5. He was not judicious in the way he handled the interview.
  6. The lawyers awaited the judicial decision of the Supreme Court.
  7. The citizens’ lobby was influential in changing the election laws.
  8. It was an informative article.
  9. The student showed ingenuity in solving the difficult math problem.
  10. No one inhabits that dilapidated house.
  11. The large inheritance made him quite wealthy.
  12. The impulsive boys jumped into the pond fully clothed.

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