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English Vocabulary Exercise

July 17, 2020 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1An ............... play like that won’t last two weeks.
Wrong!
"Insipid" means dull or lacking interest.
2The ............... child needs discipline.
Wrong!
"Insolent" means rude or disrespectful.
3The article ............... that the officer was bribed.
Wrong!
"Insinuated" means suggested something indirectly.
4The flying saucer sighting was ............... .
Wrong!
"Inexplicable" means impossible to explain.
5He would have preferred anger to her cold ............... .
Wrong!
"Indifference" means a lack of interest or concern.
6Many ............... people receive government aid.
Wrong!
"Indigent" means very poor.
7Reports of child abuse aroused public ............... .
Wrong!
"Indignation" means anger at something unfair or wrong.
8The innocent child gave a ............... answer to the question.
Wrong!
"Guileless" means honest and not trying to deceive anyone.
9That was a ............... abuse of his authority.
Wrong!
"Flagrant" means obviously and shockingly wrong.
10The company has ............... tremendous losses.
Wrong!
"Endured" means suffered through something difficult.
11We should all ............... to be more considerate of others.
Wrong!
"Endeavor" means try hard to do something.
12The sorcerer ............... the beautiful princess.
Wrong!
"Enchanted" means put under a magic spell.
Done.
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Answers

  1. An insipid play like that won’t last two weeks.
  2. The insolent child needs discipline.
  3. The article insinuated that the officer was bribed.
  4. The flying saucer sighting was inexplicable .
  5. He would have preferred anger to her cold indifference .
  6. Many indigent people receive government aid.
  7. Reports of child abuse aroused public indignation .
  8. The innocent child gave a guileless answer to the question.
  9. That was a flagrant abuse of his authority.
  10. The company has endured tremendous losses.
  11. We should all endeavor to be more considerate of others.
  12. The sorcerer enchanted the beautiful princess.
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