Fill in the blanks with a word that expresses the same idea as the word in the first sentence.
1. He was an audacious leader. He was ………………
Audacious means bold, spunky, courageous.
2. Why do you have such a belligerent attitude? The person’s attitude is ………………………
Belligerent means hostile or quarrelsome.
3. The puritans led austere lives. They led very ………………………. lives.
Austere means abstemious.
4. Cats have an aversion to getting wet. Cats …………………….. to get wet.
Aversion means dislike.
5. She gave him a baleful look. She gave him an …………………….. look.
6. It was a balmy afternoon. It was ………………………
Balmy means pleasantly warm.
7. The pirates treated their captives with barbarity. They treated them ...........................
8. The benign uncle tended to spoil the child. He was ……………………….. to the boy.
9. We took a circuitous path. We took a ……………………………. path.
Circuitous means indirect or winding.
10. The king loved to behave in a very ceremonial manner. He behaved in a ……………………….. manner.
Ceremonial means ritualistic or formal.
11. It has been proved that fortune-tellers are charlatans. They are …………………….
12. Acid is caustic. It is ……………………..
Answers
1. He was an audacious leader. He was bold.
2. Why do you have such a belligerent attitude? The person’s attitude is hostile.
3. The puritans led austere lives. They led very abstemious lives.
4. Cats have an aversion to getting wet. Cats do not like to get wet.
5. She gave him a baleful look. She gave him an evil look.
6. It was a balmy afternoon. It was warm.
7. The pirates treated their captives with barbarity. They treated them cruelly.
8. The benign uncle tended to spoil the child. He was kind to the boy.
9. We took a circuitous path. We took a long winding path
10. The king loved to behave in a very ceremonial manner. He behaved in a formal manner.
11. It has been proved that fortune-tellers are charlatans. They are tricksters.
12. Acid is caustic. It is corrosive.
