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