Fill in the blanks. This exercise tests your range of vocabulary.
1The ............... speech went on for over an hour.
Wrong!
Grandiloquent means high sounding or pompous.
2The paintings show the ............... of the royal palace in 1900.
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Grandeur means magnificence.
3The government will ............... land to anyone willing to farm it.
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To grant is to give. Grand means majestic or impressive.
4She is not ............... enough to be a good hostess.
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Gracious means affable or courteous. Graceful means lissome or supple.
5Helping the poor gives her tremendous ...............
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Gratification means satisfaction. Gratitude means thankful.
6The wet leaves ............... towards the bottom of the pool.
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Gravitate means fall, sink or descend.
7I am indebted to you for your ............... help.
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Gratuitous means voluntary or spontaneous.
8The candle made only a ............... in the vast room
Select 2 answers.
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A glimmer is a small glow. A glimpse is a brief look.
9Good winners don’t ............... over their victory.
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To gloat over something is to revel in it.
10This bill contains a ............... error in addition.
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Glaring means conspicuous, blatant
11With some words missing and others misspelled, the message was pure ...............
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Gibberish means senseless writing or meaningless talk.
12The driver ............... for the police car to stop.
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Gesticulate means gesture or signal.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The grandiloquent speech went on for over an hour.
- The paintings show the grandeur of the royal palace in 1900.
- The government will grant land to anyone willing to farm it.
- She is not gracious enough to be a good hostess.
- Helping the poor gives her tremendous gratification
- The wet leaves gravitate towards the bottom of the pool.
- I am indebted to you for your gratuitous help.
- The candle made only a glimmer/glimpse in the vast room
- Good winners don’t gloat over their victory.
- This bill contains a glaring error in addition.
- With some words missing and others misspelled, the message was pure gibberish
- The driver gesticulated for the police car to stop.
