Complete the following sentences. This English exercise tests your range of vocabulary.
1The new ambassador is fully ............... by his government.
Wrong!
An ambassador who is officially authorized by a government is "accredited".
2The invention of the electric light is accredited ............... Edison.
Wrong!
We use "to" after "accredited" when something is attributed to a person.
3I was ............... by a friend on the street, who smiled and said hello.
Wrong!
When someone says hello to you, you are "greeted".
4Grandmother has ............... ideas about etiquette.
Wrong!
Ideas that are old-fashioned or out of date are "antiquated".
5Doctors rushed an ............... to the boy who had been bitten by the snake.
Wrong!
Medicine that works against a poison is an "antidote".
6A well-groomed woman can’t fix her hair just ...............
Wrong!
"Anyhow" can mean in a careless or random way. "Anyway" and the informal "anyways" mean "in any case" and do not have this meaning.
7The plight of the starving villagers was ...............
Wrong!
Something very bad or shocking is "appalling".
8What is your ............... of the situation?
Wrong!
A judgment or assessment of a situation is an "appraisal".
9You have not ............... your fee yet.
Wrong!
The past participle of "pay" is "paid".
10Her salary is ............... with her ability and experience.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "commensurate" and "commensurable" can mean corresponding in size or degree here.
11The monument ............... local war heroes.
Wrong!
A monument that honors people from the past "commemorates" them.
12The reviews were full of ............... remarks on the actor’s performance.
Wrong!
Remarks that praise someone are "complimentary".
Answers
- The new ambassador is fully accredited by his government.
- The invention of the electric light is accredited to Edison.
- I was greeted by a friend on the street, who smiled and said hello.
- Grandmother has antiquated ideas about etiquette.
- Doctors rushed an antidote to the boy who had been bitten by the snake.
- A well-groomed woman can’t fix her hair just anyhow.
- The plight of the starving villagers was appalling.
- What is your appraisal of the situation?
- You have not paid your fee yet.
- Her salary is commensurate / commensurable with her ability and experience.
- The monument commemorates local war heroes.
- The reviews were full of complimentary remarks on the actor’s performance.