Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.
1. Perhaps some gifted persons can ……………………. the future.
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Foretell can mean predict.
2. One needs …………………………… to stay within the future.
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Foresight can mean forethought.
3. In the …………………….. the author states his intentions in writing the book.
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Foreword means introduction.
4. Because of other expenses, I will have to …………………………. that new suit.
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Forgo means give up.
5. She had a ………………………….. that the trip would end in disaster.
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Foreboding means premonition.
6. When I saw that ………………………….. bulldog, I went no farther.
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Forbidding can mean unfriendly or unapproachable.
7. Do the cattle have enough ……………………..?
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Forage can mean fodder.
8. He did his best to ………………………… a quarrel between the brothers.
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Foment means stir up.
9. The flag …………………………. from the top of the staff.
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Flutter can mean wave.
10. She …………………………… her diamond necklace.
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To flaunt is to make a gaudy display of something.
11. Don’t ……………………… the rules or you will be kicked out of the school.
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To flout is to defy.
12. A …………………………… of ducks passed overhead.
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Flight is the word used to refer to a group of birds.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
1. Perhaps some gifted persons can foretell the future.
2. One needs foresight / forethought to stay within the budget.
3. In the foreword the author states his intentions in writing the book.
4. Because of other expenses, I will have to forgo that new suit.
5. She had a foreboding that the trip would end in disaster.
6. When I saw that forbidding bulldog, I went no farther.
7. Do the cattle have enough forage?
8. He did his best to foment a quarrel between the brothers.
9. The flag fluttered from the top of the staff.
10. She flaunted her diamond necklace.
11. Don’t flout the rules or you will be kicked out of the school.
12. A flight of ducks passed overhead.
