Fill in the blanks.
1. Try not to …………………….. her with such gruesome stories.
Horrify is the verb here.
2. They are very ………………………. to their guests.
Hospitable means gracious, cordial.
3. The …………………… forces fought for possession of the mountain pass.
Hostile is the adjective form.
4. Helping that family was a very …………………… thing to do.
Both human and humane can be used as an adjective.
5. With ………………………. he thanked everyone for their help.
Humility means modesty.
6. You have to ……………………… him when he is in one of those moods.
Humor can also be a verb.
7. We were asked a ………………………. question.
Hypothetical is the adjective.
8. Not even this bitter experience crushed his ………………………..
Idealism is the belief in noble goals.
9. ………………………… can be congenital or caused by some childhood illness.
Idiocy means stupidity. Idiosyncrasy is a peculiar trait or quirk.
10. Jim is quite knowledgeable but pretends to be an ………………………..
Ignoramus means know-nothing.
11. My departure is ……………………….
Imminent means close at hand.
12. Wild animals are ………………………
Amoral means lacking a knowledge of right and wrong.
Answers
1. Try not to horrify her with such gruesome stories.
2. They are very hospitable to their guests.
3. The hostile forces fought for possession of the mountain pass.
4. Helping that family was a very human / humane thing to do.
5. With humility he thanked everyone for their help.
6. You have to humor him when he is in one of those moods.
7. We were asked a hypothetical question.
8. Not even this bitter experience crushed his idealism.
9. Idiocy can be congenital or caused by some childhood illness.
10. Jim is quite knowledgeable but pretends to be an ignoramus.
11. My departure is imminent.
12. Wild animals are amoral.
