Fill in the blanks.
1He was a ............... worker and deserved the promotion.
Wrong!
Diligent means hard working or industrious.
2Any refusal to meet their demands will result in ............... consequences.
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Dire means unpleasant or awful.
3He is so ............... he can get along with anyone.
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Diplomatic means tactful.
4Gulliver encountered a ............... people.
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Diminutive means tiny.
5She is ............... over the loss of her job.
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Disconsolate means depressed, inconsolable.
6I made ............... enquiries about his financial situation.
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Discreet means prudent.
7I have only ............... for bigots.
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Disdain means contempt.
8I hate to ............... you, but your chances of winning are non-existent.
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To disillusion somebody is to free them from illusion.
9Don't ............... his attempts to better himself.
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Disparage means ridicule.
10My father ............... me from quitting my job.
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Dissuaded means discouraged
11If you pay your rent, they can't ............... you.
Wrong!
Dispossess means evict.
12They bought a ............... old horse for the children.
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Docile means manageable.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He was a diligent worker and deserved the promotion.
- Any refusal to meet their demands will result in dire consequences.
- He is so diplomatic he can get along with anyone.
- Gulliver encountered a diminutive people.
- She is disconsolate over the loss of her job.
- I made discreet enquiries about his financial situation.
- I have only disdain for bigots.
- I hate to disillusion you, but your chances of winning are non-existent.
- Don’t disparage his attempts to better himself.
- My father dissuaded me from quitting my job.
- If you pay your rent, they can’t dispossess you.
- They bought a docile old horse for the children.
