Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word.
1. The teacher ………………. the student for his tardiness.
2. Exercise is ………………… to health.
3. The country ………………… its highest medal on the war hero.
4. She is ……………. to her childhood sweetheart.
5. The new highway ……………. the city.
6. That one loss ………………. the team’s otherwise perfect record.
7. During the storm, the phone company was ………………. with reports of broken wires.
8. No one would believe your ………………. claims.
9. You are so proud of your success that you have become a ……………….
Answers
1. The teacher berated the student for his tardiness.
2. Exercise is beneficial to health.
3. The country bestowed its highest medal on the war hero.
4. She is betrothed to her childhood sweetheart.
5. The new highway bisects the city.
6. That one loss blemished the team’s otherwise perfect record.
7. During the storm, the phone company was bombarded with reports of broken wires.
8. No one would believe your bombastic claims.
9. You are so proud of your success that you have become a braggart.
Meanings
Berate – scold, upbraid, reprove, reproach
Beneficial – helpful, good for
Bestow – confer
Betrothed – engaged, committed
Bisect – cut in two, cut in half
Blemish – flaw, imperfection
Bombarded – harassed, attacked, pestered
Bombastic – pompous, inflated, grandiloquent
Braggart – boaster, bragger