Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word. Choose your answers from the given options.
1. She always …………………. to her elder sister.
To defer is to give in to someone
2. May I return this toaster if it is .....................…?
If something is defective, it is faulty.
3. The policeman’s badge ...................... the bullet.
To deflect is to prevent something undesirable from being aimed at you.
4. His treatment of the elderly people was affectionate and .....................
Deferential means respectful.
5. She has a ..................... that makes walking difficult.
Deformity means a malformation.
6. After all those expenses, we ended the year with a ......................
Deficit means an excess of money spent over money earned.
7. The company has been ..................... since the war.
If something is defunct it is no longer functioning.
8. He ………………… the book by writing on it.
To deface is to spoil the appearance of something.
9. The child showed ..................... by refusing to eat.
Defiance means open refusal to obey.
10. From her conversation, I ...................... that she had a large family.
To deduce is to form an opinion or conclusion.
11. I ………………… it advisable to buy property now.
To deem is to consider something in a particular way.
12. Jennifer always acts with ......................
Decorum means polite and socially acceptable behavior.
Answers
1. She always defers to her elder sister.
2. May I return this toaster if it is defective?
3. The policeman’s badge deflected the bullet.
4. His treatment of the elderly people was affectionate and deferential.
5. She has a deformity that makes walking difficult.
6. After all those expenses, we ended the year with a deficit.
7. The company has been defunct since the war.
8. He defaced the book by writing on it.
9. The child showed defiance by refusing to eat.
10. From her conversation, I deduced that she had a large family.
11. I deem it advisable to buy property now.
12. Jennifer always acts with decorum.
