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General Vocabulary Exercise

December 7, 2019 A2pdf

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1One of the gems had a deep ...............
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The noun "radiance" means brightness or a warm glow.
2The sky was ............... in the morning.
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The adjective "radiant" describes something bright or shining.
3It was a rather ............... step.
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The adjective "radical" means very new or extreme.
4The war ............... for years.
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The verb "raged" means continued violently or intensely.
5He wore an old ............... coat.
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The adjective "ragged" means old, torn, and not neat.
6The farmer ............... cattle.
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The verb "raises" means keeps and looks after animals or plants.
7It is not easy to ............... orchids.
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The verb "raise" means grow or care for plants.
8The cake won’t ............... unless you add yeast.
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The verb "rise" means go up without taking an object.
9Malaria is still ............... in some swampy regions.
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The adjective "rampant" means widespread and difficult to control.
10It was a ............... plan and bound to succeed.
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The adjective "rational" means based on reason or good sense.
11I simply don’t understand the ............... of his plan.
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The noun "rationale" means the reason or explanation for something.

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  1. One of the gems had a deep radiance.
  2. The sky was radiant in the morning.
  3. It was a rather radical step.
  4. The war raged for years.
  5. He wore an old ragged coat.
  6. The farmer raises cattle.
  7. It is not easy to raise orchids.
  8. The cake won’t rise unless you add yeast.
  9. Malaria is still rampant in some swampy regions.
  10. It was a rational plan and bound to succeed.
  11. I simply don’t understand the rationale of his plan.

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