Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word. Choose your answers from the given options.
1It was such a ............... state of affairs that we had to laugh.
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Comic / comical – funny, humorous, laughable
2The senator’s ............... made him intolerant of other countries.
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Chauvinism – super patriotism
3The teacher ............... the child for arriving late.
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To chastise is to punish or scold. All of these words mean the same.
4Without rules, people would live in a state of ...............
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Chaos – turmoil, upheaval, confusion
5The minister made a ............... denial of the charges that he had taken bribes.
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Categorical – absolute, unconditional
6The plumber ............... the job and now the pipe leaks.
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Bungle – do badly, make a mess of
7How can you believe such a ............... lie?
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Brazen – impudent, shameless
8Buying the house without having it appraised was ...............
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Brash – rash, reckless, careless
9It is important to ............... with those in trouble to really understand their suffering.
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To empathize is to share the feelings of another person.
10The spy checked into the hotel under a ............... name.
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Fictitious - unreal or false
Done.
Score: 0/10
Answers
- It was such a comic state of affairs that we had to laugh.
- The senator’s chauvinism made him intolerant of other countries.
- The teacher All of the above the child for arriving late.
- Without rules, people would live in a state of chaos
- The minister made a categorical denial of the charges that he had taken bribes.
- The plumber bungled the job and now the pipe leaks.
- How can you believe such a brazen lie?
- Buying the house without having it appraised was brash
- It is important to empathize with those in trouble to really understand their suffering.
- The spy checked into the hotel under a fictitious name.
