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