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GRE Vocabulary Exercise

October 10, 2024 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1His account of the robbery was hysterical and ...............
Wrong!
2The matter is too ............... to worry about.
Wrong!
3The star preferred to remain ............... by wearing a very simple outfit.
Wrong!
4The ............... boy was in and out of reform school for years.
Wrong!
5The ............... policeman refused even a free cup of coffee.
Wrong!
6The tiny boy had an ............... appetite.
Wrong!
7We were ............... when he told us that he had rescued six drowning men.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
8Rabies is an ............... disease.
Wrong!
9We were shocked by her ............... behavior.
Wrong!
10He was a/an ............... worker.
Wrong!
11The book left an ............... impression on me.
Wrong!
12He would have preferred anger to her cold ...............
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. His account of the robbery was hysterical and incoherent
  2. The matter is too inconsequential to worry about.
  3. The star preferred to remain inconspicuous by wearing a very simple outfit.
  4. The incorrigible boy was in and out of reform school for years.
  5. The upright policeman refused even a free cup of coffee.
  6. The tiny boy had an incredible appetite.
  7. We were incredulous/skeptical when he told us that he had rescued six drowning men.
  8. Rabies is an incurable disease.
  9. We were shocked by her indecorous behavior.
  10. He was a/an All of these worker.
  11. The book left an indelible impression on me.
  12. He would have preferred anger to her cold indifference
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