Reject, Refuse, Decline, Deny | Vocabulary Exercise

Fill in the blanks with decline, reject, refuse or deny.

To deny is to say that something is not true. It is the opposite of admit.

The words reject, refuse and decline have similar meanings. They are the opposite of accept.

Answers

1. She declined / rejected his proposal of marriage.
2. The employer rejected his application.
3. I refused / declined to go along with such a wild scheme.
4. The road declines sharply at this point.
5. He quit when his popularity started declining.
6. The minister denied making such a statement.
7. The chairman denied the members an opportunity to speak.
8. Atheists deny the existence of God.
9. We refused / declined the invitation because of a prior engagement.
10. The refuse was unloaded at the city dump.
11. The minister denied the allegations.
12. The board rejected / declined our ideas.