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.

1She ............... his proposal of marriage.

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2The employer ............... him.

3I ............... to go along with such a wild scheme.

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4The road ............... sharply at this point.

5He quit when his popularity started ...............

6The minister ............... making such a statement.

7The chairman ............... the members an opportunity to speak.

8Atheists ............... the existence of God.

9We ............... the invitation because of a prior engagement.

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10The ............... was unloaded at the city dump.

11The minister ............... the allegations.

12The board ............... our ideas.

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