Complete the following sentences.
1The pirate’s ............... led him to cheat his partners out of their share.
Wrong!
We need a noun here and greed is a noun.
2She suffered a ............... injury.
Wrong!
Injury is a noun and we need an adjective to modify a noun. Grievous is an adjective.
3His ............... insult flabbergasted me.
Wrong!
Gratuitous can mean uncalled for or unwarranted.
4The situation has reached a point of extreme ...............
Wrong!
5High blood pressure can be a result of ...............
Wrong!
Gluttony means excessive eating. A glutton is an overeater.
6What could have been a nasty situation was handled with great ...............
Wrong!
Finesse means discretion.
7There was much ............... affection in the hug she gave her father.
Wrong!
Filial means befitting one’s child.
8They had a lavish ............... at their country house.
Wrong!
Fete means grand party.
9The lawyer made a ............... plea for clemency.
Wrong!
Fervent means heartfelt.
10She was a tough minded executive but she never lost her ...............
Wrong!
Femininity means female quality.
11Being locked in a candy store was the boy’s idea of ...............
Wrong!
Felicity means happiness or bliss.
12It is not ............... to make the trip in one day.
Wrong!
All of these words mean the same.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The pirate’s greed led him to cheat his partners out of their share.
- She suffered a grievous injury.
- His gratuitous insult flabbergasted me.
- The situation has reached a point of extreme gravity
- High blood pressure can be a result of gluttony
- What could have been a nasty situation was handled with great finesse
- There was much filial affection in the hug she gave her father.
- They had a lavish fete at their country house.
- The lawyer made a fervent plea for clemency.
- She was a tough minded executive but she never lost her femininity
- Being locked in a candy store was the boy’s idea of felicity
- It is not All of the above to make the trip in one day.
