Complete the following sentences.
1The pirate’s ............... led him to cheat his partners out of their share.
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The noun "greed" means a selfish desire for more than one's fair share.
2She suffered a ............... injury.
Wrong!
The adjective "grievous" means very serious or severe.
3His ............... insult flabbergasted me.
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The adjective "gratuitous" means unnecessary or uncalled-for.
4The situation has reached a point of extreme ............... .
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The noun "gravity" means seriousness in this sentence.
5High blood pressure can be a result of ............... .
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The noun "gluttony" means excessive eating or drinking.
6What could have been a nasty situation was handled with great ............... .
Wrong!
The noun "finesse" means skill and careful handling.
7There was much ............... affection in the hug she gave her father.
Wrong!
The adjective "filial" describes the relationship or duty of a child toward a parent.
8They had a lavish ............... at their country house.
Wrong!
The noun "fete" means a celebration or party.
9The lawyer made a ............... plea for clemency.
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The adjective "fervent" means strongly and sincerely felt.
10She was a tough-minded executive, but she never lost her ............... .
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The noun "femininity" means qualities traditionally associated with being female.
11Being locked in a candy store was the boy’s idea of ............... .
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The noun "felicity" means great happiness or bliss.
12It is not ............... to make the trip in one day.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Feasible", "possible", and "practicable" can all mean able to be done.
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 feasible / possible / practicable to make the trip in one day.
