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Vocabulary Exercise

January 15, 2019 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1. Do you know for sure or is it only ………………………….?
Wrong!
Conjecture means guess work.
2. There is a vast difference between infatuation and ……………………………… love.
Wrong!
Conjugal means married.
3. The couple celebrated their 10th anniversary of ………………………………. love.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either conjugal or connubial can be used here.
4. A ……………………………… worker arrives on time and leaves no mess behind him.
Wrong!
Conscientious means responsible, ethical and dutiful.
5. The boy’s ………………………………. would not let him lie.
Wrong!
Conscience means moral sense.
6. Were you ………………………………. of his hostility?
Wrong!
Conscious means aware.
7. The public must learn to ……………………………… electricity.
Wrong!
Conserve means use sparingly.
8. It was very …………………………………. of you to send me a get-well card.
Wrong!
Considerate means thoughtful.
9. To their complete ……………………………. the swimmers saw a shark approaching.
Wrong!
Consternation means shock or terror
10. His limp is ………………………………..
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either constitutional or congenital can be used here
11. Chicken pox is a ………………………………… disease.
Wrong!
Contagious means infectious.
12. The unusually heavy rainfall was an ………………………….. omen for the travelers
Wrong!
Ill can mean unfavorable or inauspicious.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

1. Do you know for sure or is it only conjecture?

2. There is a vast difference between infatuation and conjugal love.

3. The couple celebrated their 10th anniversary of conjugal / connubial love.

4. A conscientious worker arrives on time and leaves no mess behind him.

5. The boy’s conscience would not let him lie.

6. Were you conscious of his hostility?

7. The public must learn to conserve electricity.

8. It was very considerate of you to send me a get-well card.

9. To their complete consternation the swimmers saw a shark approaching.

10. His limp is constitutional / congenital.

11. Chicken pox is a contagious disease.

12. The unusually heavy rainfall was an ill omen for the travelers.

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