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Vocabulary Exercise

January 15, 2019 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Do you know for sure, or is it only ...............?
Wrong!
"Conjecture" means a guess based on incomplete information.
2There is a vast difference between infatuation and ............... love.
Wrong!
"Conjugal" means connected with marriage.
3The couple celebrated ten years of ............... love.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Conjugal" and "connubial" can both describe love within marriage.
4A ............... worker arrives on time and leaves no mess behind.
Wrong!
"Conscientious" means careful and responsible.
5The boy's ............... would not let him lie.
Wrong!
"Conscience" means a person's sense of right and wrong.
6Were you ............... of his hostility?
Wrong!
"Conscious" means aware of something.
7The public must learn to ............... electricity.
Wrong!
"Conserve" means use something carefully and avoid waste.
8It was very ............... of you to send me a get-well card.
Wrong!
"Considerate" means thoughtful and kind toward others.
9To their complete ..............., the swimmers saw a shark approaching.
Wrong!
"Consternation" means sudden shock, fear, or confusion.
10His limp is ............... .
Wrong!
"Congenital" means present from birth.
11Chicken pox is a ............... disease.
Wrong!
"Contagious" means able to spread from one person to another.
12The unusually heavy rainfall was an ............... omen for the travelers.
Wrong!
"Ill" means unfavorable or unlucky in the phrase "ill omen".
Done.
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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 ten years of conjugal / connubial love.
  4. A conscientious worker arrives on time and leaves no mess behind.
  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 congenital .
  11. Chicken pox is a contagious disease.
  12. The unusually heavy rainfall was an ill omen for the travelers.
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