Fill in the blanks.
1. The girl has a very …………………… voice.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. The bossy woman was blessed with a ……………………… husband.
Correct!
Wrong!
Meek means submissive.
3. The old poet decried the ………………………… of today’s writing.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. The student tries hard but his work is ……………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
5. The lawyer tried to ………………………. between the company and the union.
Correct!
Wrong!
To mediate is to arbitrate or negotiate.
6. The campers took only a ……………………. supply of food.
Correct!
Wrong!
Meagre and meager mean the same. Both mean insufficient.
7. She showed a ………………………… grasp of the problem.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
8. The political rally was a huge ………………………… of support for the candidate.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The older boy’s ………………………….. conduct was an example to the younger children.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. The doctor was sued for …………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
Malpractice is irresponsible conduct.
11. The doctors removed a ………………………… growth.
Correct!
Wrong!
Malignant means cancerous.
12. What a ……………………….. remark.
Correct!
Wrong!
Malevolent means having a desire to do evil to others.
Answers
- The girl has a very melodious voice.
- The bossy woman was blessed with a meek husband.
- The old poet decried the mediocrity of today’s writing.
- The student tries hard but his work is mediocre.
- The lawyer tried to mediate between the company and the union.
- The campers took only a meager / meager supply of food.
- She showed a masterful / masterly grasp of the problem.
- The political rally was a huge manifestation of support for the candidate.
- The older boy’s mannerly conduct was an example to the younger children.
- The doctor was sued for malpractice.
- The doctors removed a malignant growth.
- What a malevolent remark.
