Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1We took a ............... path.
Wrong!
Circuitous means devious or roundabout.
2The ............... motion of the merry go round made the girl dizzy.
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Circular means twirling, revolving or spinning.
3Her moods are as ............... as the weather.
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4The boy attended school only under ...............
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Coercion means compulsion.
5If the team makes a ............... effort we will win the game.
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Collective means unified.
6The witness was remarkably ............... under the cross-examination.
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Collected means self-controlled.
7The diplomat was arrested for acting in ............... with the enemy.
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Collusion means secret agreement.
8The policemen ............... a taxi to chase the robbers.
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Commandeered means seized or usurped.
9He wanted to make his living in the arts rather than in the ............... world.
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Commercial means related to business or trade.
10He was known for his ............... approach to life.
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Commonsense means practical.
11This letter is not very ...............
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Communicative means informative.
12Being granted a yearly bonus can be considered ............... to getting a raise.
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Comparable can mean similar. Comparative means by comparison.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We took a circuitous path.
- The circular motion of the merry go round made the girl dizzy.
- Her moods are as changeable as the weather.
- The boy attended school only under coercion
- If the team makes a collective effort we will win the game.
- The witness was remarkably collected under the cross-examination.
- The diplomat was arrested for acting in collusion with the enemy.
- The policemen commandeered a taxi to chase the robbers.
- He wanted to make his living in the arts rather than in the commercial world.
- He was known for his commonsense approach to life.
- This letter is not very communicative
- Being granted a yearly bonus can be considered comparable to getting a raise.
