Fill in the blanks.
1The boy's ............... choice of friends landed him in trouble.
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"Indiscriminate" means done without careful choice or judgment.
2A good CEO is ............... for a successful firm.
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"Indispensable" means absolutely necessary.
3The acting chairman will serve for an ............... time.
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"Indeterminate" means not fixed or decided.
4Religion is a matter of ............... to many young people.
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"Indifference" means a lack of interest or concern.
5The writer was ............... to both good and bad criticism.
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"Indifferent" means not especially interested or concerned.
6He couldn't hide his ...............
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"Indignation" means anger caused by something unfair or offensive.
7An ............... person like him can never run a country.
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"Indecisive" describes someone who has difficulty making decisions.
8The ............... movie was banned.
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"Indecent" means offensive or not morally acceptable.
9The ............... boy was constantly in and out of reform school.
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"Incorrigible" describes someone whose bad behaviour is very difficult to change.
10Most criminals come from ............... families.
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"Dysfunctional" describes a family or system that does not work in a healthy way.
11I have ............... him ever since he sold me that defective dishwasher.
Select 2 answers.
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"Distrusted" and "mistrusted" both mean did not trust in this sentence.
12I have not been able to find my ............... keys.
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"Misplaced" means put somewhere and temporarily lost.
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- The boy’s indiscriminate choice of friends landed him in trouble.
- A good CEO is indispensable for a successful firm.
- The acting chairman will serve for an indeterminate time.
- Religion is a matter of indifference to many young people.
- The writer was indifferent to both good and bad criticism.
- He couldn’t hide his indignation.
- An indecisive person like him can never run a country.
- The indecent movie was banned.
- The incorrigible boy was constantly in and out of reform school.
- Most criminals come from dysfunctional families.
- I have distrusted / mistrusted him ever since he sold me that defective dishwasher.
- I have not been able to find my misplaced keys.