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Vocabulary Exercise

August 11, 2018 - pdf

Complete the following sentences.

1. The pirate’s ………………….. led him to cheat his partners out of their share.

Correct! Wrong!

We need a noun here and greed is a noun.

2. She suffered a …………………………. injury.

Correct! Wrong!

Injury is a noun and we need an adjective to modify a noun. Grievous is an adjective.

3. His ……………………… insult flabbergasted me.

Correct! Wrong!

Gratuitous can mean uncalled for or unwarranted.

4. The situation has reached a point of extreme ………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

5. High blood pressure can be a result of ……………………………

Correct! Wrong!

Gluttony means excessive eating. A glutton is an overeater.

6. What could have been a nasty situation was handled with great …………………………….

Correct! Wrong!

Finesse means discretion.

7. There was much …………………………. affection in the hug she gave her father.

Correct! Wrong!

Filial means befitting one’s child.

8. They had a lavish ……………………… at their country house.

Correct! Wrong!

Fete means grand party.

9. The lawyer made a ………………………. plea for clemency.

Correct! Wrong!

Fervent means heartfelt.

10. She was a tough minded executive but she never lost her ………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

Femininity means female quality.

11. Being locked in a candy store was the boy’s idea of ……………………..

Correct! Wrong!

Felicity means happiness or bliss.

12. It is not ………………………… to make the trip in one day.

Correct! Wrong!

All of these words mean the same.

Answers

1. The pirate’s greed led him to cheat his partners out of their share.
2. She suffered a grievous injury.
3. His gratuitous insult flabbergasted me.
4. The situation has reached a point of extreme gravity.
5. High blood pressure can be a result of gluttony.
6. What could have been a nasty situation was handled with great finesse.
7. There was much filial affection in the hug she gave her father.
8. They had a lavish fete at their country house.
9. The lawyer made a fervent plea for clemency.
10. She was a tough minded executive but she never lost her femininity.
11. Being locked in a candy store was the boy’s idea of felicity.
12. It is not feasible / possible / practicable to make the trip in one day.

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