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Choosing the Right Word
There will be a sentence with a blank space and you have to choose which word best fits.
Quiz ID:
#3497
Fun:
(2.72)
Difficulty:
(0.48)
Category:
Humanities
>
Linguistics
Created By:
JonnieB
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#1 Though a trained veteran is often a focused fighting machine, a raw recruit is sometimes no better than cannon _____.
Terse
Fodder
Adjourned
Feint
#2 To keep my self-respect, I must stand _______ before the high authorities and tell them the truth as I see it.
Comely
Illegible
Unflinching
Sully
#3 When the national economy is expanding, new housing developments are _____; when times are lean, construction slacks off.
Proliferous
Comely
Feint
Jeer
#4 After the formal dinner was over, we ____ to the den in order to continue our conversation in a more relaxed atmosphere.
Erratic
Mediocre
Tantalized
Adjourned
#5 As soon as I entered that charming little cottage, I noticed that everything in it was neat and ______.
Expulsion
Comely
Dissolute
Lucrative
#6 His behavior is so _____ that we never know what to expect to see or hear from him.
Erratic
Subjugate
Terse
Tantalize
#7 For centuries people have turned to various kinds of religious literature to _________ themselves against the shocks of daily life.
Fortify
Compensate
Fodder
Proliferate
#8 "No," she said, "I won't _____ your ears by repeating those ugly rumors."
Adjourn
Alien
Sully
Terse
#9 All great athletes should know that the same fans who are cheering them in today's game may be_______ at them tomorrow.
Jeering
Feinted
Subjugating
Dissolute
#10 Many people find that they can turn a favorite hobby into a highly ______ business.
Expulsion
Erratic
Lucrative
Compensate
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