Exercises
from vocabulary list 7, choose the word that best completes each sentence
(note: you may have to change the tense or form of the word.)
at
1. the
rounds of the competition eliminated all but the
three best athletes.
2. the skeptical townspeople found the new sheriff to be quite
at keeping order in the town.
3. the "gallant knight" of edgar allan poe's famous poem is on a(n)
for the city of el dorado.
4. "a(n)
to restore three buildings downtown is
before us," the chairman said. "how do you vote, gentlemen? "
5. what seems to be
_footage of the loch ness monster is
usually manipulation of media.
6. mom's new washing machine has
temperature settings.
je
7. ben
his younger brother from purchasing the expensive
le computer.
8. grandmothers have a natural
toward their grandchildren.
9. the noble class of the
warrior spartans spent their lives
training for battle.
10. the
of grecian architecture reflects the greeks' respect
for discipline and harmony.
circle the word that is most nearly a synonym of the italicized vocabulary word.
1. adept (a) proficient (b) fair (c) capable (d) amateur
2. aggressive (a) creative (b) sensible (c) bashful (d) offensive
3. plausible (a) appeasing (b) deceptive (c) reasonable (d) satiating
4. bias
(a) disinterest (b) discovery (c) fascination (d) bend
5. variable (a) opaque (b) changeable (c) compatible (d) sufficient
6. preliminary (a) final
(c) worthy (d) initial
7. quest (a) exploration (b) hideout (c) trip (d) discovery
8. symmetry (a) compassion (b) interval (c) chaos (d) harmony