Choose the word that best completes the meaning of
the sentence. The answers are listed below - no cheating!
1. The three-year-old was _______ in his refusal to taste
the broccoli.
a. recondite
b. didactic
c. fortuitous
d. resolute
e. genteel
2. We _______ the fine print in the document but were
unable to find the clause the lawyer had mentioned.
a. scrutinized
b. reconciled
c. exculpated
d. cajoled
e. accrued
3. A state in which one can see, hear, feel, smell, and
taste little or nothing is known as _______ deprivation.
a. aggregate
b. subversive
c. sensory
d. sensual
e. sensuous
4. The children tried to be _______ about the fact that
their parents couldn't afford to give them Christmas pres-
ents, but you could tell that they were really quite
depressed inside.
a. tangential
b. abysmal
c. stoic
d. disingenuous
e. eclectic
5. We felt repeatedly _______ by the impersonal and inflex-
ible bureaucracy in our attempt to win an exemption to the
rule.
a. vindicated
b. stymied
c. deluged
d. reiterated
e. gesticulated
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QUIZ ANSWERS
ReplyDelete1) d. resolute
2) a. scrutinized
3) c. sensory
4) c. stoic
5) b. stymied
A very successful lawyer parked his brand-new Lexus in
ReplyDeletefront of his office, ready to show it off to his colleagues.
As he got out, a truck passed too close and completely
tore off the door on the driver's side. The lawyer immediately
grabbed his cell phone, dialed 911, and within minutes a
policeman pulled up.
Before the officer had a chance to ask any questions, the
lawyer started screaming hysterically. His Lexus, which he
had just picked up the day before, was now completely ruined
and would never be the same, no matter what the body shop did to it.
When the lawyer finally wound down from his ranting and
raving, the officer shook his head in disgust and disbelief.
"I can't believe how materialistic you lawyers are," he said.
"You are so focused on your possessions that you don't notice anything else."
"How can you say such a thing?" asked the lawyer.
The cop replied, "Don't you know that your left arm is missing
from the elbow down? It must have been torn off when the truck hit you."
"Oh my goodness!" screamed the lawyer. "Where's my Rolex?"
Howdy,
ReplyDeleteMEMRI, the Middle East Media Research Institute, has just
published an interview with one of the jihadists who attacked
the housing complex in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago. Here
is how this murderer described the operation:
"We entered another office and found one infidel from South
Africa, and our brother Hussein slit his throat. We found a
Swedish infidel. Brother Nimr cut off his head, and put it at
the gate so that it would be seen by all those entering and
exiting. We found Filipino Christians. We cut their throats
and dedicated them to our brothers the Mujahideen in the
Philippines. We found Hindu engineers and we cut their
throats too. That same day, we purged Muhammad's land
of many Christians and polytheists."
Given all of these facts, it becomes increasingly difficult
to consider Islam as a religion of peace, or its adherents
members of the civilized world.
Thanks, again . . .
J & J
"Gravity cannot be held responsible for two
ReplyDeletepeople falling in love." -Albert Einstein
Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth
ReplyDeleteand the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
For a thousand years in Your sight are like a day that has just
gone by, or like a watch in the night.
--Psalm 90:2 and 4