Verbs (Doing Words)
Fill in the blank:
"The basketball player hopes to ___ his skill during tryouts so he can make the team this year."
A: demonstrate
B: elaborate
C: withhold
D: renew
A: demonstrate
The basketball player hopes to demonstrate his skill during tryouts so he can make the team this year.
Demonstrate means "to do as an example; to give evidence for."
Fill in the blank:
____ water intake is necessary for your body to function properly.
A: Adequate
B: Ambitious
C: Excessive
D: Undue
A: Adequate
Adequate water intake is necessary for your body to function properly.
Adequate means "having sufficient qualifications to meet a specific task or purpose."
Fill in the blank:
"Because Martha showed a total lack of interest in music, her mother used this ____ as a reason to sell the family’s piano."
A: excitement
B: initiative
C: indifference
D: reconsideration
C: indifference
Because Martha showed a total lack of interest in music, her mother used this indifference as a reason to sell the family’s piano.
Indifference means "lack of concern or interest."
Choose the correct option:
A) My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.
B) My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates you never know what you're gonna get.
C) My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
D) My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates; and you never know what you're gonna get.
C) My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
Fill in the blank:
"I will buy bread, lettuce, tomatoes, and turkey, and __ I will make a sandwich."
A) then
B) than
C) now
D) forever
A) then
I will buy bread, lettuce, tomatoes, and turkey, and then I will make a sandwich.
Fill in the blank:
Rather than complain about the laws of your country, you should ___ for them to be changed.
A: anticipate
B: indulge
C: advocate
D: exploit
C: advocate
Rather than complain about the laws of your country, you should advocate for them to be changed.
Advocate means "to defend or promote something."
Fill in the blank:
We were an overly ___ group of adventurers who attempted to climb Mount Everest without the proper gear.
A: honest
B: ambitious
C: resourceful
D: cautious
B: ambitious
We were an overly ambitious group of adventurers who attempted to climb Mount Everest without the proper gear.
Ambitious means "having a powerful desire for success or achievement."
Fill in the blank:
The ____ between the two men was quickly broken up by mall security.
A: altercation
B: apprehension
C: consensus
D: agreement
A: altercation
The altercation between the two men was quickly broken up by mall security.
Altercation means "a noisy argument or confrontation."
Choose the correct option:
A) Blake's cat is a troublemaker he spilled Diet Coke all over Blake's computer!
B) Blake's cat is a troublemaker, he spilled Diet Coke all over Blake's computer!
C) Blake's cat is a troublemaker; he spilled Diet Coke all over Blake's computer!
D) Blake's cat is a troublemaker; and he spilled coke all over Blake's computer!
C) Blake's cat is a troublemaker; he spilled Diet Coke all over Blake's computer!
Choose the correct option:
A) I like singing, dancing, and to eat hamburgers.
B) I like singing, dancing, and eating hamburgers.
C) I like singing, dancing, and eat hamburgers.
D) I like singing, dancing, and was eating hamburgers.
B) I like singing, dancing, and eating hamburgers.
Fill in the blank:
For the dedicated searchers, there are clues hidden in the forest which ___ to the treasure’s location.
A: gather
B: order
C: allow
D: allude
D: allude
For the dedicated searchers, there are clues hidden in the forest which allude to the treasure’s location.
Allude means "to make a secretive mention of something."
Fill in the blank:
"When I tried to withdraw money, I was told I couldn’t because my funds were ___."
A: entrenched
B: deficient
C: adequate
D: plentiful
B: deficient
"When I tried to withdraw money, I was told I couldn’t because my funds were deficient."
Deficient means "lacking something essential."
Fill in the blank
"As a judge, Mary cannot let her personal ___ lead her to make an unfair ruling."
A: objectivity
B: elation
C: diligence
D: bias
D: bias
"As a judge, Mary cannot let her personal ___ lead her to make an unfair ruling."
Bias means "a preconception that prevents objectivity."
Choose the correct option:
A) Amelia has three boyfriends, Jake, Paul, and Richard.
B) Amelia has three boyfriends; Jake, Paul, and Richard.
C) Amelia has three boyfriends: Jake, Paul, and Richard.
D) Amelia has three boyfriends Jake, Paul, and Richard.
C) Amelia has three boyfriends: Jake, Paul, and Richard.
Choose the correct option:
A) A Neapolitan pizza made with San Marzano tomatoes have been considered more traditional than one made with any other type of tomatoes.
B) A Neapolitan pizza made with San Marzano tomatoes are considered more traditional than one made with any other type of tomatoes.
C) A Neapolitan pizza made with San Marzano tomatoes is considered more traditional than one made with any other type of tomatoes.
D) A Neapolitan pizza made with San Marzano tomatoes were considered more traditional than one made with any other type of tomatoes.
C) A Neapolitan pizza made with San Marzano tomatoes is considered more traditional than one made with any other type of tomatoes.
Fill in the blank:
"Because I do not wish to ____ my mother’s worries, I am not going to tell her about my problems at work."
A: exacerbate
B: fill
C: decrease
D: examine
A: exacerbate
Because I do not wish to exacerbate my mother’s worries, I am not going to tell her about my problems at work.
Exacerbate means "to make worse or increase the severity of."
Fill in the blank:
Holding the door open for Marie was very ____ of you.
A: benevolent
B: innocent
C: carefree
D: malicious
A: benevolent
Holding the door open for Marie was very benevolent of you.
Benevolent means "kind, generous."
Fill in the blank:
"If you treat others with ___, then people will respect you back."
A: ambivalence
B: jealousy
C: deference
D: indifference
C: deference
If you treat others with deference, then people will respect you back.
Deference means "respect; regard for people's feelings."
Choose the correct option:
A) "This is the day you will always remember as the day, you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow!"
B) "This is the day you will always remember, as the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow!"
C) "This is the day, you will always remember as the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow!"
D) "This is the day you will always remember as the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow!"
D) "This is the day you will always remember as the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow!"
Choose the best option:
A) There is more traffic than the current road as it is designed at this time can efficiently accommodate.
B) There is more traffic than the current design of the road right now can efficiently accommodate.
C) D) There is more traffic than the road as it is now currently designed can efficiently accommodate.
D) There is more traffic than the current design of the road can efficiently accommodate.
D) There is more traffic than the current design of the road can efficiently accommodate.
Fill in the blank:
"To become healthy, Ann will need to ____ her poor eating habits."
A: increase
B: exacerbate
C: surmount
D: renew
C: surmount
To become healthy, Ann will need to surmount her poor eating habits.
Surmount means "to conquer a problem or obstacle."
Fill in the blank:
"Her ___ smile told me she was excited to ride the roller coaster."
A: complacent
B: emphatic
C: dreary
D: novel
B: emphatic
Her emphatic smile told me she was excited to ride the roller coaster.
Emphatic means "very expressive; using emphasis."
Fill in the blank:
"To solve the puzzle in the newspaper, you need to identify the ____ in the two seemingly identical pictures."
A: indifference
B: principle
C: agreement
D: nuance
D: nuance
To solve the puzzle in the newspaper, you need to identify the nuance in the two seemingly identical pictures.
Nuance means "a subtle/small difference."
Choose the correct option:
A) "With great power comes great responsibility."
B) "With great power, comes great responsibility."
C) "With great power: comes great responsibility."
D) "With great power; comes great responsibility."
A) "With great power comes great responsibility."
Choose the best option:
A) Although printed cheaply and for quick consumption, today's experience of culture is largely shaped by dime novels.
B) Although printed cheaply and for quick consumption, we experience culture the way we do because of dime novels.
C) Although printed cheaply and for quick consumption, dime novels have shaped the way we experience culture today.
D) Although printed cheaply and for quick consumption, the shape of dime novels influences of cultural experiences.
C) Although printed cheaply and for quick consumption, dime novels have shaped the way we experience culture today.