vocabulary in context
multiple choice
complete the sentence
synonyms
antonyms
100
Claude Frollo groped about for several moments in the dark lair into which he was bolted... A LAIR is a place where one usually feels A) bright B) beautiful C) hidden D) known
What is hidden?
100
Most presidents don't like to exercise their___ power often. A) beneficiary B) morbid C) veto
What is veto.
100
She was indeed fortunate to find herself working under a person who was ___________ to her novel ideas.
What is hospitable
100
to litter
What is clutter
100
to approve or confirm
What is veto
200
"Say something", she said, "you have grown" very timid. We can assure our readers that timidity was neither the captain's virtue nor his defect. Another word for TIMIDITY is a) humor b) curiosity c) stubbornness d) shyness
What is shyness?
200
What a difference between the ____ of the typical freshman and the know-it-all confidence of a senior. A) parasite B) pamper C) timidity
What is timidity?
200
I know what it is that I have to do and you may be certain I will not ____ my duty.
What is shirk?
200
exhausting, punishing, taxing
What is grueling?
200
cheerful, blithe, healthy, wholesome
What is morbid?
300
She had lavished on them all the delicacies of her art of embroideress. One who has lavished has a) taken back b) given fully c) chosen wisely d) felt inadequate
What is given fully?
300
He is _____ for his habit of taking small loans from his friends, then conveniently forgetting about them. a) hospitable b) notorious c) lavished
What is notorious?
300
Beneath the ____body of the get-away car, there was a finely-tuned motor capable of reaching high speeds.
What is dilapidated?
300
sponger, freeloader
What is parasite?
300
shortage, lack, dearth, paucity
What is surplus?
400
There were chalk walls, blackened beams in the ceiling, a dismantled chimney-piece, spiders' webs, etc. A dilapidated building must be a) in bad condition b) hidden from sight c) in a large city d) at least fifty years old
What is a) in bad condition?
400
Many people, here and abroad, seem to have a _____ fascination with the tragic fate of the Russian royal family. a) hospitable b) lavish c) morbid d) beneficiary
What is morbid?
400
We who live in the United States today, are the chief ____ of the rich heritage of freedom left to us by the framers of the constitution.
What is beneficiary?
400
yell, bawl, holler, howl
What is bellow?
400
unknown, obscure, respectable
What is notorious?
500
Even the toughest critics have been_________in their praise of the new movie
What is lavish
500
unknown,obscure,respectable
What is notorious
500
successful,effective
What is futile
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