Lexico HSG 2

The driver had to ______ quickly to avoid hitting a motorcycle.

• swing

• sway

• twist

• swerve

James can be a ______. He always annoys me while I’m working.

• nuisance

• trouble

• problem

• disturbance

At the deep bottom of the Atlantic _______.

• lied the Titanic

• did the Titanic lie

• lay the Titanic

• had the Titanic lain

Ann’s encouraging words gave me ____ to undertake the demanding task once again.

• a point

• an incentive

• a resolution

• a target

. We are going to build a fence around the field with ____ to breeding sheep and cattle

• a goal

• an outlook

• a reason

• a view

Ever since we quarreled in the office, Janice and I have been _____ enemies.

• assured

• confirmed

• defined

• guaranteed

He seemed very quiet, but it would be a mistake to ______ his intelligence.

• devalue

• depreciate

• minimize

• underrate

Close your eyes and try to ____ up a picture of a place where you feel at peace.

• store

• eat

• conjure

• stick

I was sitting in a train looking out of the window when my mind suddenly ____back to that amazing trip we made to India.

• put

• stirred

• flashed

• associated

Please don’t ____ when you’re talking to me. Open your mouth when you talk!

• murmur

• stumble

• stutter

• mumble