Vocabulary Builder

We ____________ the map to fond the quickest way to the station.

• consulted

• checked out

• inquired into

• delved into

You'll have to dig a little _____________ to find out the causes of the quarrel.

• further

• faster

• longer

• deeper

I'm very ________________ to know what was said in the meeting.

• inquisitive

• enquiring

• curious

• nosy

I didn't have time to read the whole book; I just ___________ into it.

• delved

• dug

• dipped

• inquired

He ____________ left the tap running and so that the bath overflowed.

• incompetently

• ineptly

• ingeniously

• absent-mindedly

Police _____________ him to see if he was carrying any concealed weapons.

• sought

• scrutinised

• searched

• searched for

I first became aware _____________ the problem when the manager informed me about it.

• to

• for

• of

• with

His behaviour is inexplicable. It completely _________________ me.

• puzzles

• muddles

• confuses

• baffles

Don't waste your time trying to think up some complicated solution; just use your ______________.

• intellect

• wits

• common sense

• acumen

We did _______________ of 200 people who had recently bought this type of computer.

• an interview

• research

• a survey

• a search