Unit_16.Vocabulary

When forests are cut down, there is a forced ___ of all the wild-life that lived there.

• Exodus
• Expound
• Serious
• Connoisseur

After living in Canada for most of her life, Jenny found the wildlife and cuisine of Thailand rather ___.

• Exotic
• Fabricate
• Duplicate
• Endemic

In solving this problem, we cannot do whatever is ___; we must make sure it is good for everyone.

• Expedient
• Exploit
• Reproduction
• Construe

Companies can save money in many ways; firing people is rarely the only ___ available.

• Expedient
• Facetious
• Grasp
• Esoteric

Working conditions have come a long way since it was customary to ___ the labor of children and minorities.

• Exploit
• Expedient
• Comprehend
• Euphemism

People must always remember the ___ and heroic deeds of soldiers who fought and gave their lives in WWII.

• Exploits
• Facsimile
• Realistic
• Eclectic

I spent most of the evening listening to a TED-talk where the speaker ___ their ideas on studying theater.

• Expounded
• Fallacies
• Impractical
• Envisage

After studying carpentry, Hector was able to ___ many different pieces of furniture.

• Fabricate
• Fathom
• Suitable
• Defer

The conman was an expert in ___ stories that would convince people to buy his junk.

• Fabricating
• Fatuous
• Serious
• Efficacious

While the comedian may sound serious, he doesn't mean any of the ___ things he says.

• Facetious
• Feasible
• Duplicate
• Effrontery