VCB #51: Unit 13 Choosing the Right Word

We soon learned that behind the woman’s modest and _______________ appearance, there were an iron determination and a sharp temper.

• stentorian

• sedate

As he watched his house go up in flames, he felt that he was the victim of an_________________ fate.

• innocuous

• implacable

Many of the lessons that we learned during the Great Depression are ________________ to our economic problems today.

• implacable

• applicable

The politician’s poor showing in the polls and the failure of his fund-raising efforts ________________ against his entering the Senate race.

• militated

• stipulated

“Here’s the ________________,” said Father: “Pass all your courses, or forget about attending the Senior Prom.”

• ultimatum

• antipathy

The mistake in identification was so ________________ that the suspect was released with the apologies of the arresting officer.

• patent

• infinitesimal

Mistaking the _______________ backfire of the truck for a sudden burst of gunfire, we ducked behind a parked a car for safety.

• sedate

• stentorian

Although he was _________________ by creditors, a tough employer, and medical problems, he never seemed to lose his zest for living.

• beset

• stipulated

You are in deep trouble if you combine a strong taste for high living with an equally strong ______________ for hard work.

• antipathy

• compassion

They were so ______________________ in their praise that I soon began to suspect either their judgment or their sincerity.

• exuberant

• innocuous