Advancing vocabulary skills Chapter 1

She was very involved with sports at college, to the detriment of (= harming) her studies.

• an aid

• a discovery

• a disadvantage

East Asians are generally dexterous, in part because they grow up eating with chopsticks.

• educated

• skilled

• awkward

"Can you trust him with this?" "Yes, he's the soul of discretion (= he will not tell other people)."

• skill

• good sense

• courage

He's just being facetious.

• serious

• dishonest

• funny

Leo was an open, gregarious, kind individual, who loved people.

• attractive

• outgoing

• humorous

A mixture of selected funds is an optimum choice for future security and return on investment.

• ideal

• hopeful

• questionable

They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.

• humble

• showy

• clean

She managed to get a copy of the report through a friend who wasn’t so scrupulous about sharing information.

A scrupulous politician would not lie about her business interests.

• ethical

• economical

• unjust

The music at the concert was so loud it felt like a sensory attack.

• of the senses

• social

• intellectual

She took a vicarious pleasure in her friend's achievements.

• thorough

• indirect

• skillful