Word Work

His students are always complaining that his method of teaching science is dry and ___ and his lessons are never fun at all.

• pedantic

• perspicacious

• pedestrian

• provocative

The inflation rates of the country are rising rapidly and show no sign of ___ out to a a stable rate.

• plunging

• lowering

• plummeting

• levelling

It is __ for elders to give out red packets during the Chinese New Year.

• contradictory

• consistent

• customary

• controversial

Conventions cannot be blindly __ to if we want originality.

• adhered

• reconciled

• adjusted

• accommodated

You must be brave and __ yourself to the tragedy of having lost both parents in the car crash.

• redeem

• reconcile

• concede

• submit

The newscaster announced that America has just put new economic ___ on Palestine and will not be accepting Palestine's key exports until further notice.

• policies

• measures

• sanctions

• guidelines

He took out a ___ of arrows, picked one and fitted it to his bow.

• quire

• quibble

• quiche

• quiver

Harry Lee is always exploiting the situation to ___ his wealth and fame.

• exaggerate

• aggrandise

• procure

• enlarge

I am very interested in hearing your ideas and would like you to ___ on the brief points you have just mentioned.

• embellish

• elaborate

• enhance

• emote

You can check the ___ for synonyms of the word you have at hand.

• thesaurus

• dictionary

• encyclopedia

• tome