Vocabulary Practice: Drag and Drop

When the news first announced the expected​ (a)   many people began to ​ (b)   in fear of . However, Megan​ (c)   began to​ (d)   a scheme to ensure that they would receive at least 5 packs of shelf stable ramen noodles from their local grocery store a week. They were very proud of themself, but then the news announced that apparently the prevous announcement had actually been due to a ​ (e)   claim and there was no real signs of an upcoming shortage.

• famine
• cower
• surreptitiously
• concoct
• fraudulent

In ​ (a)   , Jamie probably didn't make the best choice when he decided to buy an ​ (b)   house without visiting it first. The whoel house was rundown and ​ (c)   , with damp grey walls throughout. He tried to ​ (d)   his offer after he saw it, but he had already signed the contract. That's what he gets for ​ (e)   signing every contract placed in front of him.

• hindsight
• abandoned
• bleak
• rescind
• indiscriminately