Stars and Stripes 1i

All that make-up she wears actually ______ from her beauty, I think. She's much prettier without it but I understand that she likes wearing it.

• detracts

• contends

• deteriorates

• obstructs

We had to _______ around downtown, so it took us longer than usual. There was an accident earlier I think and some roads were closed.

• detour

• detract

• contrort

• conflate

He completed a full circle, __________ the island and establishing that the landmass in question was indeed an island.

• circumnavigating

• clinching

• reversing

• attaining

It is terrible to watch him, his face _______ with agony when he tries to get up or sit down, and when he tries to walk.

• contorts

• capacitates

• confirms

• clutches

Such tales often blend fact with fiction and freely _______ and combine items from different eras of history, without regard for the actual chronology.

• conflate

• circumnavigate

• contend

• detract

The lawyer ______ her client had never been near the scene of the crime.

• contended

• obtained

• contorted

• hovered

If you _____ the mouse pointer over the entry, the full web address will be displayed.

• hover

• latch

• retain

• pester

She succeeded in _________ her lead in the second half of the race.

• attaining

• retaining

• obtaining

• containing

I lost a file ______ a lot of important documents.

• attaining

• retaining

• obtaining

• containing

Two ministers declined to be interviewed and ________ interviews was unsuccessful with three others.

• attaining

• retaining

• obtaining

• containing