Level E Unit 6: Choosing the Right Word

Was Oscar Wilde being ___________ when he said that he could resist everything except temptation?

• ironic
• deft

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There's a world of difference between a helpful reasearch assistant and an _________________ one!

• explicit
• officious

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She has the kind of ________________ personality that can easily adapt itself to to a wide variety of needs and conditions.

• supple
• venal

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During the the darkest hours of defeat , their only __________________ was the knowledge that they had fought hard to the very end.

• solace
• pinnacle

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If the law is intended to limit nonessential use of gasoline and heating oil, it should state this ___________________ .

• explicitly
• ironically

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He is in for a rude awakening if he thinks that as the son of a rich family, he will simply ________________ to a position of wealth and power.

• accede
• suppress

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No matter how ticklish the situation, the hero of the cartoon always devised some ________________ maneuver to avoid capture.

• deft
• rampant

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The actress felt she had reached the __________ of fame when the principal of her former school asked for her autograph.

• pinnacle
• solace

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They tried to explain away their racial slur as a slip of the tongue, but in my opinion it was deliberate and __________________.

• premeditated
• ominous

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Coming at a time when I was flat broke, your suggestion that we have a bite to eat and go to the movies was highly ____________________.

• officious
• inopportune

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