E2 Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz

The thieves gained entry to the home by presenting themselves in the ___ of police officers.

• guise
• adulterate
• ambidextrous
• augment
• bereft

___ people can generally be expected to take most things in stride.

• stolid
• adulterate
• ambidextrous
• augment
• bereft

Hospitals take strict precautions to assure that nothing ___ the blood supply.

• adulterate
• ambidextrous
• augment
• bereft
• deploy

The tour guide showed us the ___ living quarters of the royal family.

• opulent
• adulterate
• ambidextrous
• augment
• bereft

According to my parents, the latest fashions make me and my friends look ___.

• unkempt
• adulterate
• ambidextrous
• augment
• bereft

Individuals who live to be very old may eventually find themselves completely ___ of friends and family.

• bereft
• adulterate
• ambidextrous
• augment
• deploy

They were too proud to give any ___ of their financial difficulties.

• intimation
• adulterate
• ambidextrous
• augment
• bereft

Spools of ___ copper wire are standard equipment for many kinds of maintenance workers, including electricians.

• pliable
• adulterate
• ambidextrous
• augment
• bereft

Occasionally a teacher will come across a child who displays ___ abilities when taught to write.

• ambidextrous
• adulterate
• augment
• bereft
• deploy

Newspapers often publish the ___ text of an important political speech.

• verbatim
• adulterate
• ambidextrous
• augment
• bereft