Vocabulary Week 2

The dentist that we used to visit for treatment has been sued for ___________.

• malfunction

• malpractice

• maltreatment

• malnutrition

His wound has turned ________ as he did not clean it properly.

• infectious

• septic

• poisonous

• contagious

Uncle Roland looked very ________ in his smart grey suit and white hair.

• distinct

• disgruntled

• distinguished

• disenchanted

Those two are always at ________ with each other.

• odds

• opposites

• foils

• negatives

The __________ tells the story as the finger puppets move according to the story.

• host

• emcee

• reporter

• narrator

Show me a/an ________ of your essay first to give me an idea of what you plan to write.

• outline

• map

• blueprint

• preface

In the _______, participants are expected to swim, cycle and run.

• triathlon

• biathlon

• marathon

• decathlon

He is only a _______ in the game and yet, he managed to come in runner-up.

• recruit

• starter

• novice

• trainee

The cottage was ________, situated deep in the forest.

• lonely

• isolated

• forlorn

• lonesome

After her father's ________, she took over his hotel business.

• cessation

• pause

• termination

• demise