Vocabulary Quiz

The gold ore is filled with __________ substances which must be removed.

• extort

• empirical

• equivocal

• extraneous

His remark __________ several boos from the audience.

• elicited

• extraneous

• fortuitous

• equivocal

She wished her son would __________ his hard-working father rather than these rock stars.

• extraneous

• emulate

• embezzling

• elicited

Scientists use the __________ method so that their results can be verified.

• elicited

• empirical

• extorted

• fortuitous

Evidence for the effectiveness of this herb was __________.

• equivocal

• elicit

• emulate

• elicited

It is a __________ that simply being cold can cause one to catch a cold; there is always an infectious agent involved.

• flagrant

• equivocal

• embezzling

• fallacy

It was __________ that their car broke down in front of a repair shop.

• fortuitous

• flagrant

• empirical

• fallacy

The report is filled with __________ details that can be ignored.

• extraneous

• expedites

• empirical

• embezzling

The kitchen assistant __________ the orders by adding the condiments, dressings, and side dishes.

• elicited

• expedites

• fallacy

• empirical

The director of the charity had been __________ funds intended for children's hospitals.

• equivocal

• fortuitous

• embezzling

• extort