Exam Practice ECPE vocabulary 10b

Some artificial food additives and preservatives are ... to our health.

• detrimental

• hostile

• repugnant

• intimidating

The ... of resources in developing countries can lead to famine.

• sparsity

• scarcity

• inefficiency

• vacancy

John could not ... his disappointment from everyone when he heard the bad news.

• confer

• consent

• convert

• conceal

The farmer was ... his fields to prepare them for his crops when it started to rain heavily.

• shoveling

• plowing

• transplanting

• chopping

The criminal led the police ... by giving them a false alibi.

• amiss

• awry

• astray

• ajar

After years of civil ..., the country entered a time of peace.

• strife

• friction

• burden

• irritation

Erica woke up late and hurried to get ready for work. As a result, she looked rather ...

• displaced

• disheveled

• disqualified

• disfigured

The crowd quickly ... when the concert ended.

• dispelled

• disintegrated

• dislodged

• dispersed

Sarah gave Mike a small gift as a ... of her appreciation and gratitude for his help.

• token

• memento

• souvenir

• keepsake

Michelle spends too much time ... over her hair in the mornings.

• bugging

• fussing

• nagging

• messing