WorksheetsWord Work
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
His students are always complaining that his method of teaching science is dry and ___ and his lessons are never fun at all.
pedantic
perspicacious
pedestrian
provocative
The inflation rates of the country are rising rapidly and show no sign of ___ out to a a stable rate.
plunging
lowering
plummeting
levelling
It is __ for elders to give out red packets during the Chinese New Year.
contradictory
consistent
customary
controversial
Conventions cannot be blindly __ to if we want originality.
adhered
reconciled
adjusted
accommodated
You must be brave and __ yourself to the tragedy of having lost both parents in the car crash.
redeem
reconcile
concede
submit
The newscaster announced that America has just put new economic ___ on Palestine and will not be accepting Palestine's key exports until further notice.
policies
measures
sanctions
guidelines
He took out a ___ of arrows, picked one and fitted it to his bow.
quire
quibble
quiche
quiver
Harry Lee is always exploiting the situation to ___ his wealth and fame.
exaggerate
aggrandise
procure
enlarge
I am very interested in hearing your ideas and would like you to ___ on the brief points you have just mentioned.
embellish
elaborate
enhance
emote
You can check the ___ for synonyms of the word you have at hand.
thesaurus
dictionary
encyclopedia
tome
Can you please ___ the colour and material you would like your shirt to be tailored in?
specify
consider
consign
exemplify
Her disfigurement completely __ her self confidence, causing her to become a recluse who hardly steps out of the house.
distinguished
decimated
delimited
demoted
Susan may be more accurately described as a ___ girl who never says no to a challenge.
fearful
fiery
fearsome
feisty
Other people are always taking advantage of her because she is naive and ___.
insipid
ingenious
ingenuous
incongruous
When we were young, Charlie and I made a ___ to always stay best friends.
oath
agreement
contract
pact
He is generally anticipated to be the Tan's ___ who will inherit the family fortune.
scion
child
person
son
The trek we undertook up the Himalayans Mountains has left an ___ mark on my memory. and we will always be something I share remember fondly.
incipient
inedible
indelible
incomprehensible
He is used to living an ___ life-style and therefore cannot accept his impoverished circumstances now.
epicurean
influential
effluent
affluent
The language used in Shakespeare's plays is rather ___ and therefore sometimes difficult to understand.
old
out-dated
archaic
obsolete
The antiquated veneer of the buildings at Oxford bespeaks the __ traditions and history of the university.
vernacular
vulnerable
venerable
ventricular
