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Worksheetsmixed 19,20
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
_________ off the leafy ends of the vegetable before cooking.
Chop
Trim
Hack
Slice
Politicians should be _________ to the public who elected them.
controlled
dependable
priviledged
accountable
I stood up too quickly and _______ all peculiar.
got on with
caught up with
came over
put on
Her voice _____ off as she realized everyone was listening.
fell
dropped
tapered
drifted
Sometimes I work for ten hours (a) a stretch.
Audiences were stunned by the dazzling (a) of his dancers. (virtuoso)
The president described the attack as "a day that will live in (a) ". (famous)
Xerophytic shrubs are able to withstand desiccation in severe droughts without dying.
The word desiccation is closest in meaning to _______.
destruction
growth
adaptation
drying
His message is deeply _________ for anyone who values democracy.
disconcerting
challenging
jumpy
cutting
The office building was _______, so the rents were low.
tumble-down
downcast
rundown
down-and-out
_______ her qualifications, she's still useless at the job.
On account of
For all
As far as
Concerning
I just think he ought to get a ______ on himself - he's behaving like a child.
grip
clutch
grasp
clasp
She's (a) an artist to paint her portrait. (mission)
Despite the amount of research that has been carried out, researchers in the field are still in two (a) about that.
These people are guilty of acts of appalling atrocity.
indignity
complexity
brutality
mendacity
